Rory Kinnear
| Rory Kinnear | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kinnear in 2012 | |
| Born |
17 February 1978 London, England |
| Alma mater |
St Paul's School, London Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner(s) | Pandora Colin |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Roy Kinnear Carmel Cryan |
Rory Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.
He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
Early life
Kinnear was born in London, England, the son of late actor Roy Kinnear and actress Carmel Cryan. He has two sisters, Kirsty and Karina. Through his father, a well-known British comedy actor, he is the grandson of the international rugby union and rugby league player Roy Muir Kinnear, and he is the godson of actor Michael Williams. Educated at Tower House School and St Paul's School, London, he read English at Balliol College, Oxford and then studied acting at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1]
Career
Theatre
Kinnear's performances in Phyllida Lloyd's production of Mary Stuart and Trevor Nunn's Hamlet, in which he played Laertes, met with acclaim. He also achieved recognition as the outrageous Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man of Mode at the National Theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award and Ian Charleson Award. Other notable theatre work includes the lead in Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy, the role of Pyotr in Gorky's Philistines and the role of Mitia in a stage adaptation of the Nikita Mikhalkov film Burnt by the Sun, all for the National Theatre.
In 2010, he played Angelo in Measure For Measure at the Almeida Theatre.[2] Later in 2010 he played the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre.[3] The two portrayals won him the best actor award in the Evening Standard drama awards for 2010.[4]
Kinnear appeared in The Last of the Haussmans by Stephen Beresford at the Royal National Theatre during the summer of 2012. The production was broadcast to cinemas around the world on 11 October 2012 through the National Theatre Live programme.[5]
He starred as Iago opposite Adrian Lester in the title role of Othello in 2013 at the National Theatre throughout the summer of 2013. Both actors won the Best Actor award in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for their roles; the award is traditionally given to only one actor, but the judges were unable to choose between the pair.[6]
In 2013, he wrote the play The Herd which premiered at Bush Theatre in London directed by Howard Davies.[7] From September 2013 the Bush Theatre in London staged Rory's debut play.[8] The play ran at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago beginning 2 April 2015.[9]
Opera
For The Threepenny Opera (a "play with songs") at the Olivier Theatre in May 2016 Kinnear found his "dormant" singing voice for the role of Macheath.[10][11] In February 2017 he makes his directing debut with The Winter's Tale, a new opera written by Ryan Wigglesworth and based on Shakespeare's play, for English National Opera.[12]
Film
He currently portrays Bill Tanner in the Daniel Craig era James Bond film series after taking over from Michael Kitchen. He is the fourth person to play the character. He has appeared in Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). As well as the films, Kinnear also lends his voice and likeness to the Bond video games; GoldenEye 007 (2010), James Bond 007: Blood Stone (2010) and 007 Legends (2012).
TV
Further to his theatre work he received particularly positive reviews for his sympathetic portrayal of Denis Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), a BBC dramatisation of the early years of Margaret Thatcher's political career, which also starred Andrea Riseborough and Samuel West.
He also starred alongside Lucy Punch and Toby Stephens in the BBC Two series Vexed. Broadcast on 19 October 2010, he was the co-lead in the BBC4 TV drama, The First Men in the Moon written by and co-starring Mark Gatiss.
In 2011, he provided narration during the BBC Proms production of 'Henry V – suite' arranged by Muir Mathieson during their Film Music Prom.[13] He appeared in the lead role of Prime Minister Michael Callow in "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[14]
In July 2012, Kinnear appeared as Bolingbroke in Richard II, a BBC Two adaptation of the play of the same name, with Ben Whishaw as King Richard and Patrick Stewart as John of Gaunt.[15]
He starred in the BBC series Count Arthur Strong as Michael and also appeared in the Channel 4 drama Southcliffe.
In December 2013 he appeared as the main character Lord Lucan in the two-part ITV series Lucan.
He also appeared as Frankenstein's monster in the Showtime television series Penny Dreadful, which premiered 11 May 2014.[16]
Radio
In 2010, he played Flugkapitän Jürgen Rahl in the BBC Radio drama Slipstream as a disaffected German pilot who joins a mission to steal an alien spacecraft harboured by the Nazis.
