Eugene Washington (born Eugene Washington Norman Walker; 7 August 1974) is a British

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

of stage and screen.

Early life

Washington was born in

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, London, England, UK.

Career

He was last seen on stage in 2010 playing the title role in Shakespeare's ''

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'' in a 9-month world tour in a joint venture for American Drama Group Europe (ADGE) and TNT Theatre, which saw him perform to audiences in Israel, Japan, Switzerland, Germany,

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, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,

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, El Salvador and China. Eugene has also played the part of Henry Angell in Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest (No.1 UK Tour) alongside ''

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's''

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and ''

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for Bill Kenwright Ltd (making Eugene the first black actor to star in a professional Agatha Christie production in the UK). He also played Dog Fox in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for

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and was in the cast for the world premiere of

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's play ''

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'' at the

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. Eugene's screen credits include '' Law & Order: UK'', ''

'', plus an appearance in the 2006 season of ''

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'' in an episode entitled " School Reunion", playing a creepy alien teacher named Mr. Wagner. He has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'' and had a lead guest role as Captain Rogan in ''

Star Hyke ''Starhyke'' is a British science fiction/comedy series filmed in 2004, released on home media in 2009 and broadcast on television in 2011. ''Starhyke'' began production in October 2004 and starred Claudia Christian of ''Babylon 5'' and Jeremy ...

'' in an episode entitled "Lucy in the Sky".

Personal life

Eugene graduated from

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, London in 2001.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, Eugene Male actors from London People from Hammersmith Living people Alumni of the Academy Drama School English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Black British male actors 1978 births Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham