Angus Finlay George Castle-Doughty (born 12 February 1995) is an English actor. He began his career on stage in productions such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', before joining the cast of the

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legal drama ''

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'' (2021). He subsequently played Eric Foster in the

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'' (2022–2023). His character led a high-profile

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storyline, which earned the Best Storyline accolade at the

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, as well as earning him a

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nomination.

Early and personal life

Angus Finlay George Castle-Doughty was born on 12 February 1995. Castle-Doughty studied English, Theatre and History at

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, graduating in 2013 with three As. He then began studying English and Theatre Studies at the

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and graduated in 2017 with first class honours degrees. Castle-Doughty co-founded the Incognito Theatre company alongside four others. He works as the artistic director, as well as appearing, writing and directing various projects for the company. Castle-Doughty has been in a relationship with actress

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since 2022.

Career

Castle-Doughty made his acting debut in 2011 in a stage production of ''

'' at the

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. Three years later, he made his screen debut in the 2014 television film ''The First Great Escape''. Castle-Doughty continued to act in theatre productions, including lead roles in ''

'', ''

'', ''The Net Kill'' and ''

''. Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the

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series ''

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''. A year later, he portrayed the recurring role of Mikhael in the

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fantasy series '' Shadow and Bone''. Also in 2021, he starred in the

courtroom drama series ''

'' as Troy Manners. He then featured in two episodes of the

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''. In 2022, Castle-Doughty was cast as Eric Foster in the

soap opera ''

''. His character was introduced as the brother of established characters

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) and

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(Eva O'Hara). His character led a high-profile

storyline that earned Castle-Doughty award nominations at the

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and the ''Inside Soap'' Awards. It also saw ''Hollyoks'' win the Best Storyline accolade at the

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle-Doughty, Angus 1995 births 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the University of Warwick English male film actors British male soap opera actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from London People educated at Dulwich College Actors from the London Borough of Southwark People from Dulwich English male stage actors