Angus Wright (actor)

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Angus Wright
Born (1964-11-11) 11 November 1964 (age 60)
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1990present
Parent Patrick Wright (Father)

Angus Wright (born 11 November 1964) is an actor.

Life and career

Wright was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest child of Virginia and Patrick Wright. His father's career in the British Diplomatic Service took the family to the U.S., Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Luxembourg, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

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He gained an M.A. in Art History at the University of Edinburgh and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He has since worked extensively in theatre, film and television.

Film

YearFilmRole
1994 Frankenstein Guard
1995 First Knight Marauder
Cutthroat Island Captain Trotter
1997Jilting JoeMick
1999 RKO 281 Joseph Cotten
2000All ForgottenBoris
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Literary Figure
The Affair of the Necklace Henri Sanson
Charlotte Gray Secret Agent
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Mr Pluck
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Richard's Knight
2008 The Bank Job Robert Rowlands
2011 The Iron Lady John Nott
2012 Private Peaceful Captain Barnes
2013 A Little Chaos Sualem
2013 Closed Circuit Andrew Altman
2014 Maleficent King Henry's Advisor
2016 Rogue One Hammerhead Captain
2018 The Rabbit's FootLucky Francis
The Little Stranger Coroner Riddell
2019 Official Secrets Mark Ellison
2020 The Courier Dickie Franks
The Witches Waiter
2022 Pinocchio Signore Rizzi
See How They Run Sergeant Bakewell
Samovar (short)Raoul Wallenberg
Catherine Called BirdyFulk the Elder
2023 Bank of Dave Clarence
2024 Here Gilbert Moore, C.H.H.P

Theatre

YearPlayRoleDirectorTheatre
1991Henry IV Parts I & IIDouglas & Bullcalf Adrian Noble Royal Shakespeare Company
1992The DybbukBatlon Katie Mitchell Royal Shakespeare Company
1992The Theban PlaysChorusAdrian NobleRoyal Shakespeare Company
1993HamletGuildensternAdrian NobleRoyal Shakespeare Company
1993SaloméIokanaan Steven Berkoff European tour
1994A Mongrel's HeartBormenthal Mark Wing-Davey Royal Lyceum Theatre
1995Private LivesVictorKenny IrelandRoyal Lyceum Theatre
1996 Mother Courage The Lieutenant Jonathan Kent National Theatre
1997 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Jonathan Miller Almeida Theatre
1998Chips With EverythingPilot OfficerHoward DaviesNational Theatre
1999Talk of the CityClive Stephen Poliakoff Royal Shakespeare Company
2000 The Importance of Being Earnest AlgernonSelina Cadell Nottingham Playhouse
2001Three SistersTusenbachLoveday Ingram Chichester Festival Theatre
2002Twelfth NightSir Andrew AguecheekTim Carroll Globe Theatre at the Middle Temple Hall
2003 Three Sisters KulyginKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2004Measure for MeasureProvost Simon McBurney National Theatre
2004Stuff HappensJournalist/David Manning Nicholas Hytner National Theatre
2005 A Dream Play The DreamerKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2006 Measure for Measure AngeloSimon McBurney Complicite & International tour
2006 The Seagull Dr DornKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2007St JoanEarl of Warwick Marianne Elliott National Theatre
2007War HorseHauptmann Friedrich MüllerMarianne Elliott and Tom MorrisNational Theatre
2008 The Merchant of Venice ShylockTim CarrollShakespeare Company
2008The Tragedy of Thomas HobbesRottenElizabeth FreestoneShakespeare Company
2009Mrs AffleckAlfred AffleckMarianne ElliottNational Theatre
2010Design for LivingErnestAnthony PageThe Old Vic
2010The Cat in the HatThe CatKatie MitchellNational Theatre & Young Vic & Paris
2011WastwaterJonathanKatie Mitchell The Royal Court
2012The Master and MargaritaKoroviev-FagotSimon McBurney Barbican Theatre & European Tour
2013Privates on ParadeMajor Giles Flack Michael Grandage Noël Coward Theatre
2013 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew AguecheekTim Carroll Belasco Theatre
2013 Richard III Duke of BuckinghamTim Carroll Belasco Theatre
2014 The Cherry Orchard Leonid GaevKatie MitchellThe Young Vic
2015 Oresteia Agamemnon Robert Icke Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios [1]
2016 1984 O'BrienDaniel Raggett Playhouse Theatre
2017 Hamlet ClaudiusRobert IckeAlmeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre [2]
2018The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieGordon LowtherPolly Findlay Donmar Warehouse
2022Oresteia & HamletAgamemnon & ClaudiusRobert IckePark Avenue Armory, New York
2023NachtlandKahl Patrick Marber The Young Vic

Television

YearSeriesRoleDirector
1993 Between the Lines Motorcycle Officer
1995 The Bill Chief Inspector Wallace
1996Crocodile ShoesAlan McGuire
1997The Painted LadyCharles Stafford
1998 Dalziel and Pascoe Greg Waterson
2000AttachmentsEd Viner
2001WhistleblowerSutton
The ViceDefence Council
The Way We Live Now Miles Grendall
2003 Cambridge Spies Guy Liddell
Boudica Severus
2004 Wire in the Blood Willerton
2005 Casanova Man at Arms
2007 Hotel Babylon Francis Levington
2008 Waking the Dead Stephen Carson
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Sherard Cowper-Coles
2009 Above Suspicion Parks
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Mr Dread
2012 Being Human Dr North
2013Murder on the Home FrontCarver
2015 Peep Show Angus Maynard
Father Brown Colonel Laurence St Clare
2016 Midsomer Murders Roderick Craven
Flowers George
2018 Plebs Evander
2019 Year of the Rabbit Sir Giles Linley
The Crown Martin Furnival Jones
Succession Phillipe Layton
2020 COBRA General Pickering
His Dark Materials Dr. Haley
Endeavour Professor Blish
2021 Sex Education Sex Educator
2022 The Witchfinder Mr Harvey
The Capture Anthony Reed
2023 Dreaming Whilst Black Timothy Eastly
2024 Mary & George Sir David Graham
Inside No.9 Dr Death

Radio

YearShowRoleDirectorProducer
1990Awarded a six month internship, via a Carleton Hobbs Bursary, to be a repertory member of the BBC's on-air Radio Drama Company [3]
2002PreciousGeoffJane MorganPier Productions
2008PlentySir Andrew CharlesonJohn DoveCatherine Bailey Productions [4]
2010The Secret PilgrimHansenPatrick RaynerBBC Radio 4

Video games

YearGameRoleDeveloperProducerPlatform
2013 Killzone: Mercenary Mandor SavicGuerrilla CambridgeSony Computer EntertainmentPlayStation Vita
2023 Final Fantasy XVI QuentinSquare Enix Creative Business Unit IIISquare EnixPlaystation 5
2024 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes MarkusRabbit and Bear Studios505 GamesMultiple
2025 Detective Karl von RoveStudio Chipo y JuanMetaVR

References

  1. Higgins, Charlotte (30 July 2015). "Ancient Greek tragedy Oresteia receives surprise West End transfer" . The Guardian . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. Kellaway, Kate (25 June 2017). "Hamlet review – an all-consuming marvel - 5 out of 5 stars" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "BBC - Radio Drama - SoundStart - Who's won Radio Drama's acting prizes since 1953?". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. "BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Betrayal - Plenty". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.