Craig Russell (born 16 June 1977) is a British actor, writer, producer who is known for his film & television work.

Background

Craig Russell was born in

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and raised in

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, a village in the Upper Swansea Valley in

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. He attended Maesydderwen Comprehensive School with fellow actors

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and Richard Corgan.

Acting

Craig has worked extensively in film and television. His film work includes lead roles in Marc Price's Magpie, war film The 95th and psychological thriller Eider Steeps. Craig has also appeared in Marc Price's multi award-winning

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film Colin. Alongside

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and

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. With

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and

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. With

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and

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in Screwed. In

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's film

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along with Brian Cox and

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, and with John Hannah,

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and Warren Brown in Genesis. His many television appearances include EastEnders, Doctors,

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, Score, Belonging, High Hopes,

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and Fish Out of Water. Craig played Detective Inspector

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in 21 episodes of the

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soap

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. He played the regular role of Clive in two series of the

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sitcom Anita. He works regularly with comedy director Jamie Adams and can be seen in his forthcoming feature films Songbird alongside

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and

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as well as in Wild Honey Pie with

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, Sarah Solamani and

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. In addition, he was featured as the main character "Necropolis" in the official music video fo
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by

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(released December 1st, 2023 as a single for his upcoming solo album, The Mandrake Project).

Writing and producing

As well as playing the title role, Craig also writes and produces the YouTube comedy web series Grave Danger with Dave Granger. His short film ''Just the 2 of Us'' was premiered at the

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in Hollywood in 2011. Canaries is Craig's first feature as producer and he stars alongside

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, Hannah Daniel,

and

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. Shot on location in Wales, the U.S. and Vietnam it received its world premier at the

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in Leicester Square as part of the

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on 26 August 2017.

Personal life

In 2011 Craig married former '' Casualty'' actress Kate Edney. They have two sons and live in Falmouth,

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Filmography

References

External links

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Dave Granger YouTube Channel

Making the move to Cornwall: Falmouth
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