Aneurin Barnard
Aneurin Barnard | |
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Barnard in 2019 | |
Born | (1987年05月08日) 8 May 1987 (age 37) Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales |
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Lucy Faulks
(m. 2017) |
Children | 2[1] |
Aneurin Barnard (/əˈnaɪrɪn/ ; Welsh: [aˈnɛirɪn] ; born 8 May 1987)[1] is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Davey in Hunky Dory , Claude in The Truth About Emanuel , Bobby Willis in Cilla , Tim in Thirteen , King Richard III in The White Queen , William in Dead in a Week or Your Money Back , Gibson in Dunkirk , and Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch.
Early life
[edit ]Barnard was born in Bridgend in Wales on 8 May 1987, the son of factory worker June and coal miner Terry Barnard.[2] [3] His first language is Welsh.[4] He attended Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf during his secondary school years. Barnard trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2008,[3] and was credited as a RWCMD Associate Award in 2019.[5]
Career
[edit ]Theatre
[edit ]Barnard was just 11 years of age when he began involvement in theatre work at the Bridgend County Youth Theatre in 1999.[6] Whilst a student at drama school, he appeared in productions of The Caucasian Chalk Circle , Hobson's Choice , The Importance of Being Earnest and West Side Story , in which he played Tony. He was also involved in a radio production of Under Milk Wood .[7]
He played Melchior, one of the three leads, in the London premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening , which opened in February 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith.[8] The play later transferred to the Novello Theatre in March 2009, running until May 2009. For his performance, Barnard won the Laurence Olivier Award.[9]
Screen
[edit ]Barnard starred in the HTV Wales series Jacob's Ladder as a 16-year-old. He has appeared in guest roles in TV series Doctors , Casualty , Shameless , and Y Pris .[10] He has also appeared in the short TV films The Big Day, Night on the Tiles and the BAFTA Cymru-winning Owl Creek Bridge.[6]
In 2011 Barnard starred in Hunky Dory ,[2] co-starring with Minnie Driver.[3] Barnard played the role of Davey and in the film sang songs from the era such as David Bowie's "Life on Mars" and The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me".[1]
In January 2012, Barnard starred as photographer David Bailey in the television film We'll Take Manhattan .[2] He also appeared in the 2012 horror film Elfie Hopkins . Barnard then appeared in the lead role in Vertigo Films's Guinea Pigs,[11] a micro-budget horror film about volunteers fighting for their lives after a drug trial goes wrong. Later in 2012 he starred in the horror-thriller film Citadel .[4]
In 2012 Barnard filmed the fantasy adventure film The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box [12] throughout the South West of England, playing the title role of Mariah Mundi alongside Michael Sheen.[4] The film was released in 2014.[12] Barnard also featured in Trap for Cinderella (2013),[12] and as Claude in Francesca Gregorini's drama thriller, The Truth About Emanuel .[12] In 2013 Barnard portrayed King Richard III of England in the television series The White Queen on BBC One.[3] He also appeared as John Trenchard in a two-part Sky TV adaptation of Moonfleet .[2]
In 2016 he starred as Prince Boris Drubetskoy in Andrew Davies's television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace , broadcast on BBC One,[13] for which he was nominated for Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau).[14] He starred as Tim Hobson, boyfriend of Ivy Moxham, (played by Jodie Comer) in the BBC 5 part drama Thirteen .[1]
In 2017 he appeared in the film Bitter Harvest . He played the music manager Bobby Willis in ITV's 3-part drama Cilla .[1]
Also in 2017, Barnard had the lead role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Interlude in Prague . The following year, he played William in the British comedy, Dead in a Week or Your Money Back . In 2022 it was announced that Barnard would appear in the fourteenth series of Doctor Who as Roger ap Gwilliam.[15]
In 2021 Barnard starred in the BBC One prison drama Time alongside Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, earning a second nomination for Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau).[16]
In January 2023, Barnard starred as Ryan in the Channel 5 series The Catch ,[17] alongside Jason Watkins and Poppy Gilbert.[1] In 2023 he filmed the BBC television feature Men Up , about the first clinical trials for the drug Viagra that took place in Swansea in 1994.[18]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Ironclad | Guy the Squire | |
Powder | Miguel | ||
Hunky Dory | Davey | [2] | |
2012 | Citadel | Tommy | |
Elfie Hopkins | Dylan Parker | ||
The Facility | Adam | [2] | |
