Nathaniel Curtis (born 29 December 1990) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Ash Mukherjee in the Channel 4 drama '' It's a Sin'' (2021).

Early life and education

Curtis grew up just outside

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to an English mother and Indian father. He completed his acting degree at

East 15 Acting School East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school in Loughton, Essex.Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. ...

in Loughton, Essex in 2014.

Career

After graduating, Curtis went five years without an acting job. One of his first acting roles was as Romeo in ''

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'' for Fuller's Brewery's Shakespeare in the Garden theater series in 2019 which was nominated for an Offie award. He later played Ferdinand, Alonso, and Trinculo in the following year's production of '' The Tempest''. Curtis played Ash Mukherjee in '' It's a Sin'', the Award Winning British television series developed by Russell T Davies that premiered in early 2021 on Channel 4 in the UK and on HBO Max in the United States. Curtis was named the winner on the 2021 ''

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'' Christmas Special after competing in baking challenges with other members of the cast of '' It's a Sin''. In the Summer of 2022, Curtis returned to the stage to play the title role in ''

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'' at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He played the role of Brian in '' The Witcher: Blood Origin'', a Netflix miniseries that serves as a prequel to The Witcher and was released on 25 December 2022.

Personal life

Curtis identifies as queer and stands 6'5" tall. He has an older sister.

Stage and screen credits

Television

Theatre

Audio

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Nathaniel 1990 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male television actors Alumni of East 15 Acting School English LGBT actors