| Andrew Garfield | |
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 Garfield at the premiere of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto, September 18, 2009 |
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| Born | Andrew Russell Garfield 20 August 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Andrew Russell Garfield[1] (born 20 August 1983) is a BAFTA award-winning English actor, who has appeared in radio, theatre, film, and television, including the 2007 releases Lions for Lambs and Boy A.
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Early life
Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of a British mother and an American father.[2][3] His family moved to England three years after he was born.[2] Garfield is Jewish[4] and was raised in a "middle class home".[4] Garfield's parents ran a small interior design business.[5] He was raised in Surrey, England[3] and attended the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
Garfield began working primarily as a stage actor. In 2004, he won a MEN Theatre Award for his performance in Kes at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre (where he also played Romeo the year after), and won the outstanding newcomer award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2006.
In October 2007, he was named one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch".[6] At the Berlinale 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival) he was one of the shooting stars.
In November 2007, he featured in the ensemble drama Lions for Lambs, playing an American university student, as well as the Channel 4 drama Boy A, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 2008. He appeared in the film The Other Boleyn Girl.[6]
In 2009, he appeared in the Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus[4] and the Red Riding trilogy.
He appears in the forthcoming British sci-fi thriller Never Let Me Go[7] and is filming The Social Network, alongside actors Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg. The film, about the founders of Facebook, is based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Todd | |
| Boy A | Jack | British Academy Television Award for Best Actor | |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | Francis Weston | |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Anton | |
| 2010 | Never Let Me Go | Tommy | post production |
| The Social Network | Eduardo Saverin |
Television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Swinging | Various roles | |
| Sugar Rush | Tom | ||
| 2006 | Simon Schama's Power of Art: Caravaggio | Boy | |
| 2007 | "Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks" | Frank | Doctor Who |
| Freezing | Kit | ||
| Bash | |||
| Trial & Retribution XI: Closure | Martin Douglas | ||
| 2009 | Red Riding | Eddie Dunford |
Stage credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mercy | Deccy | Soho Theatre |
| Kes | Billy | Manchester Royal Exchange | |
| 2005 | The Laramie Project | various characters | Sound Theatre |
| Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | Manchester Royal Exchange | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Thing | Jamie | Sound Theatre |
| Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship | Birdman/Jim/Stephen | Royal National Theatre | |
| The Overwhelming | Geoffrey | UK tour |
Radio credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Church | Robert | |
| Caesar | Antinous | radio series; guest role |
References
- ^ "Baftas: The Actors". Metro. 2008-04-15. http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/143050-baftas-the-actors. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ a b Shenton, Mark (2006-05-15). "Andrew Garfield". Broadway.com in London. http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3002258. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Fielder, Miles (2007-11-01). "Andrew Garfield". The List. http://www.list.co.uk/article/5447-andrew-garfield/. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b c Carnevale, Rob (11/07). "Lions For Lambs - Andrew Garfield interview". IndieLondon. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/lions-for-lambs-andrew-garfield-interview. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ Albiston, Isabel (2007-10-27). "Andrew Garfield: ready for take-off". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=WSQFGY0PZW2A5QFIQMFCFGGAVCBQYIV0?xml=/arts/2007/10/27/sm_andrewgarfield.xml&page=1. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Idelson, Karen (2007-11-12). "Andrew Garfield: 'Lions' actor certainly not a lamb anymore". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974420.html?categoryid=2816&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (2009-03-01). "Keira Knightley set for 'Never'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000704.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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