Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
Downton Abbey, Viceroy's House
Note: This doodle is drawn on an 5.7x8.5" VICEROY'S HOUSE call sheet; creased on lower left side; coffee stain over text.
Hugh Bonneville launched his acting career with London's National Youth Theatre, while simultaneously studying theology at Cambridge University. He also trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Over six years, DOWNTON ABBEY won dozens of awards worldwide, and Hugh received a Golden Globe and 2 Emmy nominations for his performance as Robert, Earl of Grantham. The cast won 3 Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Ensemble and the show was awarded a special BAFTA for its unique contribution to TV drama.
He made his feature film debut in Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN in 1994, directed by Kenneth Branagh. His many film appearances since then include NOTTING HILL, MANSFIELD PARK, STAGE BEAUTY, ASYLUM, George Clooney’s THE MONUMENTS MEN, and PADDINGTON. Hugh received a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nomination for IRIS and won Best Actor at the Monte Carlo Film Festival for his performance in FRENCH FILM.
Gurinder Chadha’s VICEROY'S HOUSE, in which Hugh plays Lord Mountbatten alongside Gillian Anderson as Edwina Mountbatten was released in 2017. Hugh also joined the cast of director Andy Serkis’s BREATHE, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. PADDINGTON 2, in which the original cast is joined by Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson, opens in the USA in January 2018.
Hugh is a patron of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, The National Youth Arts Trust, Scene & Heard, Giant Olive Theatre Company, The Primary Shakespeare Company, The Centre Stage Academy, and Mousetrap Theatre Projects. He is also an Ambassador for Water Aid.
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