Royce Cronin is an English actor and musician from

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, known for his roles in television series and theatre work. Beginning in the 1990s, Cronin has pursued his stage career and in the early 2000s gained roles as Luke Warrington in the British soap opera ''

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'' and later played Chris Silverstone in the series '' 24seven''. Cronin continued to appear in guest roles in film and television but concentrated on theatre roles during his later career.

Career

Cronin is from Bournemouth, UK and began his stage career there. He attended Lytchett Minster School in Bourenmouth. He later studied further professional acting training at the

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on a three-year course. His early amateur stage roles occurred during this time. In October 1994, Cronin appeared the schools production of ''Blood Wedding'' and in January 1995, he performed in another stage musical aged 18. In October 1996, Cronin appeared in Mr Ken Dee's musical variety theatre show in Bournemouth. In October 1996, he appeared in a production of ''A Coat of Varnish'' at

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theatre. In May 1997, Cronin played Ralph in

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's ''Bouncers'' at Bournemouth Pier theatre when he was a member of the Castle Players theatre group. He continued his stage career in September 1998, appearing in the male titular role in ''

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'' at the Bournemouth Centre. In the early 2000s, Cronin appeared as Luke Warrington in the soap opera ''

''. Discussing the role Cronin stated "Luke is far more technical and scientific, whereas I am more artistic. Luke is also more of a romantic figure than I am." At the same time, he played Chris Silverstone in the children's series '' 24seven'', which aired in both the UK and US and had two seasons. In 2008, Cronin played Victor in C Company production, ''The Fetch'' at the

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. Cronin went onto appear in the

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film ''D-Day 6.6.1944'' in 2004 and the ITV's ''The Marchioness Disaster'' in 2007. Cronin later became a volunteer for the Omnibus theatre group and helped them renovate a disused library in Clapham. The premises became the groups theatre and Cronin was a "live-in guardian" at the library. Once completed, Cronin took the role of Andres in the group's opening production of ''Woyzeck'' in November 2013. In September 2018, Cronin appeared as King Rhydian the rat in a Dick Whittington pantomime at

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, Wales. He appeared in the 2018 film ''

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''. In 2019, Cronin appeared in an Omnibus theatre production titled ''The Little Prince'', playing the role of The Rose. The show for "Best Production for Ages 3-8" at the 2020

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. He played then played Michel Van Rijn in ''The Iconoclast''. In 2021, Cronin appeared as Derek Kennedy in the British soap opera ''

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'', in the episode titled "Knocking Dollies". He played Capa Team Leader in the 2023 film '' Gran Turismo'' and Ross in ''The Band Back Together'' by Barney Norris on tour and at the

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London. Cronin is a member of the Pint Sized team at The Bunker Theatre, in his role he writes and performs music.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Royce English male stage actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)