Richard Lintern

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Richard Charles Lintern (born October 8, 1962 in Taunton , Somerset ) is an English theater and film actor.

Life

Lintern holds a degree in English literature from Van Mildert College, Durham University . After graduating in 1984, he received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , which he successfully completed in 1987.

Lintern began his acting career on English theater stages. In 1994 he played Bassanio in the Merchant of Venice at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds . In 2001 the Royal Shakespeare Company produced Webster's play The Duchess of Malfi , in which Lintern played the role of Antonio Bologna.

In June 2005 Lintern played George Kittredge in the play The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry at London's Old Vic . In October of the same year Jonathan Kent staged Pirandello's play As You Desire Me (Come tu mi vuoi) at the Playhouse Theater in London's West End, adapted by Hugh Whitemore, with Kristin Scott Thomas (L'ignota), Bob Hoskins (Salter) and Lintern in the role of Bruno. In 2006 Lintern played Pedro de Candia in Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the Royal National Theater . In 2010 he was the Duke of Florence in Thomas Middleton's tragic comedy Women Beware Women (1657) on the stage of the Olivier Theater in the Royal National Theater .

2011 played Lintern in the series The Shadow Line by Hugo Black with.

After a long break as a stage actor, Lintern was back on stage in 2014 at the world premiere of Rose Heincy's comedy Elephants at the Hampstead Theater.

Lintern made his film debut in a supporting role in Jim Henson's film The Heartless Giant in 1988 . Since then, he has taken on roles in over 100 English and US films and television series, including the 2003 Bible adaptation The Gospel of John , where he was seen as a leading Pharisee. In Germany, the actor is particularly popular because of his role as Dr. Thomas Chamberlain from the English television series Silent Witness (since 2014) known.

Lintern is married to Karen Lintern and the couple have three sons.

Richard Lintern does not have a permanent German dubbing voice. It is synchronized u. a. by Bernd Vollbrecht and Peter Flechtner , in "Silent Witness" by Frank Röth .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Lintern, Acting (RADA Diploma) , accessed March 4, 2019
  2. ^ The Merchant of Venice (1994) , accessed March 4, 2019
  3. ↑ The Old Vic; The Philadelphia Story, Cast members , accessed March 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ Luigi Pirandello. As You Desire Me. In a New Version by Hugh Whitemore. London: Oberon Classics. 2005
  5. ↑ Michael Billington: Women Beware Women , Olivier, London The Guardian, April 28, 2010, accessed March 4, 2019
  6. ↑ Elephants , full cast , accessed March 4, 2019
  7. ↑ Synchronized files , accessed on March 5, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Lintern, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lintern, Richard Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Taunton , Somerset