Chris Fulton

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Chris Fulton
Born (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)
Alma mater Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Years active2015–present

Christopher D. Fulton (born 27 November 1988) is a Scottish actor.

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Early life

Fulton grew up in Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. His parents David and Pauline run the King's Arms Hotel. [1] [2] He has one sister. Fulton trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. [3] [4]

Career

Fulton began his career with roles as Ferg in the 2015 adaptation of Stonemouth [5] and Jay in the 2016 miniseries One of Us , both on BBC One. He then played banker Charlie Lamont-Smith, Phoebe's (Ella-Rae Smith) love interest, in the first series of the 2017 BBC Three thriller Clique . The following year, Fulton made his feature film debut as Euan Bruce in the Netflix medieval epic Outlaw King , starring Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce. He had his second film role as Danny in the 2019 comedy-drama Our Ladies .

In 2020, Fulton began playing Sir Phillip Crane in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton , an adaptation of the Regency romance novels by Julia Quinn. The following year, Fulton appeared in the second season of the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher as the villain Rience. [6] [7] In August 2022, Fulton exited The Witcher ahead of its third season, and the role of Rience was taken over by Sam Woolf. Later in 2022, Fulton joined the cast of the Starz series Outlander for its seventh season as Rob Cameron, which aired in 2023. [8] [9] [10] He also had a small role as Karl in the Sky series The Lazarus Project .

Fulton has an upcoming role in the romance film Falling Into Place opposite Aylin Tezel. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016TamuJeffreyShort film
2016The Big Return of Ray LamereBertieShort film
2018 Outlaw King Euan Bruce
2019 Our Ladies Danny
2023 Falling Into Place Ian

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Doctors Chas NuttallEpisode: "Idolatory"
2015 Stonemouth Ferg2-part miniseries
2016 One of Us JayMiniseries
2017 Clique Charlie Lamont-Smith6 episodes (series 1)
2017 Endeavour Dr. Broderick CastleEpisode: "Game"
2019 Succession MaxEpisode: "Return"
2020–2022 Bridgerton Sir Phillip CraneGuest Role (2 episodes)
2021 The Witcher Rience4 episodes (season 2)
2022 The Lazarus Project Karl2 episodes
2023 Outlander Rob Cameron4 episodes (season 7)

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