Hugh Skinner
Acting
Biography
Hugh William Skinner (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor. He is best known for starring in television shows W1A (2014–2017), The Windsors (2016–present) and The Witcher (2023), and his appearances in musical films Les Misérables (2012) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
Born: January 6, 1985
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
ABBA Forever: A Celebration
This definitive music documentary, featuring a greatest hits soundtrack and bounty of classic performance clips, provides an inside look into how Swedish pop group ABBA's music was made, as the former members and various colleagues tell their story from pre-ABBA days onward.
Fleabag
A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.
Our Zoo
The story of George, who being frustrated by memories of fighting in the great war and living with his extended family, wants to bring more beauty into the world. When he comes across a camel and monkey that are about to be abandoned, he embarks on a plan to set up a zoo.
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
The Witcher
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
W1A
The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Poldark
Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, the family mine long since closed, his house wrecked and his sweetheart pledged to marry his cousin. But Ross finds that hope and love can be found when you are least expecting it in the wild but beautiful Cornish landscape.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.
Harlots
Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
Les Misérables
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Filmography
as Jack Worthing
as Colin
as Constable Papperwick
as Josh Fitzmaurice
as Oliver Alexander
as Max
as Max Thistlewaite
as Zog (voice)
as Narrator
as Hugo Cavendish-Smyth
as Prince Radovid
as Narrator [UK version] (voice)
as Sunny
as Zog (voice)
as Simon Burrows
as Young Harry Bright
as Fish Boy (voice)
as Narrator
as Holdo's First Officer
as Erik
as Sir George Howard
as Harry
as Prince William
as And Finially One More Fan
as John
as Unwin Trevaunance
as Dr. Barnaby Ford
as Will Humphries
as Barnes
as Joly
as Carl
as Lionel Mounstuart
as Ian Naylor
as Felix Clare
as Daniel
as Newman