Hugh Skinner
Hugh William Skinner (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor. He is best known for starring in sitcoms W1A (2014–2017) and The Windsors (2016–present), and his appearances in musical films Les Misérables (2012) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
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| Born | Hugh William Skinner 6 January 1985 London, England, UK |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life edit
Skinner grew up in London and Tunbridge Wells,[1] and attended Eastbourne College from 1998 to 2003.[2] He lived in Perth, Australia, for a year at age four.[3] He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2006.[4]
Career edit
Early work (2007–2015) edit
Skinner's first professional acting role was in the English Touring Theatre's 2007 production of French Without Tears.[1] In addition to his work on stage, he played supporting roles in the BBC series Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Felix Clare in 2008,[5] and Any Human Heart as Lionel in 2010.[6] He also played the role of Joly, one of the student revolutionaries, in the 2012 film of Les Misérables.[4]
In the autumn of 2013, Skinner played the role of Luis Carruthers, a closeted gay man who is in love with the show's protagonist, Patrick Bateman, in the world premiere of American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre.[7] He also appeared on the London cast album, which was released in 2016. While performing in American Psycho, he began filming the first series of the comedy W1A, playing the role of Will Humphries, an inept yet endearing intern at the BBC.[4] The first series was released in 2014, with subsequent series airing on BBC2 in 2015 and 2017.
Skinner played the role of Dr. Barnaby Ford in the BBC series Our Zoo. He also appeared at the Theatre Royal, Bath as Camille in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin,[8] and as Yepikhodov in Simon Stephens' new translation of The Cherry Orchard at the Young Vic.[9] He returned to the Young Vic in the summer of 2015 to play dual roles in Nick Gill's adaptation of The Trial.[10] In the autumn of 2015, it was announced that he had been cast as Unwin Trevaunance, an aspiring Member of Parliament, in the second series of the BBC production of Poldark, which aired in 2016.[11]
Breakthrough (2016–present) edit
Skinner starred in The Windsors, a spoof of the British royal family, as Prince William which aired on Channel 4 in 2016.[12] The same year, he had a role in Fleabag, a BBC3 and Amazon production, where he played the protagonist's hapless boyfriend Harry.[13] The following year, he played Sir George Howard in the first series of Harlots, an 18th-century costume drama that premiered on ITV Encore and Hulu in March.[14] Also in 2017, he played a supporting role in Hampstead opposite Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson,[15] and appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[16]
Skinner co-starred in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the 2018 sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, in which he played Young Harry, a version of the character originated by Colin Firth in the first film.[17] In 2018 he also starred in the eighth and final episode of Matthew Weiner's anthology series The Romanoffs, playing the role of Simon Burrows.[18]
He reprised his role as Harry in series 2 of Fleabag, which was released on BBC3 in March 2019 and was released on Amazon Prime in May 2019.[19] On 5 April 2019, it was announced that Skinner had joined the cast of the period drama Little Birds, which premiered on Sky Atlantic in August 2020.[20] In December 2019, it was announced that he would be co-starring in the film Falling for Figaro with Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley.[21] In September 2021, he featured in the Radiohead music video for the song "If You Say the Word".[22]
Personal life edit
Skinner is gay.[23] Commenting on his sexuality in 2018 he stated: "I feel like if I talk about being gay I have to say something and I don't know what to say other than that just is my life and I haven't got anything very interesting to say about it. It just is".[24]
Skinner is good friends with his American Psycho and W1A co-star Jonathan Bailey.[25]
Acting credits edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Day of the Dead | Kyle | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Joly | [4] |
| 2015 | Kill Your Friends | John | |
| 2017 | Hampstead | Erik | [15] |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Geno Namit | [16] | |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Young Harry | [17] |
| 2019 | Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart | Sunny | [26] |
| 2021 | Falling for Figaro | Max | |
| 2022 | The Invitation | Oliver Alexander | [27] |
| 2023 | Wicked Little Letters | Constable Papperwick | [28] |
| TBA | Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) | Newman | [29] |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bonkers | Daniel | Episode 6 | |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Felix Clare | Miniseries; 4 episodes | [5] |
| 2010 | Any Human Heart | Lionel Mountstuart | Miniseries; 2 episodes | [6] |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Ian Naylor | Episode: "The Wrong Man" | |
| 2013 | The Wipers Times | Barnes | Television film | [30] |
| 2014 | Our Zoo | Dr. Barnaby Ford | Miniseries; 4 episodes | [31] |
| 2014–2017 | W1A | Will Humphries | Main role; 15 episodes | [4] |
| 2015 | Bugsplat! | James | Television film | [32] |
| 2016 | Poldark | Unwin Trevaunance | Series 2; 5 episodes | [33] |
| 2016–2019 | Fleabag | Harry | Main role; 12 episodes | [34] |
| 2016–present | The Windsors | Wills | Main role | [12] |
| 2017–2018 | Harlots | Sir George Howard | Main role (series 1); guest star (series 2) | [14] |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Simon Burrows | Episode 8: "The One That Holds Everything" | [18] |
| Zog | Zog | Television film; voice | [35] | |
| 2020 | Little Birds | Hugo Cavendish-Smyth | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| Zog and the Flying Doctors | Zog | Television film; voice | [36] | |
| 2023 | The Witcher | Prince Radovid | Series 3 | [37] |
| Partygate | Josh Fitzmaurice | Teleivision film |
Theatre edit
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | French Without Tears | Kit | Paul Miller | — | English Touring Theatre | [38] |
| Senora Carrar's Rifles | Jose | Paul Hunter | Young Vic | [39] | ||
| The Enchantment | Viggo | Paul Miller | Royal National Theatre | [40] | ||
| 2008 | Angry Young Man | D | Ben Woolf | West End; Trafalgar Studios | [41] | |
| 2009 | The Great Game | Ensemble | Nicolas Kent & Indhu Rubasingham | Tricycle theatre | [42] | |
| suddenlossofdignity.com | Various | Josie Rourke | Bush Theatre | [43][44] | ||
| 2 May 1997 | Ian | George Perrin | [45][46] | |||
| 2010 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Giovanni | Chris Meads | Liverpool Everyman | [47] | |
