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Ryan Ellsworth (born 6 October 1975 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born British actor.[ citation needed ] A graduate of LAMDA, he made his professional stage debut in Declan Donnellan's production of Antigone at the Old Vic Theatre in 1999. [1]

Other stage credits include The Round Dance [2] at the Roundhouse, Where There's a Will [3] for English Touring Theatre, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [4] at Theatr Clwyd, Henry V [5] and Romeo and Juliet [6] at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Labyrinth [7] at Hampstead Theatre. In 2017–18, he played the title role in The Wizard of Oz [8] at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre.

Ellsworth was a member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company [9] touring the UK and Europe with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) . [10]

He has performed in Cheek by Jowl's productions of Cymbeline [11] [12] and Tis Pity She's a Whore . [13] [14] In 2022, Ellsworth was in the original London cast of Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher. [15] He played George Voskovec in The Motive and the Cue directed by Sam Mendes at the National Theatre in 2023. [16]

His TV credits include Island at War for ITV and EastEnders for the BBC. [17] In 2020, Ellsworth appeared in the period crime drama The Alienist: Angel of Darkness for TNT. [18] In 2022, Ellsworth appeared as Murray Sinclair, father of Enid Sinclair, in the Netflix comedy horror series, Wednesday . [19]

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  13. ↑ "Cheek by Jowl . 'tis pity she's a whore". Cheekbyjowl.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Media Release" (PDF). sydneyfestival.org.au. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Ellsworth Photo (2022-04-01)". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Motive and the Cue | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Ryan Ellsworth at IMDb
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  19. ↑ Wednesday (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb , retrieved 30 December 2022


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