George Blagden

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Blagden at the Canadian Film Center in Beverly Hills in 2014

George Paul Blagden (born December 28, 1989 ) is a British theater and film actor .

Life

Blagden grew up with his sister Katie near Bury St Edmunds . When he was seven, he went to the nearest boarding school, Old Buckenham Hall. At the age of 13 he began singing in various choirs and in his own rock band; he played guitar, piano and flute. He attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire on a scholarship and played roles in school theater such as The Baker in Into The Woods and Marc in Art . He became a member of the National Youth Theater and was selected as one of four students to attend a master class with Sir Ian McKellen . After graduating, he studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , which he graduated from in 2011.

Blagden had his first role as Grantaire in Les Misérables in 2012 and played Athelstan in Vikings and, since 2015, Louis XIV in Versailles .

Blagden supports Diabetes UK. Blagden was dating Welsh actress Elinor Crawley, whom he met while filming Vikings . Blagden's younger sister, Katie, is a filmmaker and writer.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : George Blagden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alice-Azania Jarvis: Meet George Blagden, the star of TV's sexiest new show Versailles. Evening Standard . June 2, 2016, accessed August 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c d Portrait of a star. George Blagden. Gala . Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Steve Eramo: A Monk's Tale: Interview with Vikings' George Blagden. The Morton Report . March 27, 2013, accessed August 3, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Blagden, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blagden, George Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1989