Kyle Soller

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Kyle Soller
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Kyle Soller at a premiere of The Keeping Room in 2014
Born
Kyle William Soller

(1983-07-01) July 1, 1983 (age 41)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater College of William and Mary
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​

Kyle William Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include three Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and the 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance , staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

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He has appeared in films, Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and on television in Poldark (2015–2016), Andor (2022), and Bodies (2023).

Early life and education

Soller was born on July 1, 1983, [1] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. [2]

He attended Mount Vernon High School, before going on to study art history the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. [2] During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, [3] and was offered admission into the academy. [2]

Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at RADA, [2] graduating in 2008 with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level). [4]

Career

Theatre

Soller's breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer. [5]

In 2012, Soller starred in the West End hit Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York. [6] In 2019, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance , staged at The Young Vic. [7]

Television and film

Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer. [8] Between 2015 and 2016, he appeared in BBC One's Poldark , playing Ross Poldark's cousin, Francis [9] and in The Hollow Crown , in the role of Clifford. [9] He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse . [9] In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls . [10]

In 2022, he appeared in the Disney+ show Andor . [9] In 2023, he played a main role as 19th century Detective Inspector Hillinghead in Bodies . [11]

Personal life

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA. [12] They live in London.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Anna Karenina Korsunsky
2013 The Fifth Estate Young Staffer
2014 The Keeping Room Henry
Monsters: Dark Continent Karl Inkelaar
Fury Medic No. 1
2017 Marrowbone Porter [13]
The Trip to Spain Jonathan
2018 The Titan Dr. Elliot Blake [13]
2025 Jay Kelly Post-production [14]
TBA Control TBAPost-production [15]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013 Bad Education Kevin SchwimmerSeries 2, Episode 2
2015 An Inspector Calls Gerald CroftTelevision film
2015–2016 Poldark Francis Poldark14 episodes [9]
2016 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses CliffordEpisode: "Henry VI: Part II" [9]
You, Me and the Apocalypse Scotty McNeilMiniseries [9]
Silent Witness Marcus ChadwellEpisode: "Life Licence"
Counterfeit Cat The KidVoice
2017 Bounty Hunters MishaEpisode 1.3
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Zack MassinghamTelevision film
2019–2020 101 Dalmatian Street DanteVoice; 4 episodes
2022 Andor Syril KarnMain role; 10 episodes
2023 Bodies Alfred HillingheadMain role [11]
TBA Death by Lightning Robert Todd Lincoln Upcoming miniseries [16]

Theatre

YearTitleCharacterVenueRef.
2008The Beautiful People
by William Saroyan 		Owen Webster Finborough Theatre
London, England		 [17]
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare 		Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed Shakespeare's Globe
London, England
2010 The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
adaptation by Phyllis Nagy 		Tom Ripley Royal & Derngate
Northampton, England
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams 		Jim Young Vic
London, England		 [18]
2011The Faith Machine
by Alexi Kaye Campbell [19] 		Tom Royal Court Theatre
London, England
The Government Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol
version by David Harrower 		Khlestakov Young Vic
London, England		 [20]
2012 Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand 		Christian American Airlines Theatre
New York City, NY, U.S.
Long Day's Journey into Night
by Eugene O'Neill 		Edmund Apollo Theatre
London, England		 [21]
2013 Edward II
by Christopher Marlowe 		Gaveston / Lightborne National Theatre
London, England		 [22]
2016 Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen 		George Tesman National Theatre
London, England		 [23]
2018 The Inheritance
by Matthew Lopez 		Eric Glass Young Vic & Noël Coward Theatre
London, England
2019 The Inheritance
by Matthew Lopez 		Eric Glass Ethel Barrymore Theatre
New York City, NY, U.S.

Awards and nominations

Theatre

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2011 Evening Standard Theatre Award [5] Outstanding NewcomerThe Faith Machine, The Glass Menagerie and The Government Inspector Won
2012 WhatsOnStage Award [24] Newcomer of the YearNominated
2013 Laurence Olivier Award [25] Best Actor in a Supporting Role Long Day's Journey into Night Nominated
WhatsOnStage Award [26] Best Supporting Actor in a PlayNominated
2014 WhatsOnStage Award [27] Best Supporting Actor in a Play Edward II Nominated
2018 Evening Standard Theatre Award [28] Best Actor The Inheritance Nominated
Critics' Circle Theatre Award [29] Best Actor Won
2019 Laurence Olivier Award [7] Best Actor Won
WhatsOnStage Award [30] Best Actor in a PlayNominated
2020 Drama Desk Award [31] Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominated
2022 Peabody Award [32] Entertainment Andor Won

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  4. ↑ "RADA Student & graduate profiles - Kyle Soller". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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