Alexander Arnold''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' A45B (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as Rich Hardbeck in the E4 teen drama '' Skins''.

Career

Acting

Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama '' Skins'', playing the keen metalhead Rich Hardbeck. He got the role while still in the

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through the open audition process in London. In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by Cloud Control. Directed by the award-winning Luke Snellin, it was shot in Spain over two days. He starred in a two-part ITV drama called '' A Mother's Son'', written by Chris Lang and first screened in September 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the

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zombie drama '' In the Flesh'', and in the third series of crime drama ''

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''. He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series '' What Remains''. In 2015, he joined the cast of '' Poldark'', a new BBC series based on The Poldark Novels. Arnold landed his first film role in the 2014 western '' The Salvation'', shot in South Africa.

Music

Arnold enjoys playing the

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, and is the lead singer of an indie band called Circuithouse.

Charity work

In April 2011, Arnold donated a painting of his childhood bear to The Bristol Autism Project, which helps

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children in

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Filmography

Television

Feature film

Short film

Music videos

Theatre credits

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Alex 1992 births Autism activists English male television actors Living people Male actors from Kent National Youth Theatre members Actors from Ashford, Kent Musicians from Kent