Angus Wright (actor)


Angus Wright is a British actor.

Life and career

Wright was born in Washington, the youngest child of Virginia and Patrick Wright. His father's career in the British Diplomatic Service took the family to the Lebanon, the United States, the U.K., Egypt, Bahrain, Luxembourg, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
He gained an M.A. in Art History at the University of Edinburgh and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He has since worked extensively in theatre, film and television.
He is represented by Ruth Young at United Agents.

Film

YearFilmRoleDirectorProducer
2020IronbarkDickie FranksDominic CookeFilmNation Entertainment
2019Official SecretsMark EllisonGavin HoodClassified Films
2018The Little StrangerCoroner RiddellLenny AbrahamsonPotboiler Productions
2018The Rabbit's FootLucky FrancisCharlie Brafman & Magnus McCullaghStrange Lightning
2016Rogue OneHammerhead CaptainGareth EdwardsWalt Disney Pictures
2014MaleficentKing Henry's AdvisorRobert StrombergWalt Disney Pictures
2013A Little ChaosSualemAlan RickmanLionsgate / BBC Films
2012Private PeacefulCaptain BarnesPat O'ConnorFluidity Films
2011The Iron LadyJohn NottPhyllida LloydPathé/DJ Films
2008The Bank JobRobert RowlandsRoger DonaldsonSkyline Ltd / Miriad
2005Kingdom of HeavenRichard's KnightRidley Scott20th Century Fox
2002Nicholas NicklebyMr PluckDouglas McGrathNicholas Nickleby Ltd
2002Dr SleepTrainers ManNick WillingBBC Films
2001Charlotte GraySecret AgentGillian ArmstrongEcosse Films
2001The Affair of the NecklaceHenri SansonCharles ShyerNecklace Productions
2001Bridget Jones's DiaryLiterary FigureSharon MaguireBJD Productions
2000All ForgottenBorisReverge AnselmoSeven Hills Productions
1999RKO 281Joseph CottenBen RossHBO/BBC
1997Jilting JoeMickDan ZeffWarner Sisters
1995Cutthroat IslandCaptain TrotterRenny HarlinCarolco
1995First KnightMarauderJerry ZuckerFirst Knight Productions
1994FrankensteinGuardKenneth BranaghShelley Films

Theatre

YearPlayRoleDirectorProducer
2018The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieGordon LowtherPolly FindlayDonmar Warehouse
2017HamletClaudiusRobert IckeAlmeida Theatre / West End
20161984O'BrienDaniel RaggettPlayhouse Theatre
2015OresteiaAgamemnonRobert IckeAlmeida Theatre / West End
2014The Cherry OrchardLeonid GaevKatie MitchellYoung Vic
2013Richard IIIDuke of BuckinghamTim CarrollBelasco Theatre New York
2013Twelfth NightSir Andrew AguecheekTim CarrollBelasco Theatre New York
2013Privates on ParadeMajor Giles FlackMichael GrandageNoël Coward Theatre
2012The Master and MargaritaKoroviev-FagotSimon McBurneyBarbican Theatre & European Tour
2011WastwaterJonathanKatie MitchellThe Royal Court
2010Design for LivingErnestAnthony PageThe Old Vic
2010The Cat in the HatThe CatKatie MitchellNational Theatre & Young Vic & Paris
2009Mrs AffleckAlfred AffleckMarianne ElliottNational Theatre
2008The Tragedy of Thomas HobbesRottenElizabeth FreestoneRoyal Shakespeare Company
2008The Merchant of VeniceShylockTim CarrollRoyal Shakespeare Company
2007War HorseHauptmann Friedrich MüllerMarianne Elliott and Tom MorrisNational Theatre
2007St JoanEarl of WarwickMarianne ElliottNational Theatre
2006The SeagullDr DornKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2006Measure for MeasureAngeloSimon McBurneyComplicite
2005A Dream PlayThe DreamerKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2004Stuff HappensJournalist/David ManningNicholas HytnerNational Theatre
2004Measure for MeasureProvostSimon McBurneyNational Theatre
2003Three SistersKulyginKatie MitchellNational Theatre
2002Twelfth NightSir Andrew AguecheekTim CarrollThe Globe Theatre at the Middle Temple Hall
2001Three SistersTusenbachLoveday IngramChichester Festival Theatre
2000The Importance of Being EarnestAlgernonSelina CadellNottingham Playhouse
1999Talk of the CityCliveStephen PoliakoffRoyal Shakespeare Company
1998Chips With EverythingPilot OfficerHoward DaviesNational Theatre
1997A Midsummer Night's DreamLysanderJonathan MillerAlmeida Theatre
1996Mother CourageThe LieutenantJonathan KentNational Theatre
1995Private LivesVictorKenny IrelandRoyal Lyceum, Edinburgh
1994A Mongrel's HeartBormenthalMark Wing-DaveyRoyal Lyceum, Edinburgh
1993SaloméIokanaanSteven BerkoffEuropean tour
1993HamletGuildensternAdrian NobleRSC
1992The Theban PlaysChorusAdrian NobleRSC
1992The DybbukBatlonKatie MitchellRSC
1991Henry IV Parts I & IIDouglas & BullcalfAdrian NobleRSC

Television

YearSeriesRoleDirectorProducer
2019The CrownMartin Furnival JonesBenjamin CaronAndrew Eaton
2019The Year of the RabbitSir Giles LinleyBen TaylorObjective fiction
2018PlebsEvanderSam LeiferRise Films
2016FlowersGeorgeWill SharpeChannel 4
2016Midsomer MurdersRoderick CravenNick LaughlandEpisode 19.1 "The Village that Rose from the Dead"
2015Peep ShowAngusBecky MartinChannel 4
2015Father BrownColonel Laurence St ClareIan BarberBBC
2013Murder on the Home FrontCarverGeoff SaxCarnival Films
2012Being HumanDr NorthDaniel O'HaraBBC
2010The Sarah Jane AdventuresMr DreadJoss AgnewDW Productions Ltd
2009Above SuspicionParksChris MenaulLa Plante Productions
2008The Shooting of Thomas HurndallSherard Cowper-ColesRowan JofféTalkback Thames/Channel 4
2008Waking the DeadStephen CarsonTim FywellBBC
2007Hotel BabylonFrancis LevingtonPaul WhittingtonCarnival
2005CasanovaMan at ArmsSheree FolksonRed Productions
2004Wire in the BloodWillertonTerry McDonaghCoastal Productions
2003BoudicaSeverusBill AndersonBox TV
2003Cambridge SpiesGuy LiddellTim FywellBBC
2001The Way We Live NowMiles GrendallDavid YatesBBC
2001The ViceDefence CouncilJulian HolmesCarlton
2001WhistleblowerSuttonBen BoltBBC
2000AttachmentsEd VinerHarry BradbeerCarlton UK
1998Dalziel and PascoeGreg WatersonMaurice PhillipsBBC
1997The Painted LadyCharles StaffordJulian JarroldGranada
1996Crocodile ShoesAlan McGuireDavid RichardsRed Rooster Films
1995The BillChief Inspector WallaceJeremy SilberstonThames TV
1993Between the LinesMotorcycle OfficerBob BiermanBBC

Radio

Video games

YearGameRoleDeveloperProducerPlatform
2013Mandor SavicGuerrilla CambridgeSony Computer EntertainmentPlayStation Vita