Russell Boulter
| Russell Boulter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 April 1963 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupation | actor |
| Website | twitter |
Russell Boulter (born 7 April 1963 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English actor and documentary narrator. He is a communications coach.
Russell Boulter (born 7 April 1963 in Liverpool, Lancashire).
As a teenager he was one of the original members of the Concrete Theatre Company which toured several theatre productions across the North West of England in pubs, schools and theatres. He played the Kid in Gimme Shelter. Mark in Kennedy's Children, and starred in: Sam o Shanker, The Puny Little Life Show, Steve Vortex and the Land Beyond Time, So You Think You're Supposed to Win?, the 1984 Minus 2 Show and The Fosdyke Saga. With Happenstance Theatre Company he played the Doc in Doc Hickory's Spell Binding Adventures.
Boutler trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 1984 playing the title role Richard the Third. Later that year he was offered an equity card by John Dexter for a part in his production of The Devil and the Good Lor" at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. John Dexter sacked him before the production opened because he objected to his Christian faith: "A totally outmoded concept in the 20th century" and "not compatible with the ethos of the production". During his time at LAMDA Boulter had become a Christian. He refused to spit on a crucifix. Dexter gave him 24 hours to consider his position and asked him to renounce his faith or lose his equity card. He refused, so Dexter sacked him and promised he would do everything in his power to end his acting career.
After six months working in the Toy Department in Selfridges, he managed to get an audition for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the directors Howard Davis and Bill Alexander offered him a play as cast job with an equity card. He began his professional career at the RSC in January 1985. He stayed with the company for two years starring in six productions in Stratford and the Barbican in London. He played small roles and understudied 40 characters as well as mounting several fringe shows at the Other Place and Almeida Theatre. His first lead role was as Angel Clare in Tess at Farnham and he played at the Edinburgh Festival several times, eventually producing the ACG venue at St Paul's and St George's which included the UK premier of Maxim Gorky's play Vassa Zheleznova.
...
Wikipedia