Eugene Washington

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Eugene Washington
Born
Eugene Washington Norman Walker

(1974-08-07) 7 August 1974 (age 50)
Hammersmith, London, England
Nationality British
Education The Academy Drama School
OccupationActor
Years active2001-present

Eugene Washington (born Eugene Washington Norman Walker; 7 August 1974) is a British actor of stage and screen. [1]

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Early life

Washington was born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

Career

He was last seen on stage in 2010 playing the title role in Shakespeare's Othello in a 9-month world tour in a joint venture for American Drama Group Europe (ADGE) and TNT Theatre, which saw him perform to audiences in Israel, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Isle of Man, Jersey, Costa Rica, El Salvador and China.

Eugene has also played the part of Henry Angell in Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest (No.1 UK Tour) alongside Casualty's Simon MacCorkindale and EastEnders' Dean Gaffney for Bill Kenwright Ltd (making Eugene the first black actor to star in a professional Agatha Christie production in the UK).

He also played Dog Fox in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and was in the cast for the world premiere of Howard Brenton's play Paul at the Royal National Theatre.

Eugene's screen credits include Law & Order: UK , Casualty , plus an appearance in the 2006 season of Doctor Who in an episode entitled "School Reunion", playing a creepy alien teacher named Mr. Wagner. He has also appeared in Doctors , Judge John Deed and had a lead guest role as Captain Rogan in Star Hyke in an episode entitled "Lucy in the Sky".

Personal life

Eugene graduated from The Academy Drama School, London in 2001.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005AttackMaxShort film
2009The Last Time I Saw YouPolice DetectiveShort film
2013The Last JobManShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Judge John Deed ForemanEpisode: "In Defence of Others"
2005 Doctors D.I. Earl GriffinEpisode: "Catch Me If You Can"
2005–2007Kings and PharaohsKyoza7 episodes
2006 Casualty Carl HanwayEpisode: "Needle"
2006 Doctor Who Mr. WagnerEpisode: "School Reunion"
2006 Brief Encounters IT TeacherEpisode: "Hot or Not"
2009 Star Hyke Captain RoganEpisode: "Lucy in the Sky"
2009 Law & Order: United Kingdom Andy ValenteEpisode: "Love and Loss"
2012 Casualty Supt. Clark WilliamsEpisode: "#HolbyRiot: Part One"
2015 EastEnders Clerk of the Court5 episodes
2016Derren Brown: The PushEugeneTelevision documentary movie

References

  1. "Eugene Washington | Actor, Executive". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2024.