In film, television and theater stage. Roger Allam biography and short filmography

Roger Allam – a famous British actor, winner of two awards Laurence Olivier presented by the Society of London theatre. On account of his not less than 30 roles in theatre productions. But in the article notice which way he did in the movies and on television.

Biography

Allam was born in 1953 in East London. His father at that time was vicar in the English Church of St Mary Woolnoth. Their education, the future actor was awarded first in the boarding school Christ's Hospital and then at Manchester University.

The Career of actor Roger Allam began with theatrical performances. In 1983 he had the opportunity to play a friend of Romeo, Mercutio, in the formulation “Romeo and Juliet”, supplied the Royal Shakespeare company. He was inspector Javert in the musical "Les Miserables” based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo. And in the image of Hitler appeared on the stage of the Royal national theatre.

In 2001, he received the award for the perfectly played the role of captain Terri Dennis in a production of Privates on Parade, shown at the Donmar Warehouse theatre. And in 2002 at the theatre of Harold Pinter along with Gillian Anderson have played in a romantic Comedy by Michael Weller What the night is for.

Beyond the stage

But the role in theatrical performances – not the only one that can boast Roger Allam. The movies started to appear around 1989. Then the actor got supporting actor at the British Comedy Peter Sasdy Ending up. After a year, played another minor character in the crime Comedy Michael Tochner "wilt" (1990). And only then wait for one of the main roles in the TV drama Michael Bachama “the Investigation: the Inner side of the attack" (1990).

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After a series of bit parts in TV series Roger Allam got a good role in the adventure drama “Island hopping" (2002). Almost at the same time, he participated in the filming of the mini-series “the Jury" (2002) and the Comedy series "lusty" (2002-2003). The actor then in 2005 got a small role in the biographical drama of Stephen Frears “Queen”. A year later he played the commandant of a concentration camp Lewis Prothero in the political Thriller "V – vendetta” (2006) about a group of activists who have had enough of the dictatorship of the local government. This is probably one of the best movies in the film career of the actor.

The Pace set

Since 2008, it has released several projects, which starred Roger Allam. A list of movies the actor was added to the biographical television drama “the Curse steptow”, in which the actor played the main character, a British journalist and TV presenter Tom Sloan. Then came not recoup a sports action "speed racer" (2008). And after Mr. Allam got another main role in a television drama James Kent “Margaret Thatcher’ (2009).

In 2010, the actor played the main character in the Comedy “Irresistible Tamara”, based on the eponymous comic book by rosemary Elizabeth Simmonds. And a year later received a small role in the biographical drama “Iron lady” (2011), the story is based on the career and life of a political figure and Prime Minister of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher.

It took another couple of years, and Roger Allam received an offer to play Mr. Bentley, senior partner of the law firm, in the supernatural Thriller on the theme of James Watkins “Woman in black”. He also took part in the shooting of two mini-series: “parade” (2012) and ‘the Husband of a woman politician” (2013) with David Tennant and Emily Watson in the lead roles.

Almost there

In 2013 released sorokaletiya animated series Tim Vöhrenbach and Tim O’Sullivan “Sarah and duck”, where the actor played the role of narrator. A year later, Roger Allam took the lead role in a Comedy directed by Jeremy out of this Herrin “Storm” (2014). And in 2015 played in the detective drama bill Condon, “Mr. Holmes" about the famous detective, who has long been retired.

Over the past two years the actor starred in three projects. It's a British Comedy Nicholas Hytner “the Lady in the van" (2015) about a homeless old woman who has lived 15 years in a broken-down yellow van parked under the Windows of the British playwright Alan Bennett. Also the actor played the role of Henry Stanfield, the police Commissioner, who has taken to investigate the complicated case of a missing fifteen-year-old Connor Roche. And in 2016 received a supporting role in a Comedy film by John Jenks “Hippo” (2016), based on the eponymous comic novel by Stephen fry.

This is almost all of the films, which starred Roger Allam. Full filmography, of course, includes a little bit more projects, but there he got very small role. Information about future films with the actor yet. But without the case it's not seated, as evidenced by recently delivered in the theatre Donmar Warehouse the show “Victoria” (2017).