Ricci Harnett

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Ricci Harnett
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 50)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Ricci Harnett (born 20 March 1973)[ citation needed ] is an English actor, writer and director, best known for his lead role as Carlton Leach In the 2015 film Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II . Other credits include The Object of Beauty (1991), 28 Days Later (2002), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), Breathe (2009), Psychosis (2010), Turnout (2011), Vendetta (2013), Top Dog (2014).

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Career

Hartnet made his screen debut in The Object of Beauty alongside John Malkovich. [1] He also appeared in the film 28 Days Later as Corporal Mitchell. [1] Harnett played the lead character of Carroll Bailey in Porcelain Film's 2009 film Breathe . [1]

In 2015, he wrote, directed, and played the lead role as Carlton Leach in the London gangster film Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II , [2] in a cast which included Craig Fairbrass, Charlie Heaton, and Steven Berkoff. [3] The film went on to win 'Best British Film' at the 2016 National Film Awards UK, [4] at which Hartnett was Nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance. [4]

Hartnett has appeared in several other gangster movies, Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), [1] The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (2012), [1] Turnout (2011), [1] Vendetta (2013), [1] Top Dog (2014), [1] but has tried to move on the other genres, like in the film Truancy, which he wrote and directed, and is due out in 2023. [2]

Filmography

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Ricci's Work". truantfilmsltd.uk. 2020.
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