Paul Ritter (actor)

Paul Ritter (* 20th December 1966 as Simon Paul Adams in Gravesend , County Kent , England ; † 5. April 2021 in Faversham , Kent, England) was a British theater and film actor .

Life

Simon Paul Adams was born in 1966 in Gravesend, southern England, the fifth child of toolmaker Ken Adams and school secretary Joan Adams (born Mooney). He had four older sisters. He attended Gravesend Grammar School and later St John's College, Cambridge.

After graduating, he went to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg for a year . On his return to Great Britain he took on the stage name Paul Ritter , as another Simon Adams was already registered with the artists' union Equity .

He began his career in the early 1990s with minor appearances in television productions. This was later followed by roles in films such as The Son of Rambow , Hannibal Rising - How It All Began , James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace , Nowhere Boy , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Eagle of the Ninth Legion . His work for film and television includes more than 70 productions.

Ritter has appeared in theaters in London, Stratford-upon-Avon and also in New York. Since 1996 he has appeared in several productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company .

He was particularly popular in the role of Martin Goodman in the comedy series Friday Night Dinner (2011-2020). In the miniseries Chernobyl in 2019 he portrayed Anatoli Djatlow , the deputy chief engineer of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant . One of his last roles was in the TV series The Trial of Christine Keeler in 2020 as Keeler's lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson .

He lived in Faversham . His marriage to Polly Radcliffe in 1996 resulted in two sons. Ritter died in April 2021 at the age of 54 in his hometown with his family of complications from a brain tumor .

Filmography

• 1992, 1996: The Bill (TV series, two episodes)
• 1994: Seaforth (miniseries, one episode)
• 1996: National Achievement Day (short film)
• 1998: Out of Hours (miniseries, one episode)
• 1998: Big Cat (TV movie)
• 1999: G: MT - Greenwich Mean Time
• 2000: The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz)
• 2000: Esther Kahn
• 2002: Fields of Gold (TV movie)
• 2003: Georgian Underworld (TV series, one episode)
• 2004: The Libertine
• 2005: On a Clear Day
• 2005: G8 on Cloud Seven ( The Girl in the Café , TV movie)
• 2006: Nostradamus (TV movie)
• 2006: Viva Blackpool (TV movie)
• 2007: The Son of Rambow (Son of Rambow)
• 2007: Waking the Dead ( Waking the Dead , TV series, two episodes)
• 2007: Hannibal Rising - How it all began (Hannibal Rising)
• 2007: Instinct (TV movie)
• 2007: City Lights (TV series, four episodes)
• 2008: Love You More (short film)
• 2008: He Kills Coppers (TV movie)
• 2008: The Other (The Other Man)
• 2008: James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
• 2009: Pulling (TV series, one episode)
• 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• 2009: Nowhere Boy
• 2010: Money (miniseries, two episodes)
• 2011: Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series, one episode)
• 2011: The Eagle of the Ninth (The Eagle)
• 2011: The Night Watch (TV movie)
• 2011: Hidden (miniseries, two episodes)
• 2011: Land Girls (TV series, five episodes)
• 2011: Without You (miniseries, one episode)
• 2011: Great Expectations ( Great Expectations , Miniseries, two episodes)
• 2011-2013: Vera - A very special case ( Vera , TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2011–2020: Friday Night Dinner (TV series, 37 episodes)
• 2012: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, one episode)
• 2012: Dirk Gently (TV series, one episode)
• 2012: The Hollow Crown (miniseries, two episodes)
• 2012: Comedy Showcase (TV series, one episode)
• 2012: National Theater Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (TV movie)
• 2012: Eliminate: Archie Cookson
• 2013: Complicit (TV movie)
• 2013: Wodehouse in Exile (TV movie)
• 2013: National Theater London: The Audience
• 2014: The Bletchley Circle (TV series, two episodes)
• 2014: Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (TV movie)
• 2014: Chasing Shadows (miniseries, one episode)
• 2014: Plebs (TV series, one episode)
• 2014: Suite française - Melody of Love (Suite française)
• 2014: The Game (miniseries, six episodes)
• 2014: Mapp & Lucia (miniseries, three episodes)
• 2015: Wolves (miniseries, two episodes)
• 2015: Top Coppers (TV series, one episode)
• 2015: The Last Kingdom (TV series, one episode)
• 2015: We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story (TV Movie)
• 2015-2018: No Offence (TV series, 21 episodes)
• 2016: Houdini & Doyle ( Houdini and Doyle , miniseries, one episode)
• 2016: Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (mini-series, four episodes)
• 2016: The Limehouse Golem - The Monster of London (The Limehouse Golem)
• 2016: Your best hour (Their Finest)
• 2016: Inferno
• 2016: NW (TV movie)
• 2017: Urban Myths (TV series, one episode)
• 2017: Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV series, one episode)
• 2017–2020: Cold Feet (TV series, six episodes)
• 2018: Lovesick (TV series, one episode)
• 2018: Hang Ups (TV series, four episodes)
• 2019: Resistance (miniseries, five episodes)
• 2019: Chernobyl (miniseries, four episodes)
• 2019: The Capture (miniseries, three episodes)
• 2019: Catherine the Great (miniseries, one episode)
• 2019: Rebellion (miniseries, one episode)
• 2020: The Trial of Christine Keeler (TV series, one episode)
• 2020: Belgravia (miniseries, six episodes)

Theatrography (selection)

• 1996: Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theater; Barbican Theater, London)
• 1996–1997: Three Hours After Marriage (Swan Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon; Pit, London)
• 1996–1997: The White Devil (Swan Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon; Pit, London)
• 2002: The Coast of Utopia (Olivier Theater, London)
• 2003: Accidental Death of an Anarchist ( Donmar Warehouse , London)
• 2005: Macbeth (Almeida Theater, London)
• 2005: Coram Boy (Olivier Theater, London)
• 2009: The Norman Conquests Trilogy (Circle in the Square Theater, New York)
• 2012–2017: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Cottesloe Theater, London; Apollo Theater, London, Gielgud Theater, London)
• 2013: The Audience (Gielgud Theater, London)

Nominations

• 2006: Nomination for Olivier Award for Coram Boy (Best Supporting Role)
• 2009: Tony Award nomination for The Norman Conquest

Web links

• Paul Knight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Paul Ritter at abouttheartists.com
• Paul Knight in the Internet Broadway Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jack Dyson: Harry Potter actor and Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter dies after battle with brain tumor . April 6, 2021. Accessed April 6, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Paul Ritter obituary. In: The Times of April 7, 2021, accessed April 7, 2021.
3. ↑ Paul Ritter. In: collections.shakespeare.org.uk, accessed April 7, 2021.
4. ↑ Andrew Gans: Tony and Olivier Nominee Paul Ritter Dies at 54. In: playbill.com April 6, 2021, accessed April 7, 2021.
5. ↑ Max Channon: Friday Night Dinner and Harry Potter star has died . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
6. ↑ Toby Moses: Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter dies of brain tumor at 54 . In: The Guardian . April 6, 2021. Accessed April 6, 2021.
7. ↑ Roisin O'Connor: Paul Ritter death: Friday Night Dinner star dies of brain tumor . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
8. ↑ Paul Ritter: Friday Night Dinner star dies at 54 . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
9. ↑ Olivier Winners 2006 - Official London Theater . Retrieved May 19, 2020.
10. ↑ Paul Ritter Tony Awards Info . Retrieved January 25, 2020.