Richard Lumsden | |
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Born |
Richard James Lumsden 24 June 1965 Lancashire, England |
Education | Lady Manners School |
Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
Occupation | Actor, writer, composer, musician |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Thompson (m. 1995; sep. 2015) |
Website | richardlumsden |
Richard James Lumsden (born 24 June 1965) is an English actor, writer, composer and musician. He played Nathan in Channel 4's drama Sugar Rush and on radio he plays Ray in Clare in the Community.
Lumsden's television work includes Colin in three series of Is it Legal?, Henry in Wonderful You (both for ITV); Foggy in two series of First of the Summer Wine, Charles in All About Me, Nutter in The Sharp End and Roger in The House That Jack Built, all for the BBC. He has appeared as Martin in series three of The Catherine Tate Show, and Arnold, an ex-boyfriend of Clare Bates in EastEnders.
In December 2013, the television channel Sky Atlantic aired a new comedy series called Little Cracker. The second programme in the series was an autobiographical story written by Rebecca Front and her brother Jeremy. The story centres on the time Front witnessed a serious incident when her father, Charles, was nearly drowned in a lake. The role of Front's father was played by Lumsden.
Lumsden appeared in the films Sense and Sensibility, The Avengers, Room To Rent, Silent Cry, Gospel of John, Attila The Hun, and Life of Riley.
In 2014, Lumsden starred in the independent British feature film Downhill, a comedy about four men attempting Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.