Andrew Langtree

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Andrew Langtree is an Olivier Award nominated British stage and screen actor from St Helens, Lancashire. He is known for stage performances including Groundhog Day at London's Old Vic Theatre, [1] and on screen for his roles in Coronation Street, Cutting It and Emmerdale.

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Theatre

In 1998, Langtree graduated amongst the first alumni of Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Following this, he was cast as Nick Piazza in the West End production of Fame, followed by Sky in the original cast of ABBA musical Mamma Mia [2] .

Further theatre credits include Come Blow Your Horn and The Glass Menagerie at the Royal Exchange, Manchester [3] [4] The Rose Tattoo at London's National Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Bolton Octagon, [5] and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow. [6]

Langtree joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2015, appearing in Tom Morton Smiths' Oppenheimer and Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday . [7] He returned to the RSC in 2017 in Richard Bean's The Hypocrite. [8] and in 2018 in Troilus and Cressida. [9]

In 2012, Langtree originated the role of Carl Bruner in Ghost The Musical, receiving a What's On Stage Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. [10]

In 2016, he originated the role of Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, [1] at the Old Vic Theatre, and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. [11] He reprised the role when the show returned in 2023. [12]

In 2024, he joined the cast of Stranger Things; The First Shadow, playing Victor Creel. [13]

Screen

Television appearances include roles in Heartbeat , Holby City , and Cutting It, followed by playing Leon on the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street and Justin Gallagher in the British soap opera Emmerdale.

References

  1. 1 2 Billington, Michael (16 August 2016). "Groundhog Day review – Tim Minchin's musical is fantastically witty". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. Cheesman, Neil (9 November 2011). "Interview with Andrew Langtree – Carl Bruner in Ghost the Musical". LondonTheatre1. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  3. "Come Blow Your Horn review, Royal Exchange, Manchester, 2005". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  4. "The Glass Menagerie review, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2008". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. "Of Mice and Men review, Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 2013". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  6. "THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI. To 20 December". ReviewsGate. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  7. "REVIEW: The Shoemaker's Holiday, Swan Theatre ✭✭✭✭ - Newsplate". britishtheatre.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. "The Hypocrite review, Truck Theatre, Hull, 2017". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  9. "Review: Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)". 19 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  10. "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees". 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  11. "Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 6 March 2017. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  12. ""Groundhog Day" announces full cast and creative team for Old Vic return". 23 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  13. "See Photos of the New London Stranger Things Cast". Playbill. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.