Jolyon Coy
Jolyon Coy | |
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| Born | 9 March 1985 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Schofield
(m. 2015) |
| Parent(s) | Jonathan Coy Louisa Rix |
| Relatives | Jamie Rix (uncle) Brian Rix (grandfather) Elspet Gray (grandmother) Richard Ommanney (stepfather) |
Jolyon Coy is an English actor and writer. He won a drama scholarship to Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, then trained at LAMDA, graduating in 2007.
Theatre credits[]
- Toby Maitland in the premiere of POSH at the Royal Court[1] which subsequently transferred to the Duke of York's.
- Mortimer in Edward ll at the Manchester Royal Exchange.
- John in Wendy and Peter Pan for the RSC.
- Pom in Our Boys[2] at the Duchess Theatre.
- Tekla in Creditors at the Young Vic.
- Philip Of France in Holy Warriors at Shakespeare's Globe.
- Alfred in Little Eyolf[3] for Richard Eyre at the Almeida Theatre.
- Octavius in Anthony & Cleopatra and Gratiano in the Merchant Of Venice[4] with Jonathan Pryce as Shylock at Shakespeare's Globe.[5]
- Matthew in Rules For Living at the Rose Theatre.
Film credits[]
- Rare Beasts, directed by Billie Piper.
- Thanks For The Memories.
- Beauty And The Beast.
- Testament Of Youth.
- The Fifth Estate.
- The Deep Blue Sea,[6] directed by Terence Davies.
TV credits[]
- Pete Versus Life.
- Henry lV Parts l & ll.
- The Whale.[7]
- Mr Selfridge.
- War & Peace.
- Midsomer Murders.
- The Windsors.
- Genius.
- Peaky Blinders.
Personal life[]
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His parents are Jonathan Coy and Louisa Rix.
He married Blanche Schofield, daughter of David Schofield and Lally Percy, in 2015.
His grandfather was the legendary farce actor Brian Rix.
His sister Charlotte is married to Tom Mison.
References[]
- ^ "Casting announced for Posh By Laura Wade at Royal Court". London Theatre Guide. 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Our Boys to debut in West End". BBC News.
- ^ "Little Eyolf - Meet the Cast - News - Almeida - About Us". almeida.co.uk.
- ^ "Previous Production Archive - Shakespeare's Globe". Shakespeare's Globe.
- ^ Gelber, Bill (2017). "The Merchant of Venice presented by Shakespeare's Globe at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Saturday, August 13, 2016". Early Modern Literary Studies. 19 (2).
- ^ "The Deep Blue Sea (2011)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Joe Armstrong Exits BBC One's 'The Whale', Jolyon Coy To Assume Role". 9 April 2013.
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