Andrew Novell (born 1968) is an English/American actor, born in Redhill, Surrey, who has worked in theatre and film in both the UK and the USA. A graduate of The Poor School (two-year acting course, 1995), he later attended

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...

(BA Directing, 2001) and the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

(MA Directing, 2003). He is notable for his portrayal of Richard III in the

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1998 production of

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's ''Richard III'', and as Ariel in

The Cherub Company London The Cherub Company London was an English theatre company, founded by Andrew Visnevski and Simon Chandler in 1973 as an ensemble of young actors, designers and composers introducing rare classics and continental plays to the stage in a style that ...

's touring production of ''The Tempest'' (1995), which toured throughout the UK and Europe. His film credits include the horror film ''The Curiosity'' directed by

Travis Beacham Travis Beacham (born 1980) is an American screenwriter, best known for writing and co-writing the films ''Dog Days of Summer'' (2005), '' Pacific Rim'' (2013), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010), and proposing the concept for the Amazon Prime fan ...

('' Pacific Rim'', '' Clash of the Titans''), Paul Morris's film ''Siamese Cop'' (1996), ''The Creeping'' (2015), and in ''Reaper'' (2016), directed by Nicholas Galligan. In his spare time he is also a writer. His work includes the plays ''Nell'', ''Adelaide'', and ''The Angel Being'', and the science fiction novel ''The Glimmering Time''. He has also written academically on theatre and acting, particularly on the work of Native American theatre and on Acting Registers.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Novell, Andrew 1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia English male stage actors English male film actors British writers British directors