Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear | |
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Born | Rory Michael Kinnear 17 February 1978 Hammersmith, London, England |
Education | Balliol College, Oxford London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Partner | Pandora Colin |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Roy Kinnear Carmel Cryan |
Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor. He won two
He played
TV roles include Michael Callow in the debut episode of the anthology Black Mirror, The National Anthem (2011), Michael Baker in the sitcom Count Arthur Strong (2013–2017), Lord Lucan in the two-part thriller Lucan (2013), the Creature in the horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) and Stephen in the dystopian mini-series Years and Years (2019).
Early life
Kinnear was born on 17 February 1978,[1][2][3] in Hammersmith, London, the son of actor Roy Kinnear and actress Carmel Cryan.[4] He grew up with two older sisters, Karina and Kirsty. He is the grandson of Scottish international rugby union and rugby league player Roy Kinnear and the godson of actor Michael Williams.[5] He was educated at Tower House School (leaving in 1991),[6] St Paul's School, London,[7] and Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied English.[8] He then studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[9]
Career
Theatre
Kinnear performed in
In 2010, he played Angelo in
Kinnear appeared in The Last of the Haussmans by Stephen Beresford at the National Theatre during the summer of 2012. It was broadcast to cinemas around the world on 11 October 2012 through the National Theatre Live programme.[13]
He starred as
From September 2013, the Bush Theatre in London staged Kinnear's debut play The Herd, directed by Howard Davies.[15] It ran at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago beginning 2 April 2015.[16] In October 2017, he appeared in the title role of Young Marx, the premiere production at the Bridge Theatre.[17] He returned to the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre to star in the title role in Macbeth with Anne-Marie Duff from February 2018.[8]
Opera
For
Film
Kinnear portrays
In 2023, Kinnear starred as Burnley wannabe banker Dave Fishwick in the film
Television
Kinnear appeared in the 2007 television film Mansfield Park, with Billie Piper and Michelle Ryan.[23] He followed this in 2008, with his portrayal of Denis Thatcher in a BBC dramatisation of Margaret Thatcher's political career, The Long Walk to Finchley,[23] which also starred Andrea Riseborough and Samuel West.[23] in 2010, he starred alongside Lucy Punch and Toby Stephens in the BBC Two series Vexed.[23] The same year, he was the co-lead with Mark Gatiss in the BBC4 TV drama, The First Men in the Moon.[10]
In 2011, he provided narration during the
In 2013, Kinnear starred as Michael in the
In 2017, he appeared in the British miniseries
In 2019, Kinnear played Craig Oliver in the Channel 4 television film Brexit: The Uncivil War,[30] and the desperate financial advisor Stephen Lyons in the futuristic series Years and Years.[23]
In 2021, Kinnear played
In 2023 he played the fictional character of British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge in the Netflix series The Diplomat alongside Keri Russell.
Radio
In 2010, he played Flugkapitän Jürgen Rahl in the BBC Radio drama
Personal life
Kinnear is engaged to actress Pandora Colin[10](née Pandora Ormsby-Gore), daughter of the 5th Baron Harlech and aunt to the current 7th Baron, Conservative sitting peer Jasset Ormsby-Gore.[10] They have a son, Riley, born in 2010,[10] and a daughter, Hope, born in 2014.[34][35]
In May 2020 Kinnear's sister Karina died from
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Judas | Andrew | |
2008 | Quantum of Solace | Bill Tanner | |
2009 | Wish 143 | Wisham | Short film |
2010 | The First Men in the Moon | Julius Bedford | |
Wild Target | Gerry Bailey | ||
2012 | Skyfall | Bill Tanner | |
Broken | Bob Oswald | Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
2014 | Cuban Fury | Gary | |
The Imitation Game | Detective Nock | Nominated— San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
2015 | Man Up | Sean | |
Spectre | Bill Tanner | ||
2016 | Trespass Against Us | P.C Lovage | |
The Roof | Yet Another Fan | Short film | |
Daddy My | Father | Short film | |
2017 | iBoy | Ellman | |
2018 | Peterloo | Henry Hunt | |
2021 | No Time to Die | Bill Tanner | |
2022 | Men | Geoffrey / Various roles | |
