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Angus Wright (born 11th November 1964) is a British actor.

Biography

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Angus Wright was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest child of Virginia and Patrick Wright. His father's career in the British Diplomatic Service took the family to the Lebanon, the United States, the U.K., Egypt, Bahrain, Luxembourg, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

Angus gained an M.A. in Art History at Edinburgh University and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[1]

He has worked extensively in theatre, film and television with directors including Ridley Scott, Katie Mitchell, Simon McBurney, David Yates, Nicholas Hytner, Jonathan Miller, Stephen Poliakoff, Kenneth Branagh, Marianne Elliott, Rowan Joffé and Steven Berkoff. He is represented by United Agents.[2]

Film

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2008 The Bank Job Robert Rowlands Roger Donaldson Skyline (Baker Street) Ltd / Miriad

2005 Kingdom of Heaven Richard's Knight Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox

2002 Nicholas Nickleby Mr Pluck Douglas McGrath Nicholas Nickleby Ltd

2002 Dr Sleep Trainers Man Nick Willing BBC Films [3]

2001 Charlotte Gray Secret Agent Gillian Armstrong Ecosse Films

2001 The Affair of the Necklace Henri Sanson Charles Shyer Necklace Productions

2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Literary Figure Sharon Maguire BJD Productions

2000 All Forgotten Boris Reverge Anselmo Seven Hills Productions [4]

1999 RKO 281 Joseph Cotten Ben Ross HBO/BBC [5]

1997 Jilting Joe Mick Dan Zeff Warner Sisters

1995 Cutthroat Island Captain Trotter Renny Harlin Carolco

1995 First Knight Marauder Jerry Zucker First Knight Productions

1994 Frankenstein Guard Kenneth Branagh Shelley Films

Theatre

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2010 The Cat in the Hat The Cat Katie Mitchell National Theatre & Young Vic [6]

2009 Mrs Affleck Alfred Affleck Marianne Elliott National Theatre [7]

2008 The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes Rotten Elizabeth Freestone Royal Shakespeare Company [8]

2008 The Merchant of Venice Shylock Tim Carroll Royal Shakespeare Company [9]

2007 War Horse Hauptmann Friedrich Müller Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris National Theatre [10]

2007 St Joan Earl of Warwick Marianne Elliott National Theatre[11]

2006 The Seagull Dr Dorn Katie Mitchell National Theatre[12]

2006 Measure for Measure Angelo Simon McBurney Complicite [13]

2005 Dream Play The Dreamer Katie Mitchell National Theatre[14]

2004 Stuff Happens Journalist/Sir David Manning Nicholas Hytner National Theatre[15]

2004 Measure for Measure Provost Simon McBurney National Theatre[16]

2003 Three Sisters Kulygin Katie Mitchell National Theatre[17]

2002 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek Tim Carroll The Globe Theatre at the Middle Temple Hall

2001 Three Sisters Tusenbach Loveday Ingram Chichester Festival Theatre[18]

2000 The Importance of Being Earnest Algernon Selina Cadell Nottingham Playhouse

1999 Talk of the City Clive Stephen Poliakoff Royal Shakespeare Company [19]

1998 Chips With Everything Pilot Officer Howard Davies National Theatre[20]

1997 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Jonathan Miller Almeida Theatre [21]

1996 Mother Courage The Lieutenant Jonathan Kent National Theatre [22]

1995 Private Lives Victor Kenny Ireland Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh

1994 A Mongrel's Heart Bormenthal Mark Wing-Davey Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh

1993 Salomé Iokanaan Stephen Berkoff European tour

1993 Hamlet Guildenstern Adrian Noble RSC[23]

1992 The Theban Plays Chorus Adrian Noble RSC

1992 The Dybbuk Batlon Katie Mitchell RSC

1991 Henry IV Parts I & II Douglas & Bullcalf Adrian Noble RSC

Television

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2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Mr Dread Joss Agnew DW Productions Ltd

2009 Above Suspicion Parks Chris Menaul La Plante Productions [24]

2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Sherard Cowper-Coles Rowan Joffe Talkback Thames/Channel 4

2008 Waking the Dead Stephen Carson Tim Fywell BBC

2007 Hotel Babylon Francis Levington Paul Whittington Carnival [25]

2005 Casanova Man at Arms Sheree Folkson Red Productions

2004 Wire in the Blood Willerton Terry McDonagh Coastal Productions

2003 Boudica Severus Bill Anderson Box TV

2003 Cambridge Spies Guy Liddell Tim Fywell BBC [26]

2001 The Way We Live Now Miles Grendall David Yates BBC [27]

2001 The Vice Defence Council Julian Holmes Carlton

2001 Whistleblower Sutton Ben Bolt BBC

2000 Attachments Ed Viner Harry Bradbeer Carlton UK

1998 Dalziel and Pascoe Greg Waterson Maurice Phillips BBC

1997 The Painted Lady Charles Stafford Julian Jarrold Granada

1996 Crocodile Shoes Alan McGuire David Richards Red Rooster Films

1995 The Bill Chief Inspector Wallace Jeremy Silberston Thames TV

1993 Between the Lines Motorcycle Officer Bob Bierman BBC

Radio

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2010 The Secret Pilgrim Hansen Patrick Rayner BBC Radio 4

2008 Plenty Sir Andrew Charleson John Dove Catherine Bailey Productions [28]

2002 Precious Geoff Jane Morgan Pier Productions

1990 Carleton Hobbs Radio Award [29]

References

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  1. ^ https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama#Notable_alumni
  2. ^ http://unitedagents.co.uk/angus-wright#profile-1
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286594/
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200422/
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120801/fullcredits#cast
  6. ^ http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on?action=details&id=3077
  7. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=39684&dspl=reviews
  8. ^ http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/6903.aspx
  9. ^ http://www.rsc.org.uk/whatson/6612.aspx
  10. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=23070&dspl=images&imgid=3772
  11. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=24406&dspl=images&imgid=3645
  12. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/18055/productions/the-seagull.html
  13. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=15701&dspl=images&imgid=3211
  14. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=11369&dspl=images&imgid=2699
  15. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=8705&dspl=images&imgid=2633
  16. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7845&dspl=images&imgid=2584
  17. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=4887&dspl=castcreds
  18. ^ http://www.cft.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=1113
  19. ^ http://www.rsc.org.uk/aboutthersc/245.aspx
  20. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/8209/past-events/past-productions-19962000.html
  21. ^ http://www.almeida.co.uk/aboutus/archive.aspx,
  22. ^ http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/8207/past-events/past-productions-19911995.html
  23. ^ http://www.rsc.org.uk/aboutthersc/245.aspx
  24. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247637/fullcredits#cast
  25. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/12_december/20/babylon_profiles.shtml
  26. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346223/
  27. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300879/
  28. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00770cd
  29. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/soundstart/roll.shtml
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