Andrew Knott
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Andrew Knott (born on 22 November 1979) is a British actor. He has appeared in numerous films and stage productions.
His first acting was done in British television and radio programs. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Knott's first major movie was Warner Brothers' The Secret Garden in 1993, playing opposite such actors as Maggie Smith, John Lynch, and Kate Maberly. Following this critically acclaimed and award-winning film, he played Joe Green in Black Beauty, also critically acclaimed.
In 2004, he returned to theatre to act in The History Boys. The National Theatre production later toured the world, affording Knott his Broadway debut. He reprised his role on BBC radio, and in Alan Bennett's adaptation of his hit play of the same title, The History Boys, which was directed by the National's Nicolas Hytner.
Knott was born in Salford, Manchester and now lives in Yorkshire, England, like his character in The Secret Garden, Dickon.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The SickHouse (2006) (awaiting release)
- The History Boys (2006)
- Black Beauty (1994)
- The Secret Garden (1993)
