Charlie Hamblett is an English stage and screen actor.

Career

Hamblett began his career on stage in the Royal Shakespeare Company's ''The Histories Cycle'', directed by Michael Boyd. His stage work includes a production of '' The Tempest'' alongside Ralph Feinnes and

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in 2011, and Brecht's ''

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'' at the

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, London in 2013. In 2016, he appeared in ''

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'' television series alongside

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. Hamblett also played Sebastian in the first series of ''

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''. He could be seen in a recurring role in 2023 television series ''

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'', as Benjamin Grady. As well as portraying Benoit in 2023 BBC One murder comedy '' Boat Story''. That year, he made a guest appearance as a French interpreter on BBC One sitcom '' Ghosts''. He played British racing driver

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in 2024 production '' Senna''. That year, he portrayed a version of writer

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on stage in a touring production of the play ''Red Sky at Sunrise'', alongside

Anton Lesser Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is an English actor. He is well known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', as Thomas More in '' Wolf Hall'', as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in ''The Crown'', as Prime Ministe ...

. He could be seen as Charlie Parker in 2025 in

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adaptation ''

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'' for Netflix. He appears alongside

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Simon West Simon Alexander West (born 1961) is an English film director and producer. He has primarily worked in the action genre, most notably as the director of the films '' Con Air'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', '' The Mechanic'', and '' The Expend ...

action comedy film ''

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''.

Personal life

He grew up in

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-w ...

, and both his parents worked in theatre. His sister Olivia is an actress. He attended

Warwick School Warwick School is a selective, independent day and boarding school in Warwick, England in the public school tradition. Known until about 1900 as King's School, Warwick, it is believed to have been founded by Æthelflæd of Mercia in 914 A ...

between 2004 and 2011. He was previously in a relationship with actress

Daisy Ridley Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy: ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) ...

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamblett, Charlie Date of birth unknown Living people English stage actors English television actors English film actors Actors from Stratford-upon-Avon People educated at Warwick School