Hugh Skinner

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Hugh Skinner (born January 6, 1985 in London ) is a British actor .

Life

Skinner grew up in London , Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne . From 1998 to 2003 he attended Eastbourne College, where he was a choirboy . At the age of 18 he came to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , where he studied for three years.

Skinner is openly gay .

Career

Skinner's first paid theater role was in 2007 French Without Tears with the English Touring Theater. His first television roles followed in two BBC series, in 2008 in an adaptation of the novel Tess by the d'Urbervilles and in 2010 in Any Human Heart . He was first seen in a film in 2012 in Les Misérables .

In 2013 he played in the musical adaptation of American Psycho at London's Almeida Theater , on whose album release he was featured in 2016, and began filming in a series lead role for W1A , which appeared from 2014 to 2017.

Since 2016, Skinner has played leading roles in the comedy series The Windsors as a parodic version of Prince William and Fleabag as the protagonist's ex-boyfriend, played by series creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge , the second season of which followed in 2019. In 2016 he also appeared in the second season of Poldark and in 2017 in the first season of Harlots .

In 2018, Skinner embodied in the musical sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again a younger version of Harry by Colin Firth . In the film he sings with Lily James as the young Donna Waterloo and also has a small part in Why Did it Have to be Me , with which he is also featured on the soundtrack album.

Theatrical appearances

  • 2007: French Without Tears
  • 2007: Mrs. Carrar's rifles
  • 2007: The Enchantment
  • 2008: Angry Young Man
  • 2009: The Great Game
  • 2009: suddenlossofdignity.com
  • 2009: May 2, 1997
  • 2010: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
  • 2011: Where's My Seat?
  • 2011 - 2012: You Can't Take It with You
  • 2012: Wild Oats
  • 2013: Pastoral
  • 2013 - 2014: American Psycho (adaptation of American Psycho )
  • 2014: Thérèse Raquin (adaptation by Thérèse Raquin )
  • 2014: The cherry orchard
  • 2015: Der Process (adaptation of Der Process )

Filmography

Movies

TV Shows

  • 2007: Bonkers (1 episode)
  • 2008: Tess from the d'Urbervilles (4 episodes)
  • 2010: Any Human Heart (2 episodes)
  • 2011: Law & Order: UK (1 episode)
  • 2013: Our Zoo (4 episodes)
  • 2014 - 2017: W1A (leading role, 14 episodes)
  • 2016, 2019: Fleabag (6 episodes)
  • since 2016: The Windsors (leading role)
  • 2016: Poldark (4 episodes)
  • 2017 - 2018: Harlots - House of Whores (8 episodes)
  • 2018: The Romanoffs (1 episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rosie Bannister: 20 Questions: Hugh Skinner - 'The director asked if I was actually an actor' . In: What's on Stage . June 24, 2015. Accessed May 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Hugh Skinner (Pennell 1998-2003) appears in a new series of Poldark . In: Eastbournian Society . September 5, 2016. Accessed May 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Samuel Fishwick: Why W1A's Ophelia Lovibond and Hugh Skinner are fronting the next generation of British talent . In: Evening Standard . April 16, 2015. Accessed May 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Eleanor Steafel: Hugh Skinner on Phoebe Waller-Bridge, playing posh Britons and shaking off imposter syndrome . In: The Telegraph . December 21, 2018. Accessed May 20, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Skinner, Hugh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England