Andrew Bridgmont | |
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Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Central Saint Martins & Waldorf education |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Father | Peter Bridgmont |
Website | IMDB Page |
Andrew Bridgmont is an English actor, playwright and stage director, [1] son of thespian and author Peter Bridgmont (January 1929 - 24 June 2019). [2] He is primarily known [3] for his theatre work like at the Globe Theatre [4] [5] [6] and appearing in such films as Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), James Marsh's The Theory of Everything (2014) [7] or TV series like Penny Dreadful (2014-2016) or Grandchester. Bridgmont was the winner of the International Playwriting Festival award [8] for Red on Black. [9] [10] [11]
Bridgmont did an arts foundation course, and later graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He took part in workshops at Ovalhouse in Lambeth. [12] Bridgmont is also a classically trained violinist. [13]
Title | Year | Role | Director or Venue | Notes | Ref. |
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Summer of Love | 2018 | Director | St James Theatre | actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster playing Kenneth and Claire Porter as Kenneth's mum Rebecca; Damont Prods. | [14] |
Summer of Love | 2012 | Director | King's Head Theatre | actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster playing Kenneth and Claire Porter as Kenneth's mum Rebecca; Damont Prods. | [15] [16] |
Richard III | 2011 | Director | Central school of speech and drama | Damont Productions | [17] [18] [19] |
The Golden Hour | 2014 | Director | St James Theatre | Damont Productions | [20] |
Tales from the Coast | 2011 | Director | King's Head Theatre | Damont Productions | [21] |
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me | 2008 | Director | Globe Theatre and Stara Prochownia in Warsaw | Damont Productions | [22] |
Title | Year | Role | Venue | Director - Notes | Ref. |
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The Wider Earth | 2018 | The Reverend Henslow; Sir John Herschel & the sailor. | The 'Darwin Centre' at The Natural History Museum | 2 hours10 min. | [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle | 2018 | Mother / Lawyer andothers | Royal Lyceum Theatre | Mark Thomson (director), Simon Wilkinson (lighting design), Claire McKenzie (composer) Karen Tennant (designer). | [28] [29] |
Comus | 2016 | Earl of Bridgewater | The Globe Theatre | Lucy Bailey | [30] |
Solos and chorus without harmony | 2013 | Tony Blair | Royal Court Theatre | Richard Bradberry; also starring Sasha Behar, Aidan Casey, Ralf Togneri and Martin Turner. | [31] |
Doctor Faustus | 2007 | Vega / Cornelius / Pope | Headlong Theatre | Steve Marmion | [32] [33] [34] |
The Mozart Question | 2007 - 2009 | Paolo Levi | Bristol Old Vic Theatre & New End Theatre, London | Julia MacShane | [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] |
The Maid's Tragedy | 1997 | Lysippus | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | Lucy Bayley | [41] |
Democracy | 2012 - 2013 | Reinhard Wilke | Old Vic Theatre and Sheffield Crucible | Paul Miller | [42] [43] [44] |
War Horse | 2010 & 2011 | Greig; Schmidtt and Songman. | Royal National Theatre / New London Theatre | Marianne Elliott / Tom Morris / Alex Sims. | [45] [46] |
Dangerous Corner | 2015 | Stanton | Watermill Theatre | Guy Retallack | [47] |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle | 2015 | Stage, Horseman / Jussap's Mother / Bandit. | Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh | Mark Thomson | [48] [49] [50] |
Hard Times | 2000 | Harthouse | Watermill Theatre | Guy Retallack | [51] |
An Inspector Calls | 1998 | Gerald | The Garrick Theatre - P.W. Productions | Stephen Daldry | [52] |
Twelfth Night | 1996 | Malvolio | Imaginary Forces | Michael Thomas | [53] |
Life of Galileo | 2005 & 2007 | The Bursar & Bellarmine | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Jonathan Church | [54] |
The Winter's Tale | 1997 | Antigonus / 3rd Gentleman | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | Mark Rylance | [55] [56] |
Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | Balthazar / Friar / Sextan | Thelma Holt Productions | Matthew Warchus | |
