Michael Feast

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Michael Feast
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Feast in 2011
Born
Michael Feast

(1946-11-25) 25 November 1946 (age 78)
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present

Michael Feast (born 25 November 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. [1]

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Early life

Feast was born in Brighton, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

He performed in the original 1968 London production of Hair . He worked several times with John Gielgud, whom he later played in Nicolas de Jongh's biographical play Plague Over England . Feast had a significant role in the acclaimed TV series State of Play . He also played Aeron Greyjoy in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones .

His film credits include roles in I Start Counting (1970), Private Road (1971), Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972), Got It Made (1974), Hardcore (1977), The Music Machine (1979), McVicar (1980), The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), The Fool (1990), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Prometheus (1998), The Tribe (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Long Time Dead (2002), Boudica (2003), Penelope (2006), The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) and There Be Dragons (2011).

Selected theatre performances

Filmography

Film

Start Counting (1970)
Private Road (1971)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Got It Made (1974)
Hardcore (1977)
The Music Machine (1979)
McVicar (1980)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
The Fool (1990)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Prometheus (1998)
The Tribe (1998)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Long Time Dead (2002)
Boudica (2003)
Penelope (2006)
The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)
There Be Dragons (2011)

Selected television performances

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 The Expert Kenny KeelySeries 4 Episode 7: "Suspicious Death"
1984 Travelling Man NaylorEpisode 2: "The Collector"
1989 Miss Marple Edward HillingdonEpisode 10: "A Caribbean Mystery"
1991 The Diamond Brothers: South by South East Detective Chief Inspector SnapeEpisodes: all
1995 Bugs O'NeillSeries 1 Episode 6: "Stealth"
1997 Touching Evil Commander EnwrightEpisodes: all
1998 Midsomer Murders Ian CraigieEpisode: "Death in Disguise"
2003 State of Play Andrew WilsonEpisodes 1-5
2004 Murphy's Law Detective Chief Superintendent Rees6 episodes
2007 Silent Witness Martin HustonEpisode: "Hippocratic Oath"
2007 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Asst. Commissioner EvansEpisode: "Know Thine Enemy"
2016 Game of Thrones Aeron "Damphair" Greyjoy2 episodes
2019 Vera Leonard SiddenEpisode: "The Seagull"

References

  1. "Interview". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.