Rob Ostlere

Robert Ostlere is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Arthur Digby in the medical drama Holby City . He made his first appearance on 2 January 2013 and departed on 7 June 2016.

Early life

Ostlere graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008. ^[1] He prepared for playing a doctor in Holby City by going to a hospital with Ty Glaser and spending the day with a consultant and registrar. ^[2] He also watched surgery being performed and followed F1 doctors. ^[2]

Personal life

Robert Ostlere got engaged to actress Vicki Davids in November 2021. They married on 8 May 2022.

Career

In 2011 Ostlere appeared in the series premiere of the American television series Game of Thrones , appearing as Night's Watch ranger Waymar Royce. He is killed by a White Walker six minutes into the episode's cold open, giving him the distinction of playing the first character ever killed on that show, which is known for its large number of character deaths. On this, Ostlere comments, "To be honest, when you do those smaller parts, you’re just happy to see yourself up there because sometimes those things can get cut". ^[3]

The National Television Awards longlisted him for best newcomer for his role in Holby City. ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2009	Tortoise	Billy
2011	The Task	Pisser
2011	The Vessel	Rob
2013	Life's a Bitch	Bradley
2013	Hereafter	Danny

Television

Year	Title	Role
2008	Doctors	Graham Trist
2010	Doctors	Ashley Hughes
2011	Game of Thrones	Waymar Royce
2011	Making of Game of Thrones	Himself
2011	Game of Thrones: Costumes	Himself
2011	Game of Thrones: Inside the Night's Watch	Himself
2012	Restless	Shop Assistant
2013–2016	Holby City	Arthur Digby

Theatre

Production	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
Confessional by Tennessee Williams	Steve	Jack Silver	Performed at Southwark Playhouse	[5]
Blood Ties (Antigone)	Dimitri / Chorus	Jennie Buckman	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
The Importance of Being Earnest	Algernon / Lane	Tim Walker	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
A Servant to Two Masters	Truffaldino	Aileen Gonsalves	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Women Beware Women	Leantio	Katherine Rogers	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Gulliver's Travels	Gulliver / Page	Matt Wilde	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Othello	Iago / Brabantio	Oleg Mirochnikov	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Three Sisters	Solyony	Nicholas Barter	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Dolly West's Kitchen	Justin West	Nick Hutchinson	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Breaking Up	Joe	Marcus White	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Lethal Cocktails	Roast	Jonathan Tafler	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Giselle	Wilfred	Jonathan Tafler	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
The Madras House	Philip Madras	Dawn Walton	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Catastrophe	Tommy	William Gaskill	Performed while at the RADA	[6] [7]
All That Fall	Luke	William Gaskill	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Much Ado About Nothing	Leonato	Wilson Milam	Performed while at the RADA	[6]
Slaves	Mohammad / Jonathon	Nadia Latif	Performed at Theatre503	[8] [9]
The Trial of Ubu	Jailor	Katie Mitchell	Performed at Hampstead Theatre	[10] [11] [12]
A Woman Killed with Kindness	Jenkin	Katie Mitchell	Performed at the Royal National Theatre	[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Playlist	N/A	Derek Bond	Performed at Theatre503	[9] [18]
God is Jealous	N/A	Moira Buffini	Performed at the Bush Theatre	[19]
Epic	N/A	N/A	N/A	[9]
The Indian Wants the Bronx	N/A	N/A	Performed at the Young Vic	[9] [14]
Faliraki: The Greek Tragedy	Nova	Paul Roseby	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6] [20]
Murder in the Cathedral	2nd priest	N/A	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6]
Cell Sell	Henry	N/A	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6]
Resurgum	Samuel Pepys	N/A	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6]
Miss Dorothy.com	Mr Fruity	N/A	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6]
Out of the Shadows	Adam	N/A	Performed while at the National Youth Theatre	[6]

References

1. "Royal Academy of Dramatic Art". Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
2. "Q&A with Rob Ostlere (Arthur Digby)". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
3. Pfeffer, Ryan (April 12, 2019). "What/s it like to die on /Game of Thrones/? We asked the actors who played Hodor, Ned Stark and more." The Washington Post . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
4. Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
5. "Confessional". 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
6. "Rob Ostlere". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
7. Lawlor, Sean (2009). "Review of All That Fall / Catastrophe, directed by William Gaskill at RADA". Journal of Beckett Studies. 18 (1–2): 172–177. doi:10.3366/E030952070900034X.
8. Cobham, Jackie (9 February 2010). "Slaves at Theatre 503, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
9. "Rob Ostlere". Royal National Theatre. May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
10. Austin, Jeremy (25 January 2012). "The Trial of Ubu". The Stage. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
11. Simon Stephens (1 January 2012). The Trial of Ubu. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-4081-7245-2.
12. Welsh, Kaite (30 January 2012). "BWW Review: THE TRIAL OF UBU, Hampstead Theatre, January 2012". Broadway World. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
13. Benedict, David (1 August 2011). "Review: 'A Woman Killed With Kindness'". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
14. "Rob Ostlere". Emptage Hallett. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
15. "A Woman Killed With Kindness". London Theatre. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
16. Wolf, Matt (9 August 2011). "At the National Theatre, Fresh Voices in a Brand New Space". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
17. Tripney, Natasha. "A Woman Killed With Kindness at National Theatre". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
18. "Playlist". Theatre503. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
19. "Rob Ostlere". Bush Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
20. "Faliraki – The Greek Tragedy". The Stage. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

External links

• Rob Ostlere at IMDb