Personal life
Kinnear is engaged to actress Pandora Colin.[17] The couple have a son, Riley, born in 2010 and a daughter, Hope, born in 2014.[18][19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Judas | Andrew | |
| 2005 | Secret Smile | Nick | Television movie |
| 2007 | Mansfield Park | James Rushworth | Television movie |
| 2008 | The Curse of Steptoe | Alan Simpson | Television movie |
| 2008 | The Long Walk to Finchley | Denis Thatcher | Television movie |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Bill Tanner | |
| 2009 | Wish 143 | Wisham | Short film |
| 2010 | Lennon Naked | Brian Epstein | Television movie |
| 2010 | The First Men in the Moon | Julius Bedford | |
| 2012 | Skyfall | Bill Tanner | |
| 2012 | Broken | Bob Oswald | Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Gary | |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Detective Nock | Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2015 | Man Up | Sean | |
| 2015 | Spectre | Bill Tanner | |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | N/A | |
| 2016 | The Roof | Yet Another Fan | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Tony Cootes | Episode: "Duty of Care" |
| 2002 | Menace | Kevin | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Policeman | Episode: "The Killing House" |
| 2003 | The Second Coming | Father Dillane | Episode: "#1.1" |
| 2005 | Silent Witness | Paul | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Five Days | Kyle Betts | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase | Rob Black | Episode: "Plus One" |
| 2008 | Messiah: The Rapture | Stewart Dean | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Waking the Dead | James Mitcham | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Beautiful People | Ross | Episode: "How I Got My Plumes" |
| 2009 | Ashes to Ashes | Jeremy | Episode: "#2.3" |
| 2009 | Cranford | Septimus Hanbury | Episode: "Return to Cranford: Part One - August 1844" |
| 2009 | The Thick of It | Ed Atkins | Episode: "#3.1" |
| 2010 | Vexed | Dan Bishop | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Women in Love | Rupert Birkin | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Prime Minister Michael Callow | Episode: "The National Anthem" |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Reverend Septimus Crisparkle | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Bolingbroke | Episode: "Richard II" |
| 2013 | Southcliffe | David Whitehead | 4 episodes Nominated—BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | Lucan | Lord Lucan | 2 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Count Arthur Strong | Michael | 13 episodes |
| 2014–16 | Penny Dreadful | The Creature | 22 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2015–16) |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy | Barry Fairbrother | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Watership Down | Cowslip | Upcoming series |
Theatre
References
- ↑ "Rory Kinnear: Good show, sweet prince". London Evening Standard. 29 November 2010.
- ↑ Bamigboye, Baz (26 September 2009). "Gemma Arterton takes her bow in West End debut". Daily Mail. London.
- ↑ "National Theatre's 2010 Ł10 Season to Feature Grandage Debut and Kinnear's Hamlet". Playbill.com. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (29 November 2010). "Kinnear and Carroll land top theatre awards". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ "The Last of the Haussmans". National Theatre. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ Kennedy, Maev (17 November 2013). "Othello and Iago share best actor prize in London Evening Standard awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ Billington, Michael. "The Herd". The Guardian.
- ↑ http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk
- ↑ "Steppenwolf Theatre". Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Hitchings, Henry (27 May 2016). "The Threepenny Opera, theatre review: Kinnear really on song". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Saville, Alice (27 May 2016). "The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre, review: A snarling, sexy beast of a show". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Hemley, Matthew (5 May 2016). "Rory Kinnear to make directorial debut as part of ENO's 2016/17 season". The Stage.
- ↑ "Proms - Proms 2011". BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "Charlie Brooker: the dark side of our gadget addiction". 2011-12-01.
- ↑ Mike Watkins (May 2011). "BBC Two to air Shakespeare works Richard II, Henry IV Parts I and II and Henry V". ATV Guide. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ↑ Reiher, Andrea (16 January 2014). "'Penny Dreadful,' 'Nurse Jackie' and 'Californication' get premiere dates". Zap2It. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rory Kinnear: why he made the headlines in 2010". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Rory Kinnear on writing his first play". London Evening Standard.
- ↑ "Olivier Awards 2014: Rory Kinnear beats Jude Law and Tom Hiddleston to Best Actor for Othello". The Independent.
External links
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- Rory Kinnear at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with The Observer
- Wish 143 - short film starring Rory Kinnear
- The First Men in the Moon