Kyle Soller

Kyle Soller
Born	1983 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Phoebe Fox

Kyle Soller (born 1983) is a London-based American actor.

Biography

Following his training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London,^[1] having acted in various plays following his graduation in 2008, his breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.

In 2012 Soller starred in the West End hit A Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.^[2]

Soller has also recently been in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer,^[3] and BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross's cousin, Francis. He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.^[4]

Personal Life

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA. The couple live in London.

Filmography

TV

• The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses: Henry VI part II - as Clifford (2016)
• Poldark as Francis Poldark (2015)
• Bad Education - Series 2 Episode 2 (2013)
• An Inspector Calls
• You, Me and the Apocalypse
• Silent Witness - Series 19: Life Licence (2016)

Films

• The Keeping Room (2014)
• Monsters: Dark Continent (2014)
• The Fifth Estate (2013)
• Anna Karenina (2013)

Theatre

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
2010	Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen[5]	George Tesman	National Theatre
2013	"Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe[6]	Gaveston / Lightborne	National Theatre	nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the WhatsOnStage Awards*
2012	"Long Day's Journey Into Night" by Eugene O'Neill[7]	Edmund	Apollo Theatre	nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards*
2011	The Faith Machine by Alexi Kaye Campbell[8]	Tom	Royal Court Theatre	won Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards*
2011	The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, version by David Harrower[9]	Khlestakov	Young Vic	won Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards*
2010	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams[10]	Jim	Young Vic	won Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards*
2010	The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, adaptation by Phyllis Nagy	Tom Ripley	Royal & Derngate, Northampton
2009	A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare,	Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed	Shakespeare's Globe
2008	The Beautiful People by William Saroyan[11]		Finborough Theatre

* he was awarded the prize for his performance in the three plays

References

1. "Introducing Kyle Soller", Official London Theatre, 2011
2. Roundabout Theatre Company. "Cyrano de Bergerac". Roundabout Theatre Company. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
3. "The American, Series 2, Bad Education - BBC Three".
4. "An Inspector Calls - BBC One".
5. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/hedda-gabler
6. "Edward II", National Theatre, 2013
7. "Long Day's Journey Into Night", Apollo Theatre, 2012
8. "The Faith Machine", Royal Court, 2011
9. "The Government Inspector", The Young Vic, 2011
10. "The Glass Menagerie", The Young Vic, 2010
11. "The Beautiful People", The British Theatre Guide, 2008

External links

• Kyle Soller at the Internet Movie Database