Angus Imrie

Angus Imrie
Born Angus William Jake Imrie
(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994
Isle of Wight, England
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Education
Alma mater University of Warwick
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Known for
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Parent(s) Celia Imrie
Benjamin Whitrow
Website twicsy.com/u/AngusImrie

Angus William Jake Imrie (born 2 August 1994), is a British film, television, stage and radio actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the character Josh Archer, in BBC Radio 4's long-running drama serial The Archers.[1] In 2014, he won the casting agency Spotlight's Most Promising Actor Award at The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival.[2] The son of the actress Celia Imrie, he made his screen debut in the BBC film drama Station Jim, at the age of five.

Early life

Imrie was born on the Isle of Wight in 1994, and is the son of the actress Celia Imrie and the actor Benjamin Whitrow.[3]

Education

The amphitheatre at the University of Warwick.

Between the years 2001—2012,[4] Imrie was educated at two independent schools for boys: at Dulwich College Preparatory School (now known as Dulwich Prep London) and Dulwich College,[4] in the south London suburb of Dulwich, followed by the University of Warwick, where he studied English Literature and Theatre Studies.[5] From 2015—2017, he studied at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) in London,[5] the oldest drama school in the United Kingdom.[6]

Life and career

Imrie has appeared in a range of stage, television and radio productions since he was a child. After his screen debut in the BBC One film drama Station Jim at the age of five, he appeared in the ITV drama series Kingdom in 2007, and the BBC One mini-series Restless in 2012. In the same year, he appeared in the BBC Two drama series The Hollow Crown, whilst in the following year, he appeared in the BBC One series Father Brown. Prior to attending LAMDA (2015—2017), he appeared at Shakespeare's Globe in London, playing Bagot in William Shakespeare's play Richard II (1595) and Ned Spiggett in Jessica Swale's play Nell Gwynn (2015).[5] He has also appeared in a range of radio productions, including The Treasure Seekers, Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and John Mortimer's A Voyage Round My Father.[7]

In 2014, Imrie joined the cast of the long-running BBC Radio 4 series The Archers, based on a rural farming community in the mythical village of Ambridge, to take the role of Josh Archer previously played by child actor Cian Cheesbrough,[8] the teenage son of David and Ruth and one of the main members of the Archer family.[4] In the same year, he played the part of cabin boy Pip in The White Whale at Leeds Dock, in which he sang Amazing Grace from the top of the set after having fallen into the water.[9]

Theatre and broadcasting credits

Theatre

Panoramic view of the interior of Shakespeare's Globe in London, at which Angus Imrie played roles in two major productions.
Title Role Theatre Director Notes
Richard II 'Bagot' Shakespeare's Globe Simon Godwin Part of the Globe's 'Justice and Mercy' season (2015),[7] this Shakespeare play is believed to have been written in around 1595 [10]
Nell Gwynn 'Ned Spigett' Shakespeare's Globe Christopher Luscombe Part of the Globe's 'Justice and Mercy' season (2015),[7] this story by playwright Jessica Swale won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2016, when it transferred to London's West End [11]
The White Whale 'Pip' Leeds Dock Alan Lane Open-air staging of an adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick, written by the award-winning playwright James Phillips [9]
Road Multiple parts: 'Brink'/'Skin-Lad', 'Blowpipe', 'Soldier', 'Father's Voice' and 'Barry' Warwick Arts Centre at the University of Warwick Ali Pidsley A Warwick University Drama Society production,[12] staged in 2014, of Jim Cartwright's multiple award-winning play,[13] first staged in 1986 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. It is set in an anonymous road in a deprived, working class area of Lancashire during the Thatcher era, at a time of high unemployment in Northern England.[14] Imrie won the casting agency Spotlight's Most Promising Actor Award for his roles in the play at The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival in 2014.[2]

Theatre whilst at LAMDA [2015—2017]

LAMDA, the drama school attended by Angus Imrie between 2015—2017.
Title Role Theatre Director
As You Like It 'Jaques' POSK Theatre Bill Alexander
The Cherry Orchard 'Trofimov' LAMDA Linbury Studio Gwenda Hughes
Uncle Vanya 'Vanya' LAMDA Caroline Leslie
Pogo (A Punk's Progress) Various LAMDA Gary Lyons and Ian Brown
The Rivals 'Jack Absolute' LAMDA Beth Vyse
'Tis Pity She's a Whore 'Giovanni' LAMDA Matt Peover
Motortown 'Lee' LAMDA Jenny Lipman

[7]

Television

Title Episode(s) Role Production company Broadcaster Director(s)
The Hollow Crown The Wars of the Roses – Henry VI Part II 'Edmund Plantagenet' Neal Street Productions BBC Two Dominic Cooke [7]
Father Brown Season 2: Pride of the Prydes — Episode 3 'Jago Pryde' BBC Productions BBC One Paul Gibson [7]
Restless All episodes Student Endor Productions BBC One Ed Hall [7]
Kingdom Season 1 — Episode 3 'Scott Millington' Parallel Productions ITV Ed Hall, Sandy Johnson and Metin Hüseyin [7]
Station Jim Single TV drama film Boy at the school BBC Productions BBC One John Roberts

Radio

Title Episode(s) Role Production company Broadcaster Director(s)
The Archers Frequent appearances 'Josh Archer' BBC Radio Productions BBC Radio 4 Various
Buddenbrooks Single drama 'Tom Buddenbrook' Watershed Productions BBC Radio 4 Chris Wallis
People in Cars Single drama 'Ben' Getaway Productions BBC Radio 4 Peter Kavanagh
A Voyage Round My Father Single drama 'Young Son' Donmar Theatre and BBC Radio Productions BBC Radio 4 Thea Sharrock
Great Expectations All episodes 'Pip' BBC Radio Productions BBC Radio 4 Marilyn Imrie
Whoosh!! Single drama 'Angus' Watershed Productions BBC Radio 4 Chris Wallis
The Treasure Seekers All episodes 'Oswald' Watershed Productions BBC Radio 4 Chris Wallis

[7]

Rehearsed readings

Title Role Theatre Director
Nell 'Waiter' Red Handed Theatre Company, London Jessica Swale
The Piper 'Zum' Finborough Theatre, London Fidelis Morgan

[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Archers - Josh Archer". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival — Spotlight Most Promising Actor Award". The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival. 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Actress Celia Imrie on her 40 years in showbusiness". The Scotsman newspaper. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dulwich College - Old Alleynians - Angus Imrie Joins The Archers". Dulwich College, London. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "LAMDA - Angus Imrie". London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "LAMDA - History and Background". London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "CDA — Angus Imrie" (PDF). CDA Theatrical Agency. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Archers - Josh Archer". BBC Radio 4. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 Pippa Day (5 September 2014). "The White Whale at Leeds Dock - Theatre Review". Wow247. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Richard II - William Shakespeare". SparkNotes.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "OLIVIER AWARDS - BEST NEW COMEDY: NELL GWYNN". The Olivier Awards. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival — Road". The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Literature - Writers - Jim Cartwright". British Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Nottingham New Theatre History Project — Road". Nottingham New Theatre. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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