Robert Lonsdale (born 2 November 1983) is an English actor and musician.

Early life and education

Son of Tom and Dilys Lonsdale, he was born on 2 November 1983 in Marsden, West Yorkshire, and has one sister. He went to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He won the Carlton Hobbs Bursary and was once described by Tim Rice as "a young man with enormous talent".

Career

Lonsdale first started acting at the age of eight. One of his first television acting roles was on ''

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'' in 2002. He has appeared on television and on 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 Time Machine'' (on

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in 2009), ''

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'' (2008), '' On the Beach'' (November 2008 for Radio 4) and ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' (BBC). Lonsdale has appeared on stage in ''Brilliant Adventures'' as Luke at The Royal Court, ''A Life'' at the Finborough Theatre, and ''Anna Christie'' (alongside

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and Ruth Wilson) at the Donmar Warehouse. He's also acted in ''La Bete'' (on West End/Broadway), ''The Indian Wants The Bronx'' at the

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and '' Made in Dagenham''. In 2013, he won Best Studio Performance in ''Brilliant Adventures'' at Royal Exchange Studio for the Manchester Theatre Awards. In 2014, Lonsdale played the lead role of Private Prewitt, the American GI in ''

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'' and sang several numbers in the show. This was his first musical. He released one of the number from the show, “Fight the Fight”, as a single. He was nominated for a Whatsonstage Award for Best Actor. Following ''From Here to Eternity'' he played Daniel in ''Another Place'' at The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth. and one of the leading roles in the BBC's '' The Interceptor.'' From 2015 to 2017, Lonsdale played a series regular in '' Chewing Gum'' as Connor, Tracey's (

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) love interest and a poet. In 2017, Lonsdale was in '' A Lie of the Mind'' at Southwark Playhouse with Gethin Anthony and

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. The following year, he performed in the play ''Utility'' at the Orange Tree Theatre in

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. He appeared in the musical ''

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'' at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 2019 and The National Theatre in 2023. He plays the guitar, the ukulele, the bugle and a bit of piano and writes his own music.

Personal life

Lonsdale ran the London Marathon in 2018 on behalf of Heads Together charity, which encourages people to speak openly about mental health. He lives in South East London and supports Tottenham Hotspur.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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TV appearance
on ''

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