Isaac Stanmore (born 16 November 1988) is an English actor best known for playing Saul in the stage adaptation of ''

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'' and Young Arthur Bullimore in ''

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''.

Early life

Stanmore went to Godalming College before training at the

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Career

Stanmore made his professional debut in 2012 in Wild Oats at the

Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a f ...

. As part of the Patron's Prize he starred in all in-house productions at the Bristol Old Vic for six months including Wild Oats, Does My Society Look Big In This? and

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in which he played John Darling. In 2013 he toured with the

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playing Rosalind in As You Like It. In 2014 he originated the role of Saul in the stage adaption of the

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novel

. Following a UK tour the production transferred to the West End marking Stanmore's West End debut. The show was subsequently nominated for a

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and Family. at the

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. His theatre credits include Robin & Marian (

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2016), Dracula ( New Vic Stoke, 2015); Saul in

(Rose Theatre, Kingston, Vaudeville Theatre, UK Tour, 2014); Macbeth (UK Tour, 2014); Rapunzel (Lawrence Batley Theatre, 2013); Rosalind in As You Like It (Lord Chamberlain’s Men UK Tour, 2013);

(Bristol Old Vic, 2012); Does My Society Look Big In This? (Bristol Old Vic, 2012); Wild Oats (Bristol Old Vic, 2012); Knives In Hens (Greenwich Theatre, 2012); White Boy (National Youth Theatre, Soho Theatre, 2008). Stanmore made his screen debut in the 2014

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Christmas Eve special

in which he portrayed a young

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanmore, Isaac English male actors 1988 births Living people Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School National Youth Theatre members People educated at Godalming Grammar School