Sherlock Holmes | 1996 | Dr. Watson | Sir Arthur Sullivans, Stage One Theatre Company | Tim Heath | |
Cue Deadly: A Film, Live On Stage | 2003 | Jay / Melville | Hungry Bob Prods at Riverside Studios | Dan Hine and Kirsty Housley | |
I Do | 2014 | David | Dante or Die | for Almeida Festival, Daphna Attias; also starring Anna Carteret. | |
Love and Other Fairy Tales | 2006 | Chaucer | Scarlet Theatre Company | Grainne Byrne | |
Love and Other Fairy Tales | 2001 | Chaucer | Scarlet Theatre Company | Katashina Dest | |
Others | 2000 | Vershinin | Scarlet Theatre Company | Katashina Dest | |
The Tempest | 1991 | Sebastian | The Globe Theatre, London and Phoebus Carte. | Mark Rylance | [57] |
Hamlet | 1992 | Rosencrantz | RSC Stratford / Barbican | Ron Daniels | [58] [59] [60] |
A Clockwork Orange | 1991 | Teacher Jack | RSC Stratford / Barbican | Ron Daniels | |
Casement | 1996 | Robert Monteith | Moving Theatre / Riverside Studios | Corin Redgrave | |
The Winter's Tale | 1998 | Antigonus | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | David Freeman | [61] [62] |
Julius Caesar | 1997 | Brutus | Maison Bertaux | Metin Marlow | |
Measure for Measure | 1998 | Angelo | Maison Bertaux | Metin Marlow | |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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The Theory of Everything | 2014 | Cockcroft Guest 5 | James Marsh | [63] | |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | 2014 | Kingsman Tailor | Matthew Vaughn | [64] | |
Diagnosis | 2017 | Gary | Eva Riley | [65] [66] | |
The King's Man | 2020 | Kingsman Tailor | Matthew Vaughn |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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The Windsors | 2020 | Francis Willis | Season 3, Episode 4 directed by Amanda Blue. | [67] [68] |
Grandchester | 2020 | Douglas Munroe | Season 5, Episode 4 directed by Christiana Ebohon. | [69] |
Howards End | 2017 | Swanage Doctor | Season 1, Episode 4 directed by Hettie Macdonald. | [70] |
The Halcyon | 2017 | Doctor | Season 1, Episode 4 directed by Rob Evans. | [71] |
Penny Dreadful | 2016 | Ship Doctor | Season 3, Episode 1 titled: "The Day Tennyson Died" directed by Damon Thomas. | [72] |
Houdini & Doyle | 2016 | Dr. Perlow | Season 1, Episode 3 titled: "In Manus Dei" directed by Daniel O'Hara. | [73] |
The Frankenstein Chronicles | 2015 | Librarian | Season 1, Episode 2 directed by Benjamin Ross. | [74] |
Party Animals | 2007 | Marcus Walter | Season 1, Episode 2 directed by Brian Grant. | [75] |
Waking the Dead | 2007 | Optometrist | Season 6, Episode 9 directed by Andy Hay. | [76] |
The Family Man | 2006 | Journalist | directed by John Strickland. | [77] |
Holby City | 2005 | Mr. Blackburn | Season 7, Episode 42 directed by Alice Troughton. | [78] |
Hustle | 2005 | Oliver Price | Season 2, Episode 3 directed by Alrick Riley. | [79] |
Murphy's Law | 2004 | Dr. Phibes | Season 2, Episode 4 directed by Ed Fraiman. | [80] |
EastEnders | 2004 | George Wakefield | directed by John Greening. | [81] |
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team | 2003 | DCI Bill Parkes | Season 1, Episode 6 directed by Susan Tully. | [82] |
Casualty | 2002 | Mr. Carter | Season 17, Episode 23 directed by Gwennan Sage. | [83] |
The Bill | 2002 | Stan Cross | Season 18, Episode 48 directed by Jamie Payne. | [84] |
Soldier Soldier | 1994 | SIB Officer | Season 4, Episode 11 directed by Michael Brayshaw. | [85] |
Between the Lines | 1994 | Publican (as Andrew Bridgemont) | Season 3, Episode 3 directed by Richard Standeven. | [86] |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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The Chrysalis Theatre Acting School | 2009 | Himself | Director by Álvaro Ramos. | [87] [88] |
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets | 2010 | Abbas Ibn Firnas | Directed by Alan Deakins & produced by the British foundation 1001 Inventions aiming to promote the achievements of the Golden Age of Islam. | [89] |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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Star Wars: The Old Republic | 2011 | Additional Voices | ||
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