2013 | The Truth About Emanuel | Claude | |
Trap for Cinderella | Jake | ||
Mary Queen of Scots | Darnley | ||
2014 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Mariah Mundi | |
2017 | Bitter Harvest | Mykola | |
Interlude in Prague | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
Dunkirk | Gibson | ||
2018 | Bigger | Ben Weider | |
Dead in a Week or Your Money Back | William | ||
2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | James Steerforth | |
The Goldfinch | Boris Pavlikovsky | ||
Radioactive | Paul Langevin | ||
2024 | Timestalker | Alex | |
2025 | Rogue Trooper † | Rogue Trooper | Post-production |
TBA | Mr Burton † | Elfed | Post-production |
Television
[edit ]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003–2004 | Jacob's Ladder | Young Jonathan | Television series |
2007–2008 | Y Pris | Tupac | Television series |
2008 | Casualty | Damien | Episode: "Hurt" |
2009 | Doctors | Chas Murdoch | Episode: "Filmflam Thank You Man" |
2012 | We'll Take Manhattan | David Bailey | Television film |
2013 | The White Queen | Richard III | 10 episodes |
Agatha Christie's Marple | Robbie Hayman | Episode: "Endless Night" | |
Moonfleet | John Trenchard | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Under Milk Wood | Drowned | Television film Voice role |
Cilla | Robert "Bobby" Willis Jr. | 3 episodes | |
2015 | The Scandalous Lady W | Captain George Bisset | Television film |
Killing Jesus | James, son of Zebedee | Television film | |
2016 | War & Peace | Boris Drubetskoy | 6 episodes |
Thirteen | Tim Hobson | 5 episodes | |
2017 | SS-GB | PC Jimmy Dunn | 2 episodes |
2019 | Sherwood | Gisbourne | Voice role 10 episodes |
Midsomer Murders | Freddie Lamb | Episode: "With Baited Breath" | |
2020 | Barkskins | Hamish Goames | 8 episodes |
2021 | The Pact | Jack Evans | 6 episodes |
Time | Bernard | Episode: "#1.1" | |
2022 | Peaky Blinders | Doctor Holford | 2 episodes |
1899 | Daniel Solace | 8 episodes [15] | |
2023 | The Catch | Ryan | Main role 4 episodes |
Men Up | Dr Dylan Pearce | Television film | |
2024 | Doctor Who | Roger ap Gwilliam[15] | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit ]Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical | Spring Awakening | Won | [9] |
2012 | Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Actor | Citadel | Won | [19] |
2016 | BAFTA Cymru | Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau) | War & Peace | Nominated | [14] [19] |
2022 | Time | Nominated | [16] [19] |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g Hyland, Karen (25 January 2023). "Aneurin Barnard in The Catch: What else has actor been in and how do you pronounce his name?". Entertainment Daily.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Truth About Aneurin Barnard". Interview Magazine. 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Aneurin Barnard films new BBC period drama in Bruges". WalesOnline. 25 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Watson, Keith (19 July 2013). "Aneurin Barnard: Richard III gets a raw deal". Metro.
- ^ "RWCMD Associates awards". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Aneurin Barnard: A career awakening". WalesOnline. 20 March 2009.
- ^ "Interview with Aneurin Barnard and other member cast of Spring Awakening". todoMUSICALES. 3 April 2009.
- ^ Mark Shenton (25 October 2008). "Initial Casting Announced for London Premiere of Tony-Winning Spring Awakening". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards 2010 Winners Announced". London Theatre. 8 June 2016.
- ^ Aneurin Barnard secures film deal Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vertigo, NFTS start shoot for Guinea Pigs". Screen Daily.
- ^ a b c d Adam Dawtrey (11 April 2012). "Aneurin Barnard tapped for 'Mariah Mundi'". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "BBC — Filming begins on epic adaptation of War and Peace for BBC One — Media Centre". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b "BAFTA Cymru Awards 2016". bafta.org. 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c McLaughlin, Charlotte (9 January 2023). "Aneurin Barnard joins cast of Doctor Who to play mysterious character". Standard.
- ^ a b "Winners announced for the 2022 BAFTA Cymru Awards". bafta.org. 9 October 2022.
- ^ "The Catch: Release date, cast and news for Channel 5 drama". Radio Times. 11 January 2023.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (1 March 2023). "Viagra Trial Drama 'Men Up' Coming to BBC From Russell T. Davies, 'Industry' Writer, 'It's a Sin' Producer". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Aneurin Barnard Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- Living people
- Laurence Olivier Award winners
- Actors from Bridgend
- Welsh male film actors
- British male film actors
- British male television actors
- Welsh male stage actors
- Welsh male television actors
- 1987 births
- 21st-century Welsh male actors
- Male actors from Bridgend County Borough