Will Attenborough (born 26 June 1991) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC One series Our Girl (2020). His films include Dunkirk (2017) and The Outpost (2020).
Will Attenborough | |
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| Born | William Attenborough 26 June 1991 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Climate Campaigner |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Father | Michael Attenborough |
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Early life
editAttenborough was born in Hammersmith, London. He is the son of theatre director Michael Attenborough and actress Karen Lewis, the grandson of actor-director Richard Attenborough and actress Sheila Sim, as well as great-nephew of naturalist Sir David Attenborough.[1] He is Jewish.[2] His great-grandparents also adopted two Jewish refugee girls from the Kindertransport.[3]
On 26 December 2004, his aunt Jane Holland and 15-year-old cousin, Lucy, were killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Career
editAttenborough played the lead role in Jeremy Herrin's production of Another Country in the West End, and starred opposite Nicole Kidman onstage in Photograph 51.[4] He has had roles in Sam Mendes-produced The Hollow Crown, Channel 4's Utopia, Home Fires, Denial starring Rachel Weisz, and the Oscar-winning Dunkirk.[5][6][7]
Attenborough won The Moth London Grandslam in 2018.[8] In 2019, he played Ed Faulkner, a veteran of the Battle of Kamdesh, in The Outpost, based on Jake Tapper's book on the War in Afghanistan.[9][10] He stars in BBC One's Our Girl as Oliver Hurst.[11]
Attenborough was a campaigner for 350.org and helped secure mayor of London Sadiq Khan's commitment to shift City Hall's £5bn pension fund out of fossil fuel investments.[12] In 2017, Attenborough launched a campaign with actors Leila Mimmack and Mark Rylance for Equity, the performers' union, to move its fossil fuel investments into clean energy.
In 2023, he co-founded the Green Rider campaign, which enables actors and film workers to take action on climate change in their workplaces.[13]
Personal life
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kaena: The Prophecy | Sambo | English version; voice |
| 2016 | Denial | Thomas Skelton-Robinson | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Second Lieutenant | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Kaplan | |
| Where Hands Touch | Gunter | ||
| 2019 | The Outpost | PV1 Ed Faulkner | |
| 2024 | Touchdown | Jerry | |
| No Way Up | Kyle |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Holding the Baby | Josh | Episode: "Au revoir l'amour" |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Gloucester | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | In the Flesh | William Smith | Episode #2.2 |
| Utopia | Ben | Episode #2.3 | |
| 2015 | Father Brown | Jacob Francis | Episode: "The Time Machine" |
| Midwinter of the Spirit | James Lydon | 3 episodes | |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | Bobby Jr. | Episode: "What Happens to Idiots" | |
| 2015–2016 | Home Fires | David Brindsley | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | War & Peace | Artillery Officer | Episode #1.5 |
| Post Coital | Hal | 6 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Major Crimes | Dylan / Carl | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Our Girl | 2nd Lt. Hurst | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Stuart Baron | 1 episode |
References
edit- ^ "Richard Attenborough's grandson to make West End debut". Express.co.uk. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Attenborough, Michael. "Opinion: The Jewish Attenborough 'siblings' changed our lives". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Richard. "The Attenborough sisters who escaped Hitler". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Another Country review – Will Attenborough shines in the Cambridge spies drama". the Guardian. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Another Country review – Will Attenborough shines in the Cambridge spies drama". the Guardian. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Reilly, Elaine (21 April 2016). "Daniel Ryan: 'Will kept leaving Home Fires to get on a train and go back to Nicole Kidman!' | News | TV News". What's on TV. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Will Attenborough brings Dunkirk to life on Film-ish". FUBAR Radio. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Andy Bell & more". FUBAR Radio. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Times-News, Michael D. Abernethy /. "The Hidden Battle: Local veteran's fight with PTSD gets national attention". The Times-News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (3 May 2018). "Jake Tapper's 'Outpost' Film Enlists Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom to Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "BBC One - Our Girl, Series 4, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Lammy and Khan commit to divestment if elected as London mayor". the Guardian. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "The young activist Attenborough turning film green". The Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "JLGB Live Virtual – TV, Film and West End Actor Will Attenborough Q&A". JLGB. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.