Jacob Anderson

Jacob Anderson
Birth name Jacob Anderson
Also known as Raleigh Ritchie
Born (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990[1]
Bristol, England
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, actor
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Labels Columbia
Website raleighritchie.com

Jacob Anderson (born 18 June 1990),[1] also known by his stage name Raleigh Ritchie, is a British actor and singer best known for his role as Omen in the film Adulthood and as Grey Worm in the television series Game of Thrones.[2]

Early and personal life

Anderson was born and raised in Bristol, England. At the age of 17, Anderson moved to London in order to launch his music career.[3]

Acting career

Anderson played Angelo in the film 4.3.2.1. He starred in the ITV drama series Injustice as a teenager in a youth offender institution. He also had a one-episode guest role on Outnumbered. In 2012 he appeared in an episode of Skins and appeared in the feature film Comedown, co-starring Adulthood's Adam Deacon and directed by Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda. Jacob has also featured on the London stage, in plays which include Dunsinane for the RSC, King Lear (with Pete Postlethwaite) at the Young Vic Theatre, and War Horse at the National Theatre. He was seen in the teen slasher film Demons Never Die, playing Ricky, and is currently appearing in the BBC Two comedy Episodes, alongside Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan. In 2012 Anderson was cast for the season 3 of HBO's television series Game of Thrones as Grey Worm, the leader of a group of soldiers called the Unsullied.[1][4] Anderson continues to portray this role into season 4 and season 5[5] Anderson played Dean Thomas, the boyfriend of Chloe Latimer, in ITV drama Broadchurch in 2013.[6]

Music career

In 2006, he featured as a vocalist on Typesun's (then known as Type) 'PL', he is listed as a writer and JBLoVE as a singer. They released another track 2007 titled 'Let me know'. Anderson recorded a song with Plan B which featured on the Adulthood soundtrack, titled "I Need Love". In 2013, Anderson signed to Columbia Records and released a free three-track EP, The Middle Child, under the stage name Raleigh Ritchie. A second EP, Black and Blue, followed in 2014, with a full-length album due later in the year. Anderson's musical influences include Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Jill Scott, The Smiths, and Stevie Wonder.[7] In March 2014, his track "Stronger Than Ever" from Black and Blue was remixed by UK garage producer M. J. Cole and released as a standalone single. "Stronger Than Ever" has been used in television adverts promoting the launch of ITV Encore as well as in montage videos during Sky Sports' coverage of Professional Darts Corporation events, and peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Anderson supported George Ezra on his Spring 2015 UK tour.[8] His debut album You're A Man Now, Boy is expected to be released February 26th 2016.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Adulthood Omen
2010 Chatroom Si
2010 4.3.2.1 Angelo
2011 Demons Never Die Ricky
2012 Comedown Lloyd
2012 Offender Patrick
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Doctors Ryan Garvey Episode: "Social Disease"
2007 The Bill Clayton Fortune Episode: "Code of Silence"
2007 The Whistleblowers Anthony James Episode: "No Child Left Behind"
2008 Primeval Lucien Episode: "#2.4"
2008 Casualty Dom Parke Episode: "Diamond Dogs"
2008 Spooks Dean Mitchell Episode: "#7.6"
2011 Injustice Simon 3 episodes
2011 Outnumbered Chugger Episode: "#4.2"
2012 Skins Ryan Episode: "Mini"
2012 Silent Witness Dave 2 episodes
2012 Episodes Kevin 8 episodes
2012 Beaver Falls Randy Episode: "#2.2"
2013–present The Mimic Steven Coombes
2013–present Game of Thrones Grey Worm
2013 Broadchurch Dean Thomas 6 episodes

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
You're a Man Now Boy

Extended plays

Title Details
The Middle Child
Black and Blue
Black and Blue Point Two

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[9]
"The Middle Child" 2013 — The Middle Child
"Stronger Than Ever" 2014 30 You're a Man Now, Boy
"Birthday Girl" —
"Cuckoo"
(featuring Little Simz)		 — Non-album single
"The Greatest" 2015 — You're a Man Now, Boy
"Never Say Die"
(with Sounwave)		 —
"Bloodsport '15" 160
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations

MOBO Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2014 Raleigh Ritchie Best Newcomer[10] Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Game of Thrones Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[11] Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Games of Thrones Intros New Black Characters". Jet. 1 April 2013. 22-year-old Jacob Anderson will play Grey Worm
  2. ↑ Bustos, Kristina. "Game of Thrones casts Ed Skrein, Jacob Anderson". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/raleigh-ritchie-game-of-thrones-star-jacob-anderson-talks-about-balancing-his-acting-and-music-careers-10006691.html
  4. ↑ Hibberd, James (20 August 2012). "Game of Thrones casts Daenerys' sexy Stormcrow captain". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ↑ "New prop images from the House of Black and White, actors on set in Split, and more". Watchers on the Wall. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Seale, Jack (19 March 2013). "Broadchurch: who's the killer". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Introducing... Raleigh Ritchie". Newsbeat. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/george_ezra/status/559757798246842369
  9. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  10. ↑ http://www.mobo.com/winners
  11. ↑ http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/nominees-announced-21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE

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