Robert Lonsdale
File:From Here to Eternity (Cast Cd).jpg
As part of the From Here to Eternity musical cast - single cover
Born1983[1]
Marsden, West Yorkshire
Alma materAcademy of Live and Recorded Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Robert Lonsdale is a English actor. Born in Marsden, West Yorkshire, he has one sister.[1] He went to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[2]

Career

He first started acting when he was eight.[3] One of the first TV acting roles was on Coronation Street when he was just 19 in 2002.[1] He has appeared in TV and on the stage in various roles. He has also done work on Radio plays for the BBC. Including, All Quiet On The Western Front, Henry VIII, The Steps, Walter Now, Pilgrim, The Pattern of Painful Adventures (in 2008) and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall (BBC).[4] In 2013, he won Best Studio Performance in Brilliant Adventures at Royal Exchange Studio for the Manchester Theatre Awards.[5]

He was once described by Tim Rice as "a young man with enormous talent".[6] In 2014, he played lead role of Private Prewitt, the American GI in From Here to Eternity the Musical and had to sing several numbers in the show.[1] This was his first musical.[7] He released one of the number from the show, “Fight The Fight” as a single.[1] He was nominated for a Whatsonstage Award for Best Actor.[8]

TV Work

Theatre Work

He has appeared on stage in Brilliant Adventures as Luke at the Royal Court, A Life at the Finborough Theatre,[9] and Anna Christie (alongside Jude Law and Ruth Wilson) at the Donmar Warehouse.[6] Also in La Bete (on West End/Broadway), The Indian Wants The Bronx at the Young Vic and Made In Dagenham.[4] Then in 2014, following From Here to Eternity: The Musical as Private Prewitt, he was Daniel in Another Place at The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Atkinson, Neil (7 April 2014). "From the West End to muck spreading in Marsden: From Here To Eternity stage show star Robert Lonsdale on his career so far". The Huddesfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Robert Lonsdale Interview". hoteldirect.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ Tangcay Y 31 JAN 2014, Jazz (31 January 2014). "'I wanted to be the centre of attention': Robert Lonsdale talks to So So Gay". sosogay.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Actor: Robert Lonsdale". live.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ "News: Best Studio Performance". manchestertheatreawards.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b Bosanquet, Theo (24 June 2013). "Robert Lonsdale plays Private Prewitt in From Here to Eternity". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ^ Copsey, Robert (29 January 2014). "From Here To Eternity's Robert Lonsdale: 'I'll never be a popstar'". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Another Place cast announced". theatreroyal.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ^ "ROBERT LONSDALE AND MARY MALLEN IN A LIFE". snapdragonproductions.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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