Robert Emms
Robert Emms | |
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Born |
Robert James MacPherson 20 May 1986 Horley, Surrey, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Robert Emms (born Robert James MacPherson; 20 May 1986) is an English film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Emms was born in Horley, Surrey, England. He went to a local secondary school, Oakwood School, Horley.[1] He studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology from 2002 to 2004, and then the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2004 to 2007.[2]
In March 2009 Emms played the lead role of Albert in the National Theatre's production of War Horse.[3][4][5] After Steven Spielberg saw him in War Horse at the New London Theatre, he was cast as David Lyons in Spielberg's film adaptation of the play.[6][7]
In June 2011 Screen International named him as a 'Star of Tomorrow'.[8]
His other film work includes Kick Ass 2 alongside Jim Carrey,[9] and Rick ‘Broken’ Buckley in Broken directed by Rufus Norris for BBC films.[10] He appeared as the Elizabethan playwright Thomas Dekker in Anonymous directed by Roland Emmerich, in[11] Tarsem Singh's version of the The Brothers Grimm's Snow White, in Mirror Mirror, with Julia Roberts and in the BAFTA-nominated film The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard.[12][13] More recently he has portrayed Vitas Gerulaitis in the film Borg/McEnroe directed by Janus Metz Pederson (alongside Shia LaBeouf).[14]
Emms' notable television appearances include Happy Valley by Sally Wainwright,[15]The Street by Jimmy McGovern,[16] and Scott & Bailey.[17] In 2015, Emms played the part of Smitty, the artistic grandson of Petunia Howe, in the three-part BBC series Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name.[18] Most recently he portrays John Gerard in the BBC series Gunpowder alongside Kit Harrington and Liv Tyler. He also played Pythagoras in the series Atlantis for the BBC.[19]
Credits
Films
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Insect Man | Jeff Wadlow |
2013 | Irreversible (short film) | Daniel | Lewis Metcalfe |
2013 | The Selfish Giant | Phil | Clio Barnard |
2013 | The River (short film) | Kenny | John Michell |
2012 | Broken | Rick Buckley | Rufus Norris |
2012 | Mirror, Mirror | Charles Renbock | Tarsem Singh |
2011 | War Horse | David Lyons | Steven Spielberg |
2011 | Anonymous | Thomas Dekker | Roland Emmerich |
2010 | The Arbor | Young David | Clio Barnard |
2009 | Bucco Blanco (short film) | Guy | Cassius Matthias |
2017 | Borg/McEnroe | Vitas Gerulaitis | Janus Metz Pedersen |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Shangri-La | Horatio | 1 episode |
2008 | Waking the Dead | Steo | Episode: "Pieta: Part 1" |
2008 | The Wrong Door | Smee/Colin | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Street | Calum Miller | Series 3, Episode 1 |
2009 | Monday Monday | Tom | Series 1, Episode 4 |
2011 | Scott & Bailey | Luke Farrell | Series 1, Episode 2 |
2013-2015 | Atlantis | Pythagoras | Main cast |
2015 | Capital | Smitty | |
2016 | The Living and the Dead | Peter | Recurring cast |
2016 | Happy Valley | Daryl Garrs | Series 2 |
TBA | Gunpowder | Father John Gerard | Filming |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Director | Company |
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2009-10 | War Horse | Albert Narracott | Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris | National Theatre at New London Theatre |
2009 | Billy Narracott | |||
2008 | Shangri-La | Horatio | Mark Ravenhill | Roundhouse |
2008 | The Glee Club | Colin | Roger Haines | Library Theatre, Manchester |
2007 | The Six-Days World | Tom | Jamie Harper | Finborough Theatre |
References
- ↑ http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/War-Horse-film-star-Robert-Emms-tells-failed/story-14995193-detail/story.html
- ↑ "Robert Emms" (PDF). LAMDA. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ "War Horse Transfer Cast Update". Theatre Tickets. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ "War Horse — new cast announced". Indie London. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ "Half the cast to change in War Horse!". London Theatre. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Freer, Ian (2010-02-17). "Exclusive: War Horse Cast Announced". Empire. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ "War Horse: A Man's Play". Blokely. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ "Screen unveils 2011 Stars of Tomorrow". Screen Daily. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/kick-ass-2-set-for-summer-2013-robert-emms-and-morris-chestnut-join-cast/
- ↑ https://www.timeout.com/london/film/broken
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2011-05-05). "Lane, Emms join Relativity's Snow White". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Sandhu, Sukhdev (2010-10-21). "The Arbor, review: The Arbor brilliantly explores the life and legacy of Andrea Dunbar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ Newman, Nick (2011-05-05). "Nathan Lane And Robert Emms Join ‘The Brothers Grimm: Snow White’". thefilmstage.com. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/news/shia-labeouf-starrer-borg/mcenroe-begins-shoot/5108494.article
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/03/08/happy-valley-series-two-episode-five-review-ending-a-cop-out/
- ↑ Walker, Tim (2009-07-14). "Last Night's Television — Monday Monday, ITV1; The Street, BBC1". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ Heminsley, Alexandra (2011-07-07). "Have you been watching ... Scott & Bailey?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ "BBC One: Capital". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/atlantis-casting.html