Hubert Burton is an English actor best known for his roles as Rusbridger in ''Living'' (2022), Gerald Middleton in ''

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'' (2024), Wyndham Best in ''

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'' (2016) and his role in the premiere production of the acclaimed play ''The Inheritance'' (2018–2019).

Early life and education

Burton was born in

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and raised near

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before attending

Sherborne School Sherborne School is a full-boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 located beside Sherborne Abbey in the Dorset town of Sherborne. The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by Ald ...

. Burton discovered an affinity for acting at school under director Alastair Whatley, and was accepted to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. During his training, he performed in productions of ''Betrayal'', ''

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'' and ''The Sea'', among others. He graduated from RADA with a

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degree in 2014.

Career

After graduating from RADA, Burton made his television acting debut as Cyril in the 2014

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drama ''

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'', after which he was cast in ''The Outcast'' (2014) and

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's '' UKIP: The First 100 Days'' (2015). He also featured in the 2015 ITV series ''Jekyll and Hyde'' and ''The Last Post'' (2017). In 2016, he played the character of Wyndham Best in the

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film ''

'' and in 2022 he was cast in the role of Mr Rusbridger in ''Living'', a British adaptation of the Japanese film ''

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'', starring

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. In 2023, it was announced that Burton had joined the cast of a television adaptation of

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's 1988 novel ''Rivals'' on

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, playing the recurring role of Gerald Middleton. In theatre, Burton was cast in 2015 in a new production of Harley Granville Barker's ''Waste'' at The National Theatre in London, followed by an acclaimed 2016 production of ''The Deep Blue Sea'' starring

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, again at The National Theatre. In 2018, Burton was cast in the original

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production of ''The Inheritance'' by

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, which debuted to critical acclaim. The play then transferred to the

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in the West End, with Burton reprising his role. ''The Inheritance'' went on to win numerous accolades, including Best Play at the

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and Best New Play at the

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. In 2019, Burton starred as Greg in a production of ''Relatively Speaking'' at

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, followed by a starring role in a new play by Pamela Carter, ''The Misfortune of the English'' at

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in London. From 2022 to 2023 he played the role of Tim Allgood in a revival of ''

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'', which toured the UK before transferring to London's West End. In 2024 Burton played the role of Delio in a modern retelling of

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in London's West End.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Hubert 1991 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London People educated at Sherborne School