Nathaniel Curtis

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Nathaniel Curtis
Born (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater East 15 Acting School
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Nathaniel Curtis (born 29 December 1990) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Ash Mukherjee in the Channel 4 drama It's a Sin (2021).

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Early life and education

Curtis grew up just outside Bournemouth [1] to an English mother and an Indian father. [2] [3] He completed his acting degree at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex in 2014. [4] [5]

Career

After graduating, Curtis went five years without an acting job. [6] One of his first acting roles was as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet for Fuller's Brewery's Shakespeare in the Garden theatre series, run by Open Bar Theatre [7] in 2019 [8] [9] which was nominated for an Offie award. [10] He later played Ferdinand, Alonso, and Trinculo in the following year's production of The Tempest .

Curtis played Ash Mukherjee in It's a Sin , [11] [12] the Award Winning British television series developed by Russell T Davies that premiered in early 2021 on Channel 4 in the UK [13] [14] and on HBO Max in the United States. [15] Curtis was named the winner of the 2021 Great British Bake Off Christmas Special after competing in baking challenges with other members of the cast of It's a Sin. [16]

In the summer of 2022, Curtis returned to the stage to play the title role in Britannicus at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. [17] [18]

He played the role of Brian [19] in The Witcher: Blood Origin , [20] a Netflix miniseries that serves as a prequel to The Witcher and was released on 25 December 2022. [21] [22] [23]

Following his performance in the world premiere of Andrew Stein's play, Disruption, at the Park Theatre in London [24] in the summer of 2023, Curtis later joined the cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story . His involvement in this production was marked by a UK tour, which took place throughout the autumn season.

In December 2023, he had a brief appearance as Sir Isaac Newton in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special "Wild Blue Yonder". [25]

Personal life

Curtis identifies as queer [26] [27] and stands 6'5" tall. [28] He has an older sister. [29]

Stage and screen credits

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef
2021 It's a Sin Ash Mukherjee Channel 4 (UK)
HBO Max (US)		5 episodes [30]
2021 The Great Christmas Bake Off Himself Channel 4 2021 Winner [31] [32]
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Brian Netflix [33]
2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Dolph LaserhawkLead voice role [34]
2023 Doctor Who Isaac Newton BBC OneEpisode: "Wild Blue Yonder" [35]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2013 Pride and Prejudice Ensemble Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [36] [37] [38] [39]
2019 Romeo and Juliet RomeoFuller's Shakespeare in the Garden
2020 The Tempest FerdinandFuller's Shakespeare in the Garden
2022 Britannicus Britannicus Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London [40] [41]
2023DisruptionBen Park Theatre (London), London [42]
2023 2:22 A Ghost Story SamUK Tour [43] [44] [45]

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Torchwood Lancelyn GreenEpisode: "The Five People You Kill in Middlesbrough" [46]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2022 BPG Awards Breakthrough Award [lower-alpha 1] It's a SinNominated [47]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared.

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  4. ↑ "2014 graduates of East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". www.east15.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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