Rupert Degas
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| Rupert Degas | |
 "The 39 Steps" opening night - 20/09/06 |
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| Born | 17 August 1970 London, England |
Rupert Degas (born August 17, 1970, London) is an English actor and voice artist.
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[edit] Early life
Son of screenwriter Brian Degas and television presenter Maggie Clews, whose marriage ended in divorce when he was eight, Rupert spent his childhood living between London, New York and Barcelona, during which time he attended several schools including Hill House School in Knightsbridge and Emanuel School in Wandsworth. Rupert began reading Christmas stories for LBC at eleven and with his own children's programme for forces radio BFBS at fourteen, he was already getting a taste for professional broadcasting. Always performing in school plays and church pantomimes, Rupert was also getting the acting bug.
[edit] Acting career
He has appeared on film and television in the UK, France and North America. Credits include Reunion, Dead Romantic, Van Der Valk, Lovejoy, Lycée Alpin, Premiers Baisers, EastEnders, Waiting for God, Passport to Murder, Over Here, The Short Walk, Fatherland, A Touch of Frost, Adrian Mole - The Cappuccino Years, Secret History, Holby City, Exorcist: The Beginning, Nathan Barley, Love Soup and Shoot the Messenger.
Rupert has lent his voice to numerous animated films and series including Mr Bean, Bob the Builder, Robotboy and Badgered and has recorded over thirty radio productions including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, This Sceptered Isle, Jack Rosenthal’s Last Act and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Rupert can also be heard reading many audio books, including True History of the Kelly Gang, If You Could See Me Now, A Wild Sheep Chase, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and the horror novels of Darren Shan. He also played Pantalaimon in the multi-voice recording of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass.
Apart from several stints in Newsrevue at the Canal Café Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe, Rupert has appeared at the BAC in Restless Farewell; at The Latchmere in The Boys Next Door, The International Café and Are We There Yet?; as King Henry in Becket at the Southwark Playhouse and in 2004 he completed 500 performances as Charlie (et al) in the West End production of Stones in His Pockets. He is currently appearing in Patrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre.
[edit] Other Work
In 1995, he produced his first short film, Police Procedure, which was followed by co-producing the critically acclaimed French short film Tattoo in 1998. In 2000, Rupert produced two more short films - Just the Ticket, and Last Orders starring Adrian Dunbar and David Hayman.
