Kyle Soller

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Kyle Soller
Kyle Soller at The Keeping Room UK Premiere.jpg
Soller at the UK premiere of The Keeping Room in 2014
Born (1983-07-01) July 1, 1983 (age 38)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2010)​

Kyle Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College of William & Mary before graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008, after which he remained based in England. He has appeared in several films, such as Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and earned an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

Early life[]

Soller was born July 1, 1983[1] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary, where he majored in art history.[2] During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London,[3] and was offered admission into the academy.[2] Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at RADA.[2]

Career[]

Soller acted in various plays following his graduation from RADA in 2008, and his breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.[citation needed]

In 2012 Soller starred in the West End hit A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.[4]

Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer.[5] In 2016 he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross's cousin, Francis, and in The Hollow Crown, in the role of Clifford. He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.[6]

Personal life[]

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA.[7]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Anna Karenina Korsunsky
2013 The Fifth Estate Young Staffer
2014 The Keeping Room Henry
2014 Monsters: Dark Continent Karl Inkelaar
2014 Fury Medic No. 1
2017 Marrowbone Porter [8]
2017 The Trip to Spain Jonathan
2018 The Titan Dr. Elliot Blake [8]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Bad Education Kevin Schwimmer Series 2, Episode 2
2015–2016 Poldark Francis Poldark 14 episodes [9]
2015 An Inspector Calls Gerald Croft Television film
2016 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses Clifford Episode: "Henry VI: Part II" [9]
2016 You, Me and the Apocalypse Scotty McNeil Miniseries [9]
2016 Silent Witness Marcus Chadwell Episode: "Life Licence"
2016 Counterfeit Cat The Kid (voice)
2017 Bounty Hunters Misha Episode 1.3
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Zack Massingham Television film
2019 101 Dalmatian Street Dante (voice) 4 episodes
2022 Andor [10]

Theatre[]

Year Title Character Venue
2019 The Inheritance
by Matthew Lopez 		Eric Glass Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2018 The Inheritance
by Matthew Lopez 		Eric Glass Young Vic & Noel Coward Theatre
2016 Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen[11] 		George Tesman National Theatre
2013 "Edward II"
by Christopher Marlowe[12]		 Gaveston / Lightborne National Theatre
2012 Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand 		Christian American Airlines Theatre
2012 "Long Day's Journey into Night"
by Eugene O'Neill[13]		 Edmund Apollo Theatre
2011 The Faith Machine
by Alexi Kaye Campbell[14]		 Tom Royal Court Theatre
2011 The Government Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol, version by David Harrower[15]		 Khlestakov Young Vic
2010 The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams[16]		 Jim Young Vic
2010 The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith, adaptation by Phyllis Nagy		 Tom Ripley Royal & Derngate, Northampton
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare		 Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed Shakespeare's Globe
2008 The Beautiful People
by William Saroyan[17]		 Finborough Theatre

Awards and nominations[]

Theatre[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Evening Standard Theatre Award[18] Outstanding Newcomer The Faith Machine, The Glass Menagerie and The Government Inspector Won
2012 WhatsOnStage Award[19] Newcomer of the Year Nominated
2013 Laurence Olivier Award[20] Best Actor in a Supporting Role Long Day's Journey into Night Nominated
WhatsOnStage Award[21] Best Supporting Actor in a Play Nominated
2014 WhatsOnStage Award[22] Best Supporting Actor in a Play Edward II Nominated
2018 Evening Standard Theatre Award[23] Best Actor The Inheritance Nominated
Critics' Circle Theatre Award[24] Best Actor Won
2019 Laurence Olivier Award[25] Best Actor Won
WhatsOnStage Award[26] Best Actor in a Play Nominated
2020 Drama Desk Award[27] Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Kyle Soller". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kyle Soller Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Introducing Kyle Soller", Official London Theatre, 2011
  4. ^ Roundabout Theatre Company. "Cyrano de Bergerac". Roundabout Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. ^ "The American, Series 2, Bad Education – BBC Three".
  6. ^ "An Inspector Calls – BBC One".
  7. ^ Steafel, Eleanor (September 4, 2016). "Poldark's Kyle Soller on class, Cornwall – and why American actors lose out to their Brit rivals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kyle Soller". British Film Institute. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kyle Soller Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Hibberd, Jame (December 10, 2020). "Rogue One prequel series gets title: Andor". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/hedda-gabler
  12. ^ Edward II, Royal National Theatre, 2013, archived from the original on 2014-03-30
  13. ^ "Long Day's Journey into Night", Apollo Theatre, 2012
  14. ^ "The Faith Machine", Royal Court, 2011
  15. ^ "The Government Inspector", The Young Vic, 2011, archived from the original on 2012-04-15
  16. ^ "The Glass Menagerie", The Young Vic, 2010, archived from the original on 2012-01-27
  17. ^ "The Beautiful People", The British Theatre Guide, 2008
  18. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards – Winners 2011 |". WestEndTheatre.com - London Theatre Tickets. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  19. ^ "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  20. ^ "Olivier Winners 2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  21. ^ "Full list: Winners announced of the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  22. ^ "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  23. ^ Thompson, Jessie (2018-11-19). "Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  24. ^ "The Inheritance wins best new play at UK Critics' Circle awards". The Guardian. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  25. ^ "Olivier awards 2019: full list of winners". The Guardian. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  26. ^ "Shortlisted nominees announced for 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards". West End Wilma. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  27. ^ Bennett, Anita (2020-06-14). "'The Inheritance' And 'Moulin Rouge!' Among Winners At 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

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