Anatol Yusef
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Anatol Yusef is an English film, television and stage actor, writer, director. He was born in Barking, East London and is best known for his work at
Biography
As a teenager, Yusef found early work in television shows including Jeeves and Wooster, Grange Hill, and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He appeared in the films Batman and Aliens (director's cut). He received the country’s highest marks in GCSE and A-Level Drama studies which awarded him a scholarship from Essex County Council for Acting School. He then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. While training he worked on the television show, Thief Takers and was a finalist in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Award.[1]
Upon graduating in 2000, Yusef was offered a role in Fred Schepisi's award-winning film Last Orders, playing the younger self of Bob Hoskins' "Ray" and working with British actors Sir Michael Caine, Dame Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings, and Tom Courtenay.[2]
He became a resident company member with the
In 2006, Yusef's performance as
In 2008, Yusef appeared in the title role in a New York off-off Broadway production of Richard III, and was described by Backstage as "a superlative actor" and "magnetic".[5] Yusef has since remained in New York City. He has worked throughout New York, in 2011 appearing in A Movement of the Soul, playing Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, for which he learned American Sign Language. In 2012, he appeared in José Rivera’s “Massacre (Sing to Your Children)” and received special mention by David Rooney in The New York Times for his role as Joe.[6]
From 2009–2012 he was co-founder and joint-artistic director of Fixitsolife Theater Company in Manhattan, New York.
In 2010 he was cast as
In 2014 he appeared in a central ensemble including,
In 2016, Yusef narrated the European championship series on Howler Radio, a collection of five podcast narratives written by a selection football journalists, the most popular being "The Summer Football Came Home".[11]
In 2017, he appeared as Laertes and the Player King in Sam Gold’s Hamlet at the Public Theatre with Oscar Isaac in the title role. He received unilaterally excellent reviews including, Marilyn Stasio of Variety who stated that “he makes his presence felt in a riveting performance”[12] and Ben Brantley of The New York Times added that he “is splendid as a pugilistic Laertes and a lyrical Player King.”[13] Helen Shaw also commented that Anatol “does a speech as the Player that runs rings around the stars nearby.”[14][15]
In 2018, Anatol starred as King Leontes in Arin Arbus’ production of The Winter’s Tale at Theatre for a New Audience, again receiving positive reviews. Off Off Online praised him as “completely convincing, masterly in the language and commanding a range of emotions.”[16] Jesse Green of The New York Times called the production terrific and haled Anatol’s performance.[17]
Anatol was last seen playing opposite Elizabeth McGovern in the two-hander Ava: The Secret Conversations, directed by Gaby Dellal, and written by McGovern. His portrayal of biographer Peter Evans as well as turns as Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, and Artie Shaw were described as "capturing the essence of Ava’s trio of lovers with an interesting character performance that really brings the story to life.”[18]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Last Orders | Young Ray | |
2003 | Ten Minutes | Peter | Short |
2003 | The Gathering |
The Gathering | |
2006 | O Jerusalem | Major Tell | |
2009 | The Reward | Felix | Short |
2011 | Corner Shop | Danny | Short |
2016 | Bastille Day | Tom Luddy | |
2020 | You can't Win | Dirty Dick | |
2023 | Day of the Fight |
Television
Year | Title | Role | |
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1990, 1992 | Jeeves and Wooster | Sydney Blumenfield | Seasons 1 and 3 |
1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Hubert Van Hook | Episode: "Benares, January 1910" |
1995 | Grange Hill | Mark | Episode #18.4 |
1999 | Thief Takers | Aziz | Episode: "Shadows" |
2000 | Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind | Sandwich Shop Owner | TV movie |
2002, 2006 | The Bill | Rick Lessalles, Kevin Mann | 2 episodes |
2003 | Trial & Retribution | PC Barry Skinner | 2 episodes |
2003 | The Afternoon Play: Turkish Delight | Ahmed | |
2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Meyer Lansky | 31 episodes |
2013 | Southcliffe | Paul Gould | TV miniseries |
2016 | Preacher | Deblanc | Season 1 |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Mysteries | Herod/Cain | |
2000 | Under Milk Wood | Rev. Eli Jenkins, Dai Bread | |
2000 | After Miss Julie | John | |
2002 | Blackbird | Sarhad | |
2004 | Best of Motives | Ahmed | |
2005 | King Lear | Duke of Cornwall | |
2005 | Romeo and Juliet | Sampson | |
2005 | Macbeth | Banquo | |
2006 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | |
2007 | Startled Response | Umut | |
2008 | Richard III | Richard III | |
2009 | Moonlight | Jake | |
2010 | Proof | Hal | |
2010 | The Science of Guilt | Kevin | |
2011 | A Movement of the Soul | Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet | |
2012 | Massacre (Sing to Your Children) | Joe | |
2017 | Hamlet | Laertes, The Player King | |
2018 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | |
2022 | Ava: The Secret Conversations | Peter Evans, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw |
References
- ^ "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduates". Winterbourne. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Last Orders Cast". IMDB.
- ^ de Jongh, Nicholas. "King Lear". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 July 2004.
- ^ Uusitalo, Irja. "Romeo and Juliet". The Stage. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
- ^ Cohen, Ron. "Richard III". Backstage. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ The Morton Report. "He's Not a Gangster, He Just Plays One on TV: An Interview with Boardwalk Empire's Anatol Yusef". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- JSTOR 2171678.
- ^ Noble, Michael (October 2013). "Boardwalk Empire season 4 episode 4 review: All In". Den of Geek. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ The Playlist Staff (23 December 2014). "The 15 Best TV Episodes Of 2014". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "The Summer Football Came Home: The Story of Euro 96".
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (14 July 2017). "Off Broadway Review: Oscar Isaac in 'Hamlet'". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Helen. "Hamlet". 4columns.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Rooney, David (13 July 2017). "'Hamlet': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "The Winter's Tale". Off Off Online. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Philpott, Maryam. "Anatol Yusef". Cultural Capital. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
- Anatol Yusef at IMDb