Charles Edwards (English actor)

For other people named Charles Edwards, see Charles Edwards (disambiguation).

Charles Edwards (born 1 October 1969, Haslemere, Surrey) is an English actor, the youngest of four brothers in his family^[1] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1992. His first professional theatre engagement was in Blithe Spirit at age 24.^[1] His film and television credits include An Ideal Husband, Monarch of the Glen, Mansfield Park, Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, The Shell Seekers and Holy Flying Circus.

Edwards has received acclaim for his Broadway debut performance as Richard Hannay in the 2005 play of The 39 Steps, in the first London production in 2006,^[2] and in the first US productions in 2007 (Boston)^[3] and 2008 (New York City).^[4] He is the only actor from the London production to transfer to the US productions. Edwards concluded his run in the play on 6 July 2008.^[5][6] In 2011 he appeared in Peter Hall's production of Twelfth Night at the Royal National Theatre (Cottesloe auditorium) as Sir Andrew Aguecheek and as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe ^[7]. He played Michael Palin in Holy Flying Circus, a dramatisation of the controversy surrounding Monty Python's Life of Brian.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Joe Tropia (17 January 2008). "Charles Edwards (Fresh Face Interview)". Broadway.com. http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=559296. Retrieved 2008-07-12. 
2. ^ Dominic Cavendish (18 August 2006). "Irreverent romp down the nostalgia track". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/08/18/btsteps18.xml. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
3. ^ Louise Kennedy (21 September 2007). "Hitch a ride". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/09/21/hitch_a_ride/. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
4. ^ Ben Brantley (16 January 2008). "Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest". The New York Times. http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/theater/reviews/16steps.html. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
5. ^ Robert Simonson (4 June 2008). "Charles in Charge". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118353.html. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 
6. ^ Kenneth Jones (4 June 2008). "Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's 39 Steps". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118367.html. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 
7. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/may/27/much-ado-about-nothing-globe
8. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13856561

External links

• Charles Edwards at the Internet Movie Database
• Blog, spiffyjellybean, search on Charles Edwards
• NCDT Directory of Graduates 1980-2005
• [1]

Persondata
Name	Edwards, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 October 1969
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death