Tristan Sturrock
Tristan Sturrock | |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Upton Cross, Cornwall, England, UK |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986 –present |
Notable work | Kneehigh Theatre Poldark (2015–) |
Spouse | Katy Carmichael (m. 2005) |
Children | 3 |
Website | Theatre Damfino |
Tristan Sturrock (born 1967) is a British theatre, television and film actor. He has worked with the theatre company Kneehigh for 30 years. He played Colin Hedges in the drama series Bad Girls during its fifth, sixth and seventh series between 2003 and 2005, and the role of Zacky Martin in Poldark in all five seasons, which aired from 2015 to 2019 in the UK. He has performed in many productions including Brief Encounter[1] on Broadway and Mayday, Mayday,[2] an autobiographical solo project which he wrote and performed internationally.
Early life and career
Tristan Sturrock was born in 1967 and raised
Sturrock's career commenced in theatre in 1986 when he joined the international touring theatre group, Truro-based
Other
Sturrock first appeared on television in 1996 when he had a guest role on the British detective series
Sturrock is an associate artist at Bristol Old Vic Theatre where he played Long John Silver in Sally Cookson's Treasure Island and in her critically acclaimed Peter in Peter Pan (Christmas 2012) He played Pongo in 101 Dalmatians (Tobacco Factory). He also played the Friar in Tom Morris's Juliet and her Romeo.
Sturrock is the co-artistic director of Bristol-based company Theatre Damfino with his partner Katy Carmichael. His autobiographical solo piece Mayday Mayday which he wrote and performed; was based on the true events of an accident in which he broke his neck and the months it took him to recover whilst raising awareness for the spinal injury charity, Aspire. The first showing premiered in Edinburgh (2012) where it won the International Fringe Review Award and was selected by artistic director Susan Feldman to play at
Personal life
Sturrock is married to actress and director Katy Carmichael, with whom he has three children; a son (born 2004) and two daughters (born 2006 and 2010).[1]
In May 2004, Sturrock broke his neck after falling from a wall during the
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Wycliffe | Paul Mawnan | Series 3, Episode 4 - "Total Loss" |
1998 | Liverpool 1 | Will Timmer | Series 1 - 5 episodes |
1998 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Assassin | Season 3, Episode 10 - "The Assassin" |
2000 | Saving Grace | Harvey | Feature film |
2001 | Doc Martin | Harvey | Television film prequel to Saving Grace |
2001 | The Bill | Jamie Ross | Series 17 - 5 episodes
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2002 | Rescue Me | Rev. Simon McDonald | Series 1, Episode 3 |
2002 | Holby City | John Baxter | Series 4, Episode 45 - " New Hearts, Old Scores "
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2002 | Menace | Peter Jackson | Miniseries |
2002 | The Project | Sean Sealey | Two-part television film |
2003 | Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie | Harvey | Television film prequel to Saving Grace |
2003 | The Royal | Charles Dodds | Series 2, Episode 1 -"All at Sea" |
2003–05 | Bad Girls | Colin Hedges | Series 5–7 - 32 episodes |
2007 | The Bill | David Pritchard | Series 23, Episodes 27 - " Pride Before a Fall "
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2009 | Garrow's Law | Thomas Rawlings | Series 1 - 2 episodes |
2009 | The Queen | Peter Townsend | Miniseries - Episode 5 - "Margaret" |
2010 | The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Lion | Father | Short film |
2012 | The Best of Men | Sergeant 'Q' Hills | Television film |
2013 | The Borgias | Doctor | Season 3, Episode 5 - "The Wolf and the Lamb" |
2014 | Jamaica Inn | Eli Brown | Miniseries - 3 episodes |
2005–15 | Doc Martin | Danny Steel | Series 2 & Series 7 - 8 episodes |
2015–
2018 |
Poldark | Zacky Martin | Series 1 - 8 episodes Series 2 - 10 episodes series 3 - 8 episodes series 4 - 8 episodes series 5 - 8 episodes |
2016 | Endeavor | Dr Bernard Gould | ITV |
2016 | Three Girls | CPS Lawyer | BBC mini-series |
2017 | The Crown | John Wheeler-Bennett | Netflix; season 2 , episode 6, "Vergangenheit"
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2017 | Strike Back | Dr Stern | Sky |
2018 | Christopher Robin | Christopher's father ( A.A. Milne )
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Disney film |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Cornish actor Tristan Sturrock returns to county to film Poldark and tread the boards in Rebecca". Western Morning News. September 2, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk. July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ "Broadway's Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock Lead Kneehigh's Brief Encounter at the Wallis, Beg. Tonight". Broadwayworld.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "St. Ann's Warehouse 2012-13 Season Begins With Mies Julie". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ a b "Poldark actor Tristan Sturrock's real-life brush with death in new Radio 4 play". Western Daily Press. April 29, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ "Winners of the 2016 Offies announced". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
External links
- Official site
- Tristan Sturrock at IMDb