| 2011 | Where's My Seat | Conor | Tamara Harvey | Bush Theatre | [48] | |
| You Can't Take It With You | Tony | Paul Hunter | Manchester Royal Exchange | [49] | ||
| 2012 | Wild Oats | Harry | Mark Rosenblatt & Catherine Alexander | Bristol Old Vic | [50] | |
| 2013 | Pastoral | Manz | Steve Marmionn | Soho Theatre | [51] | |
| 2013-2014 | American Psycho | Luis | Rupert Goold | Almeida Theatre | [52] | |
| 2014 | Thérèse Raquin | Camille | Jonathan Munby | Theatre Royal, Bath | [8] | |
| The Cherry Orchard | Yephidikhov | Kate Mitchell | Young Vic | [9] | ||
| 2015 | The Trial | Kyle/Block | Richard Jones | [10] |
Music videos edit
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | If You Say the Word | Radiohead |
Audio dramas edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Torchwood: Monthly Range | Sebastian Vaughn | Episode: "The Vigil" |
| 2022 | The Lone Centurion | Sir Lancelot | 3 episodes |
References edit
- ^ a b "20 Questions: Hugh Skinner". WhatsOnStage.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ . Eastbournian Society. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Mamma Mia! 2 Exclusive: Jeremy Irvine, Hugh Skinner & Josh Dylan". Studio 10. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e Fishwick, Samuel (16 April 2015). "Why W1A's Ophelia Lovibond and Hugh Skinner are fronting the next generation of British talent". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Tess of the D'Urbervilles press pack: cast and crew". BBC Press Office. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b Fox, Killian (21 November 2010). "Meet the rising stars of Any Human Heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "'Doctor Who' star Matt Smith for 'American Psycho' musical". Digital Spy. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b Billington, Michael (8 August 2014). "Thérèse Raquin review – Pippa Nixon seems destined for stardom". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "The Cherry Orchard". Young Vic. 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "The Trial". Young Vic. 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Filming under way for Poldark series two". BBC Media Centre. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b Taylor, Frances (24 December 2016). "Meet the cast of Channel 4's The Windsors". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag coming to BBC Three". BBC Media Centre. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (18 May 2017). "Meet the cast of Harlots". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b Cranswick, Amie (5 March 2017). . Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "All the amazing cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Principal Photography Begins for Film Sequel to Mamma Mia". Playbill. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b "'The Romanoffs': Amazon Sets Premiere Date, Unveils Teaser For Matt Weiner Series". Deadline Hollywood. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "BBC Three's Fleabag series two cast announced as filming commences". BBC Media Centre. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Hugh Skinner, Rossy De Palma, Nina Sosanya and Jean-Marc Barr join the cast of Little Birds as filming commences on the Sky original production". Sky Group. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Hugh Skinner, Shazad Latif, Rebecca Benson board UK comedy 'Falling For Figaro' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Radiohead - If You Say The Word". 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Strick, Katie (28 July 2020). "Hugh Skinner: All the Little Bird characters are outside social norms". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Steafel, Eleanor (21 December 2018). "Hugh Skinner on Phoebe Waller-Bridge, playing posh Britons and shaking off imposter syndrome". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Wise, Louis. "Jonathan Bailey: brilliant from top to bottom". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ . Parkland Pictures. 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Nathalie Emmanuel Regrets Meeting The Family In The Invitation Trailer". Empire. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (29 September 2022). "Olivia Colman & Jessie Buckley Underway On Wicked Little Letters; Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Joanna Scanlan, Malachi Kirby Among Cast To Join". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) Working Title". Film Hub Wales | Canolfan Ffilm Cymru. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Sara (12 September 2013). "TV review: The Wipers Times, BBC2 – A bit like Blackadder, only true". The Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Our Zoo, Episode 3". BBC One. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (6 May 2015). "Bugsplat!, Channel 4, review: 'current'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Filming under way for Poldark series two". BBC Media Centre. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag coming to BBC Three". BBC Media Centre. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Brown, Helen (25 December 2018). . The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Zog and the Flying Doctors". BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Hibberd, James (14 April 2022). "'The Witcher' Casts 4 Actors in Season 3 Roles, Including Hugh Skinner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ . English Touring Theatre. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Berkowitz, Gerald (25 April 2007). "The Big Brecht Fest II: How Much Is Your Iron? and Senora Carrar's Rifles review at Young Vic". The Stage. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Billington, Michael (2 August 2007). "Theatre review: The Enchantment / Cottesloe, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (21 January 2008). "On the road: Angry Young Man, Metamorphosis and Purgatorio". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Clapp, Susannah (26 April 2009). "Theatre review: The Great Game / Tricycle, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "suddenlossofdignity.com". Bush Theatre. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (5 August 2009). "suddenlossofdignity.com, Bush Theatre, London". The Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "2ND MAY 1997 by Jack Thorne". Bush Theatre. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Billington, Michael (15 September 2009). "2nd May 1997". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Liverpool)". WhatsOnStage.com. 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Where's my Seat?". Bush Theatre. 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (15 December 2011). "You Can't Take It With You – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Wild Oats". Bristol Old Vic. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Pastoral". Soho Theatre. 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "American Psycho – Cast". Headlong. 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links edit
- Hugh Skinner at IMDb