Geoffrey Streatfeild

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Geoffrey Streatfeild
Born1975 (age 4849)
London, England
Years active2001–present
Spouse
(m. 2003;div. 2010)

Geoffrey Streatfeild (born 1975) is an English actor in film, television, stage and radio.

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Career

His notable film and TV roles include The Other Boleyn Girl and Kinky Boots . He also appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Histories" company in 2007-08 as Prince Hal/Henry V ( Henry IV Part One , Henry IV Part Two and Henry V ), Suffolk (Henry VI Parts I and II ), Rivers ( Henry VI Part III and Richard III ). [1]

His elder brother Richard Streatfeild, as a serving major in The Rifles, advised Geoffrey on military life for his roles in Henry V and Journey's End. [2] Streatfeild joined the cast of Spooks for its final series in 2011, playing the character of Calum Reed, a Junior Case Officer at MI5 until its end. [3] In 2012 Streatfeild joined the cast of the BBC2 political satire The Thick of It as the "Inbetweener" junior minister in DoSac. In 2015 he reprised his role as Calum Reed in the spy film Spooks: The Greater Good .

Personal life

Streatfeild was married to the actress Nikki Amuka-Bird from 2003 to 2010. [4] His partner is actress Anna Madeley. [5]

Selected credits

Stage

TV

Film

Radio

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References

  1. Histories ensemble – Geoffrey Streatfeild
  2. "Geoffrey Streatfeild and his brother Richard". Sunday Times . London. 4 May 2008.
  3. "Calum Reed" Spooks Profile, BBC.
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