- Timothy Ackroyd
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yearsactive = 1980–2008Timothy Ackroyd (born
7 October 1958 ) is an Englishactor .The 3rd Baronet Ackroyd, he was born on
7 October 1958 to Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Bt. and Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop.Ackroyd's career began in 1976 when he was nominated as Most Promising Newcomer in the
West End Theatre Awards for his performance asClytemnestra inAeschylus 's "Agamemnon". After writing and playingWilliam Hogarth in "The Compassionate Satirist" in collaboration withBrian Sewell and varnished byPeter O'Toole , he decided to take a break from the stage in 2007.He has also served as a National Theatre player and appeared in weekly repertory atSouthwold ,Chichester ,Harrogate ,Farnham ,Newbury ,Glasgow andLeatherhead .His London début was in
Brian Forbes ' controversial and hugely successful "Macbeth " at TheOld Vic ; his West End debut was starring opposite Peter O'Toole andJoyce Carey as Ricki-Ticki-Tavy inGeorge Bernard Shaw 's "Man and Superman ". Other appearances in the West End include closing down the long-running farce "No Sex Please, We're British ," "Pygmalion" withJohn Thaw , "The Rivals " playing Sir Anthony Absolute and "Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell " which he played beside Peter O'Toole andTom Conti .He has directed three plays in London, "
Iphigenia at Aulis " byEuripides , "Red Lanterns" by Alecos Galanos, adapted by Costas Charalambos Costa. Timothy DirectedCocteau 's "Les Parents Terribles ". designed byTracy Emin Ackroyd established the African wildlife charity "
Tusk Trust " in 1989. Tusk is now recognized as one of the leading conservation Trusts in theUK and America, withPrince William as its royal patron. In 2004, "Ackroyd's Ark", a book of animal drawings by friends and personalities from all walks of life was published and launched atChristie's and has to this date made £85,000 for Tusk.Other charities supported are as the Chairman of the "Ackroyd Trust" which helps drama students entering their final year of training and the establishing of "The John Ackroyd Scholarship" at the
Royal College of Music .Ackroyd has performed his one man show "A Step Out of Time" to both public and private audiences internationally. An advocate for the spoken word, he gives readings of
Saki , Dickens andM. R. James .Ackroyd returns to the stage in london in November 2008 in Charles Dickens's Ghost story, "The Signalman."External links
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