| Angus Wright | |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1990 - present |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Alma Mater: | University of Edinburgh (M.A.) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Partner: | Lia Williams (2015-present) |
| Parents: | Patrick Wright (Father) |
Angus Wright (born 11 November 1964)[1] is a British actor.
Angus Wright was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest child of Virginia and Patrick Wright.[1] His father was in the British Diplomatic Service, so the family lived in many countries.[1]
He gained an M.A. in art history at the University of Edinburgh and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[1]
Wright has worked in theatre, film and television.[1]
Wright's partner is Lia Williams, since 2015.[2]
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Frankenstein | Guard | |
| 1995 | First Knight | Marauder | |
| Cutthroat Island | Captain Trotter | ||
| 1997 | Jilting Joe | Mick | |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Joseph Cotten | |
| 2000 | All Forgotten | Boris | |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Literary Figure | |
| The Affair of the Necklace | Henri Sanson | ||
| Charlotte Gray | Secret Agent | ||
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Mr Pluck | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Richard's Knight | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Robert Rowlands | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | John Nott | |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | Captain Barnes | |
| 2013 | A Little Chaos | Sualem | |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit | Andrew Altman | |
| 2014 | Maleficent | King Henry's Advisor | |
| 2016 | Rogue One | Hammerhead Captain | |
| 2018 | The Rabbit's Foot | Lucky Francis | |
| The Little Stranger | Coroner Riddell | ||
| 2019 | Official Secrets | Mark Ellison | |
| 2020 | The Courier | Dickie Franks | |
| The Witches | Waiter | ||
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Signore Rizzi | |
| See How They Run | Sergeant Bakewell | ||
| Samovar (short) | Raoul Wallenberg | ||
| Catherine Called Birdy | Fulk the Elder | ||
| 2023 | Bank of Dave | Clarence | |
| 2024 | Here | Gilbert Moore, C.H.H.P |
| Year | Show | Role | Director | Producer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Awarded a six month internship, via a Carleton Hobbs Bursary, to be a repertory member of the BBC's on-air Radio Drama Company[3] | ||||
| 2002 | Precious | Geoff | Jane Morgan | Pier Productions | |
| 2008 | Plenty | Sir Andrew Charleson | John Dove | Catherine Bailey Productions[4] | |
| 2010 | The Secret Pilgrim | Hansen | Patrick Rayner | BBC Radio 4 | |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Between the Lines | Motorcycle Officer | |
| 1995 | The Bill | Chief Inspector Wallace | |
| 1996 | Crocodile Shoes | Alan McGuire | |
| 1997 | The Painted Lady | Charles Stafford | |
| 1998 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Greg Waterson | |
| 2000 | Attachments | Ed Viner | |
| 2001 | Whistleblower | Sutton | |
| The Vice | Defence Council | ||
| The Way We Live Now | Miles Grendall | ||
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies | Guy Liddell | |
| Boudica | Severus | ||
| 2004 | Wire in the Blood | Willerton | |
| 2005 | Casanova | Man at Arms | |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Francis Levington | |
| 2008 | Waking the Dead | Stephen Carson | |
| The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall | Sherard Cowper-Coles | ||
| 2009 | Above Suspicion | Parks | |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Mr Dread | |
| 2012 | Being Human | Dr North | |
| 2013 | Murder on the Home Front | Carver | |
| 2015 | Peep Show | Angus Maynard | |
| Father Brown | Colonel Laurence St Clare | ||
| 2016 | Midsomer Murders | Roderick Craven | |
| Flowers | George | ||
| 2018 | Hamlet | King Claudius | Television movie |
| Plebs | Evander | ||
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit | Sir Giles Linley | |
| The Crown | Martin Furnival Jones | ||
| Succession | Phillipe Layton | ||
| 2020 | COBRA | General Pickering | |
| His Dark Materials | Dr. Haley | ||
| Endeavour | Professor Blish | ||
| 2021 | Sex Education | Sex Educator | |
