Andrew Garfield

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Andrew Garfield (born c. 1984) is an American-born British actor.

Garfield was born in the USA and moved to the UK with his family as an infant. He attended City of London Freemens School in Ashtead, Surrey and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

He is primarily a stage actor, but had a significant supporting role in the first series of teen Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush.

In 2004 he won a MEN Theatre Award for his performance in Kes at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre (where he also played Romeo the year after), and won the outstanding newcomer award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2006.

He is currently working on an adaptation of Jonathan Trigell's novel Boy A.

Selected Credits

  • Mercy (2004, Soho Theatre) as Deccy
  • Kes (2004, Manchester Royal Exchange) as Billy
  • Church (2005, radio play) as Robert
  • Ceasar! (2005, radio series) guest starring as Antonius
  • The Laramie Project (2005, Sound Theatre) as various characters
  • Romeo & Juliet (2005, Manchester Royal Exchange) as Romeo
  • Beautiful Thing (2006, Sound Theatre) as Jamie
  • Burn (2006, RNT) as Birdman
  • Chatroom (2006, RNT) as Jim
  • Citizenship (2006, RNT) as Stephen
  • The Overwhelming (2006, RNT & UK tour) as Geoffrey
  • Doctor Who: Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks (2007, BBC) as Frank
  • Lions for Lambs (2007, Movie) as Todd

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