Richard Sutton (actor)
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Richard Sutton is a British stage and screen actor.
called Castle Vale
. The annual Jaguar Pantomime Society were performing Dick Whittington the year that he was born, prompting his brother to give him the name Richard. His Grandfather was the trumpeter in the orchestra, his Aunt the wardrobe mistress and so Richard became a permanent figure within their rep company over the next ten years.
After receiving a Degree in English Language and Drama (University of Wales
), Richard completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Acting at the Birmingham School of Acting
.
Over the past decade, Richard has created roles in a number of popular British television shows. Notable performances include Private Clive Tonry in the BAFTA-award-winning Dunkirk
(2004), and Chris Taylor, the father of the first victim of serial killer Beverly Allit
in BBC
One's The Angel of Death. Other credits include Eastenders
, Doctors, Casualty
, Holby City
, Miranda
, Come Fly with Me
, Hollyoaks
and Dalziel & Pascoe
He also has a number of theatre credits to his name, including many seasons at the Birmingham Rep and creating the role of Dale in the world premiere of Chris O'Connell's play Tall Phoenix.
In late 2009, actor/writer Justin Fletcher
personally chose him for the character of Tommy Tummy in his sketch show Gigglebiz
which is currently in its second series on the BBC's pre-school channel Cbeebies's
In the summer of 2011, Richard has taken on the role of Naval officer David Blair
in ITV1's £11m TV series Titanic. It is being filmed on location in Hungary
.
Between acting commitments he works on a freelance basis at the BBC's Television Centre.
by trekking across some of the world's toughest terrain. In 2009 he took part in a trek across the Sahara
desert and in 2010 he was part of a ten man team hiking through the world's biggest mountain range in the Himalayas
.
, rugby, skiing and running.
Early Life
Richard "Rich" Sutton began acting very early on in his life, making his theatrical debut aged just twelve months old. He was born half a mile from the Jaguar plant in a very industrial part of BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
called Castle Vale
Castle Vale
Castle Vale is a housing estate located near Erdington currently Castle Vale votes with Tyburn Ward which is part of Erdington constituency, northeast of Birmingham city centre in England...
. The annual Jaguar Pantomime Society were performing Dick Whittington the year that he was born, prompting his brother to give him the name Richard. His Grandfather was the trumpeter in the orchestra, his Aunt the wardrobe mistress and so Richard became a permanent figure within their rep company over the next ten years.
After receiving a Degree in English Language and Drama (University of Wales
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University is a university located in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. As of late 2006, the university had over 12,000 students spread across seventeen academic departments.The university was founded in 1872 as...
), Richard completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Acting at the Birmingham School of Acting
Birmingham School of Acting
Birmingham School of Acting is a drama school located in Birmingham, England....
.
Career
He became a professional actor in 2001 and was signed by the acting agency Villiers and Hudson in London. They later became Nancy Hudson Associates Ltd. He is still one of their most valued clients.Over the past decade, Richard has created roles in a number of popular British television shows. Notable performances include Private Clive Tonry in the BAFTA-award-winning Dunkirk
Dunkirk (TV series)
Dunkirk is a 2004 BBC television docudrama about the Battle of Dunkirk and the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.-Awards:*BAFTA Awards 2005**Won: Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual: Robert Warr & Alex Holmes...
(2004), and Chris Taylor, the father of the first victim of serial killer Beverly Allit
Beverly Allitt
Beverley Gail Allitt is an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering four children, attempting to murder three other children, and causing grievous bodily harm to a further six children...
in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
One's The Angel of Death. Other credits include Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Doctors, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Miranda
Miranda (TV series)
Miranda is a BBC television series co-written by and starring comedienne Miranda Hart, which first aired on BBC Two on 9 November 2009. The situation comedy also features Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, James Holmes and Sally Phillips...
, Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)
Come Fly with Me is a British mockumentary television comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Narrated by Lindsay Duncan, the series launched on 25 December 2010 on BBC One and BBC One HD...
, Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
and Dalziel & Pascoe
He also has a number of theatre credits to his name, including many seasons at the Birmingham Rep and creating the role of Dale in the world premiere of Chris O'Connell's play Tall Phoenix.
In late 2009, actor/writer Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher, MBE is an English children's TV personality in the United Kingdom.Fletcher is most associated as a presenter and actor on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies, both speaking and performing in various often self-created roles.-Biography:Born in Reading, Berkshire, he is...
personally chose him for the character of Tommy Tummy in his sketch show Gigglebiz
Gigglebiz
Gigglebiz is a children's television programme made in the UK. There have been two series, first broadcast on CBeebies , the BBC's younger children's channel, in 2009 and 2011....
which is currently in its second series on the BBC's pre-school channel Cbeebies's
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
In the summer of 2011, Richard has taken on the role of Naval officer David Blair
David Blair (mariner)
David Blair was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, who had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its maiden voyage...
in ITV1's £11m TV series Titanic. It is being filmed on location in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
Between acting commitments he works on a freelance basis at the BBC's Television Centre.
Charitable Work
Richard has raised thousands of pounds for the military charity Help for HeroesHelp for Heroes
Help for Heroes is a British charity launched on 1 October 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women wounded since September 11, 2001. It was founded by Bryn Parry OBE and his wife Emma Parry OBE after they visited soldiers at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham...
by trekking across some of the world's toughest terrain. In 2009 he took part in a trek across the Sahara
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
desert and in 2010 he was part of a ten man team hiking through the world's biggest mountain range in the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
.
Personal Life
Richard lives in West London where his hobbies include horologyHorology
Horology is the art or science of measuring time. Clocks, watches, clockwork, sundials, clepsydras, timers, time recorders and marine chronometers are all examples of instruments used to measure time.People interested in horology are called horologists...
, rugby, skiing and running.
External References
- Official Website
- Agent Details
- Richard Sutton at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- www.spotlight.com
- www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies