Richard Shelton (actor)
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| Born | Wolverhampton, UK |
| Occupation | Actor and singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | http://www.richardshelton.co.uk/ |
Richard Shelton is a Los Angeles-based British film, TV and theatre actor and acclaimed singer with a successful solo career based. In the UK, Shelton is best known for playing the charmingly murderous role of Dr Adam Forsythe on British TV's long-running drama Emmerdale (ITV) and for his Best Actor in a Leading Role portrayal of Frank Sinatra in the award-winning drama Rat Pack Confidential in London's West End. Shelton has recorded solo albums at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Abbey Road Studios in London. He is also a familiar voice on BBC Radio 2 and 4 with many live international appearances to his credit.
With a long acting career spanning film, TV and theatre, Shelton was nominated as 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Frank Sinatra in the hard-hitting drama, 'Rat Pack Confidential' in London's West End. Shelton has appeared as the series regular, Dr Adam Forsythe in one of the UK's most watched long-running drama's Emmerdale. In the US, Shelton has guest starred in 'House of Lies' and 'Jane the Virgin'. International movies include 'My Week with Marilyn', 'Joker Game', 'I Capture the Castle', 'iCommit', 'The Rehearsal' and 'Brash Young Turks' (nominated as Best Film, London Film Awards). In the multi award winning horror film, 'Do Not Disturb' Shelton received two nominations as 'Best Supporting Actor' from the London Horror Film Awards and the Chicago Horror Film Awards.
Shelton is best known to audiences in the US for his portrayal of Mr Benson in House of Lies (Showtime) starring Don Cheadle. In the UK, Shelton is a household name after playing the charmingly murderous Dr Adam Forsythe between 2006 and 2008 in the long-running drama Emmerdale on British TV. His confused character, Adam, was welcomed into the community, where he charmed them and cared for his long-suffering wife, Stephanie Stokes, played by Lorraine Chase. In the most-watched episode on British TV at the time, Adam murdered his brother-in-law and was caught trying to escape, which led to his arrest and ultimate demise.
Shelton also played Inspector Rossi in Eastenders (BBC) and Nick in Family Affairs.
Shelton's film work includes playing Monsieur Harvey in the Academy Award-nominated film My Week with Marilyn (Harvey Weinstein), the Crooner in I Capture the Castle, Nick in The Wrong Stuff starring Josh Duhamel, Leonardo in Checkmate, Dr Fulton in Stuck, Conrad Holmes in Brash Young Turks, Howard Marks in the WW2 Japanese cult movie Joker Game, Trigorin in The Rehearsal and Nick in Swinging with the Finkles. His very first film acting role was as the embodiment of death in the 1980s low-budget classic Dance of Death, in which he played a mysterious and evil black-hatted dancer whose appearance and subsequent scary dance resulted in the rapid death of whomsoever witnessed it, in the style of 'The Ring'.
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