History

Angell was a member of the award-winning Chichester Festival Youth Theatre (1998–2005) for two weeks before he landed two roles: one opposite Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE is an English actor, writer and theatre director. He is also currently a judge on Popstar to Operastar.-Early years:...

 in Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight, also known as Falstaff and Campanadas a medianoche , is a 1965 film directed by and starring Orson Welles. Focused on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff, the film stars Welles himself as Falstaff, Keith Baxter plays Prince Hal , and John Gielgud plays...

at the Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962. Subsequently the smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989....

, the second in the BBC educational series Zig Zag. On set he was spotted by his agency, and other directors approached him and cast him in George Farquar's The Recruiting Officer and A String of Pearls.

Voice work

Angell was handpicked by John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author.-Early life:...

 as the perfect voice for the BBC live radio plays The Summer of a Dormouse with Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE , known as Joss Ackland, is an English actor who has appeared in more than 130 films and numerous television roles.-Early life:...

, and The Dark Tower. He also provided the voice of the young Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

 in the BBC-produced documentaries In the Footsteps of Churchill.

Awards

Angell was awarded two Honours Awards from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...

 in 1997 and 1999. He also won a worst-dressed award in 2001 for his character Murdoch in The Ghost Hunter

The Ghost Hunter

The Ghost Hunter is a general name for a series of novels by Ivan Jones about a Victorian shoe-shine boy who has become a ghost. The boy, called William Povey, is trying to escape from the evil and obsessive Ghost Hunter, Mrs Croker...

.

See also

• The Ghost Hunter (TV series)
  The Ghost Hunter (TV series)
  The Ghost Hunter is an award winning British children's drama series created for the BBC and based on the books The Ghost Hunter by Ivan Jones . It was first broadcast in January 2000 and the last series was first broadcast,in 2002. Repeats continue to be shown on BBC and CBBC as well as in other...