Sean Rigby (born 15 August 1989) is an English stage and television actor.

Early life

Rigby is from Preston, Lancashire in England. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2012."The Endeavour Interview: Sean Rigby"
Damian Michael Barcroft, 6 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019

Career

Rigby is best known for his role as Police Constable, later Police Sergeant and Detective Sergeant Chief Superintendent Strange, Jim Strange in ''Endeavour (TV series), Endeavour'', the prequel series to ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'', from its inception in 2012 to 2023.Nolan, Emma
"Endeavour season 5 release date, cast, plot, trailer: When does the new series air on ITV?"
Sunday Express, 9 February 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018 A New York Times reviewer said Rigby's interpretation of Strange "brings a vulpine grace" to the character. In the 2017-aired British historical drama television mini-series, ''Gunpowder (TV series), Gunpowder'', Rigby played William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, who received a letter, maybe or maybe not self-penned, warning of the Gunpowder Plot. In 2015, Rigby played the security guard Moe in a production of Alistair McDowall's ''Pomona (stage play), Pomona'' at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre, Temporary Theatre, which had previously opened at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London, Richmond in 2014. The show, which included Rigby as a security guard's "troubled accomplice", was reviewed in ''The Guardian'' by Michael Billington (critic), Michael Billington, who gave the production three stars. Henry Hitchings of the ''Evening Standard'' felt Rigby's character was "especially unsettling".Hitchings, Henry
"Pomona, Orange Tree - theatre review: 'this dark new play from Alistair McDowall has the power to suck us in'"
''Evening Standard'', 17 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018 In 2015, Rigby appeared as Henry in a 13-minute short drama ''Isabella''. In 2017, he starred as the only character in the four-minute short film, ''Crossing Seas''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigby, Sean 1989 births Living people Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Actors from Preston, Lancashire English male stage actors English male television actors English male film actors 21st-century English male actors