| 2022 | Mr Harvey | ||
| The Capture | Anthony Reed | ||
| 2023 | Dreaming Whilst Black | Timothy Eastly | |
| 2024 | Mary & George | Sir David Graham | |
| Inside No.9 | Dr Death |
| Year | Play | Role | Director | Theatre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Henry IV Parts I & II | Douglas & Bullcalf | Adrian Noble | ||
| 1992 | The Dybbuk | Batlon | Katie Mitchell | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 1992 | The Theban Plays | Chorus | Adrian Noble | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 1993 | Hamlet | Guildenstern | Adrian Noble | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 1993 | Salomé | Iokanaan | Steven Berkoff | European tour | |
| 1994 | A Mongrel's Heart | Bormenthal | Mark Wing-Davey | Royal Lyceum Theatre | |
| 1995 | Private Lives | Victor | Kenny Ireland | Royal Lyceum Theatre | |
| 1996 | Mother Courage | The Lieutenant | Jonathan Kent | National Theatre | |
| 1997 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | Jonathan Miller | Almeida Theatre | |
| 1998 | Chips With Everything | Pilot Officer | Howard Davies | National Theatre | |
| 1999 | Talk of the City | Clive | Stephen Poliakoff | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 2000 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Algernon | Selina Cadell | Nottingham Playhouse | |
| 2001 | Three Sisters | Tusenbach | Loveday Ingram | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2002 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Tim Carroll | Globe Theatre at the Middle Temple Hall | |
| 2003 | Three Sisters | Kulygin | Katie Mitchell | National Theatre | |
| 2004 | Measure for Measure | Provost | Simon McBurney | National Theatre | |
| 2004 | Stuff Happens | Journalist/David Manning | Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre | |
| 2005 | A Dream Play | The Dreamer | Katie Mitchell | National Theatre | |
| 2006 | Measure for Measure | Angelo | Simon McBurney | Complicite & International tour | |
| 2006 | The Seagull | Dr Dorn | Katie Mitchell | National Theatre | |
| 2007 | St Joan | Earl of Warwick | Marianne Elliott | National Theatre | |
| 2007 | War Horse | Hauptmann Friedrich Müller | Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris | National Theatre | |
| 2008 | The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | Tim Carroll | Shakespeare Company | |
| 2008 | The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes | Rotten | Elizabeth Freestone | Shakespeare Company | |
| 2009 | Mrs Affleck | Alfred Affleck | Marianne Elliott | National Theatre | |
| 2010 | Design for Living | Ernest | Anthony Page | The Old Vic | |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat | Katie Mitchell | National Theatre & Young Vic & Paris | |
| 2011 | Wastwater | Jonathan | Katie Mitchell | The Royal Court | |
| 2012 | The Master and Margarita | Koroviev-Fagot | Simon McBurney | Barbican Theatre & European Tour | |
| 2013 | Privates on Parade | Major Giles Flack | Michael Grandage | Noël Coward Theatre | |
| 2013 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Tim Carroll | Belasco Theatre | |
| 2013 | Richard III | Duke of Buckingham | Tim Carroll | Belasco Theatre | |
| 2014 | The Cherry Orchard | Leonid Gaev | Katie Mitchell | The Young Vic | |
| 2015 | Oresteia | Agamemnon | Robert Icke | Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios[5] | |
| 2016 | 1984 | O'Brien | Daniel Raggett | Playhouse Theatre | |
| 2017 | Hamlet | King Claudius | Robert Icke | Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre[6] | |
| 2018 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Gordon Lowther | Polly Findlay | Donmar Warehouse | |
| 2022 | Oresteia & Hamlet | Agamemnon & Claudius | Robert Icke | Park Avenue Armory, New York | |
| 2023 | Nachtland | Kahl | Patrick Marber | The Young Vic |
| Year | Game | Role | Developer | Producer | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mandor Savic | Guerrilla Cambridge | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation Vita | ||
| 2023 | Final Fantasy XVI | Quentin | Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Square Enix | Playstation 5 | |
| 2024 | Markus | Rabbit and Bear Studios | 505 Games | Multiple | ||
| 2025 | Detective | Karl von Rove | Studio Chipo y Juan | Meta | VR |