2023 | Bank of Dave |
Dave Fishwick |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Judge John Deed | Tony Cootes | Episode: "Duty of Care" |
2002 | Menace | Kevin | 2 episodes |
Ultimate Force | Policeman | Episode: "The Killing House" | |
2003 | The Second Coming | Father Dillane | Episode: "#1.1" |
2005 | Silent Witness | Paul | Episode: "The Meaning of Death" |
Secret Smile | Nick | Television movie | |
2007 | Mansfield Park | James Rushworth | Television movie |
Five Days | Kyle Betts | 5 episodes | |
Comedy Showcase | Rob Black | Episode: "Plus One" | |
2008 | Messiah: The Rapture | Stewart Dean | 2 episodes |
The Curse of Steptoe | Alan Simpson | Television movie | |
The Long Walk to Finchley | Denis Thatcher | Television movie | |
2009 | Waking the Dead | James Mitcham | 2 episodes |
Beautiful People | Ross | Episode: "How I Got My Plumes" | |
Ashes to Ashes | Jeremy | Episode: "#2.3" | |
Cranford | Septimus Hanbury | Episode: "Return to Cranford: Part One – August 1844" | |
The Thick of It | Ed Atkins | Episode: "#3.1" | |
2010 | Vexed | Dan Bishop | 3 episodes |
Lennon Naked | Brian Epstein | Television movie | |
2011 | Women in Love | Rupert Birkin | 2 episodes |
Black Mirror | Prime Minister Michael Callow | Episode: "The National Anthem" | |
2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Reverend Septimus Crisparkle | 2 episodes |
The Hollow Crown | Bolingbroke | Episode: "Richard II" | |
2013 | Southcliffe | David Whitehead | 4 episodes Nominated— BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor |
Lucan | Lord Lucan | 2 episodes | |
2013–2017 | Count Arthur Strong | Michael | 20 episodes |
2014–2016 | Penny Dreadful | The Creature | 22 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – TV Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor on TV (2015–16) |
2015 | The Casual Vacancy | Barry Fairbrother | 3 episodes |
2017 | Guerrilla |
Pence | 6 episodes |
Quacks | Robert Lessing | 6 episodes | |
2018 | Inside No. 9 | Prince Rico / Gus | Episode: "Zanzibar" |
Watership Down |
Cowslip (voice) | Miniseries | |
2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Craig Oliver | Television film |
Years and Years | Stephen Lyons | Main role | |
Catherine the Great | Nikita Ivanovich Panin |
Miniseries | |
2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Peter Craft | Main role |
2021 | Ridley Road | Colin Jordan | |
2022 | Our Flag Means Death | Captain Nigel Badminton/Admiral Chauncey Badminton | Main role |
2023 | The Diplomat | Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge | Main role |
2024 | Toxic Town | TBA | 4 episodes[37] |
Theatre
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Our Flag Means Death | Nominated | [38] |
References
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- ^ Brown, Mark (29 November 2010). "Kinnear and Carroll land top theatre awards". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Last of the Haussmans". National Theatre. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d Kennedy, Maev (17 November 2013). "Othello and Iago share best actor prize in London Evening Standard awards". The Guardian.
- ^ Billington, Michael (19 September 2013). "The Herd: review". The Guardian.
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- ^ Brown, Mark (19 April 2017). "Karl Marx comedy to kick off first season at new London theatre". The Guardian.
- ^ Hitchings, Henry (27 May 2016). "The Threepenny Opera, theatre review: Kinnear really on song". Evening Standard.
- ^ Saville, Alice (27 May 2016). "The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre, review: A snarling, sexy beast of a show". The Independent.
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- ^ McHugh, Jennifer. "'Our Flag Means Death' Cast & Character Guide: Who Plays Who in the HBO Max Pirate Comedy Series?". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Simon Bovey - Slipstream". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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- ^ Kinnear, Rory (12 May 2020). "My sister died of coronavirus. She needed care, but her life was not disposable". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "'Toxic Town': Netflix Greenlights Jack Thorne-Penned Corby Poisonings Series Starring Aimee Lou Wood, Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle". www.deadline.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Voyles, Blake (20 September 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Nominees". Retrieved 20 September 2023.