| Stephen Campbell Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen Moore Thorpe 30 November 1979 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Thorpe; 30 November 1979) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys and its subsequent film.
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Stephen Campbell Moore was educated at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire (appearing locally in the Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival) and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he was awarded the prestigious 'Gold Medal' in his final year. He made his screen debut in Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things. He is primarily a screen actor. On stage he has performed with the RSC and the Royal National Theatre.
Campbell Moore created the role of Irwin in the original West End stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, and also played the character in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and in the film version of the play.[1][2][3][4]
In 2004, he starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in A Good Woman, based on Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, shot on location in Italy.
In 2005, Campbell Moore starred as Edward VIII alongside Joely Richardson as Wallis Simpson in the British television drama Wallis and Edward. In 2009 he will star in the film Ecstasy based on The Undefeated from Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.
In 2008 Campbell Moore starred in one episode of the television series Lark Rise to Candleford as headteacher Mr James Delafield, co-starring alongside Julia Sawalha and had a regular role in the BBC series Ashes to Ashes.
In 2009 worked on the ABC miniseries Ben-Hur. He appears in the 2011 film Season of the Witch.
Campbell Moore was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for his work on the Broadway production of The History Boys.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–06 | The History Boys | Irwin | Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–5) Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006) St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006) Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006) Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006) |
| 2010 | All My Sons[6] | Chris Keller | Apollo Theatre, West End, London |
| 2011 | Clybourne Park[7] | Wyndham's Theatre, West End, London |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Adam Fenwick-Symes | |
| 2004 | A Good Woman | Lord Darlington | |
| 2006 | Normal for Norfolk | Man | Short (10 minutes) |
| 2006 | Amazing Grace | James Stephen | |
| 2006 | The History Boys | Irwin | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Kevin Swain | |
| 2008 | Burlesque Fairytales | Peter Blythe-Smith | |
| 2008 | Official Selection | Walt | Short (10 minutes) |
| 2008 | The Children | Jonah | |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Debelzaq | |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | The Prime Minister |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Byron | John Cam Hobhouse | Two-part drama | ||
| 2005 | He Knew He Was Right | Hugh Stanbury | BBC One | Mini-series | |
| 2005 | Wallis and Edward | Edward VIII | |||
| 2006 | Hustle | Quenton Cornfoot | BBC One | Series 3, Episode 3 "Ties That Bind Us" | |
| 2007 | Rough Crossings | John Clarkson | |||
| 2008 | The Sea Wolf | Humphrey Van Weyden | Mini-series | ||
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | James Delafield | BBC One | Series 1, Episode 8 | |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Evan White | BBC One | Series 1 | |
| 2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Edward | BBC One | ||
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Messala | CBC | ||
| 2010 | Pulse | Nick | BBC Three | Pilot | |
| 2011 | Just Henry | Joseph Dodge | ITV 1 | TV movie |