Freddie Fox (actor)
| Freddie Fox | |
|---|---|
 Fox at the 2015 TV BAFTAs | |
| Born |
Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox[1][2] 5 April 1989[3][4][5] Hammersmith, London, England |
| Residence | London |
| Education |
Arnold House School, London Bryanston School, Dorset |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Parent(s) |
Edward Fox Joanna David |
| Relatives |
Emilia Fox (sister) Lucy, Viscountess Gormanston (half sister)[6] James Fox (uncle) Laurence Fox (cousin) |
Frederick Samson Robert Morice "Freddie" Fox (born 5 April 1989) is an English actor. His screen career highlights include roles as singer Marilyn in the BBC's Boy George biopic Worried About the Boy (2010), King Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers (2011), Edwin Drood in the BBC's The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), and Freddie Baxter in the two gay-themed television series Cucumber (2015) and Banana (2015). His many notable theatre credits include starring as Oscar Wilde's young lover Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas in The Judas Kiss (2012–2013), opposite Rupert Everett, at London's Hampstead Theatre plus a UK tour and West End transfer.
In 2016 he won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards, for his 2015 performance as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Sheffield Crucible.[7][8] His proficiency with the role led him to be called into service again as Romeo, this time opposite Lily James in Kenneth Branagh's 2016 production at the Garrick Theatre, when the existing Romeo and his understudy were both injured.[9][10][3] Fox took over the role on 26 July and performed it till the end of the play's run on 13 August 2016.[10]
Early life
Fox was born in Hammersmith, London, England. He is the son of the actor Edward Fox and his second wife, the actress Joanna David.[6][11] His elder sister is the actress Emilia Fox.[12]
Education
From 1994 to 2002, Fox was educated at Arnold House School,[13] a junior independent school for boys in the St John's Wood area of London, followed by Bryanston School, a co-educational senior boarding independent school in the market town of Blandford Forum (near the village of Bryanston) in Dorset.[11] He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, from which he graduated in 2010.[14][15]
Personal life
While promoting the Channel 4 comedy Cucumber in 2015, Fox said that he does not wish to define his sexuality, adding "I’ve had girlfriends, but I wouldn’t wish to say ’I am this or I am that’, because at some time in my life I might fall in love with a man." He also expressed that bisexuality is often misunderstood, and that people can have meaningful relationships "no matter what sex they are."[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Head Boy | |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers | King Louis XIII | |
| 2014 | The Riot Club | James Leighton-Masters | |
| 2014 | Pride | Jeff Cole | |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Finnegan | |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Ed | (post-production) |
| 2017 | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | Thomas Ashbury | (post-production) |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Tom Savage | TV film |
| 2010 | Worried About the Boy | Marilyn | TV film |
| Any Human Heart | Peter Scabius | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| This September | Guy Wells | TV series (1 episode: "Family Secret") | |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line | Ratallack | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2012 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Edwin Drood | Two-part TV drama |
| Lewis | Sebastian Dromgoole | 1 episode: "Generation of Vipers" | |
| Parade's End | Edward Wannop | TV series | |
| 2013 | Words of Everest | Sandy Irvine | Documentary |
| 2015 | Cucumber | Freddie Baxter | TV series |
| 2015 | Banana | Freddie Baxter | TV series |
| 2017 | Watership Down | Captain Holly | Miniseries (filming) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Playwright | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Flea in Her Ear | Camille | Richard Eyre | Georges Feydeau | Old Vic |
| 2011 | Cause Célèbre | Tony Davenport | Thea Sharrock | Terence Rattigan | Old Vic |
| 2012 | Hay Fever[17] | Simon Bliss | Howard Davies | Noël Coward | Noël Coward Theatre |
| 2012–2013 | The Judas Kiss[18] | Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas | Neil Armfield | David Hare | Hampstead Theatre UK tour Duke of York's Theatre |
| 2015 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Jonathan Humphreys | William Shakespeare | Crucible Theatre |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Nick Bottom / Demetrius | Simon Evans | William Shakespeare | Southwark Playhouse |
| 2016 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo (replacement)[10] | Kenneth Branagh | William Shakespeare | Garrick Theatre |
| 2016 | Travesties | Tristan Tzara | Patrick Marber | Tom Stoppard | Menier Chocolate Factory |
References
- ↑ "Edward Fox Biography (1937–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Volume 68. Gale Research Company, 2006. p. 71.
- 1 2 Curtis, Nick. "Freddie Fox on taking over Romeo from Richard Madden: 'I didn't trip over and I wasn't sick on my shoes'". Evening Standard. 7 August 2016.
- ↑ Adesuyan, Benita. "Emilia Fox: Life as I know it". Express. 4 July 2010.
- ↑ Hansen, Pal. "Fallen angel: How Lily James is bringing scandal to Downton Abbey this Christmas". The Independent. 22 December 2012.
- 1 2 Matthew Bell (19 August 2012). "The Feral Beast: Farewell to a loved and Foxy lady – Diary – People". The Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ Hawkins, Helen. "Next steppe to greatness". Sunday Times. 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Snow, Georgia. "James McArdle wins 2015 Ian Charleson award". The Stage. 24 June 2016.
- ↑
- Furness, Hannah. "Third time lucky for Freddie Fox, after two Romeos injured". The Telegraph. 25 July 2016.
- Luckhurst, Phoebe. "How Freddie Fox's Romeo came to the rescue in the West End's latest drama". Evening Standard. 27 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 Longman, Will. "Richard Madden will not return to Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet". WhatsOnStage.com. 3 August 2016.
- 1 2 Nicole Lampert (3 February 2012). "Freddie Fox, son of Edward Fox is determined to hit the big time on his own merit | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Emilia's pouting tips for Freddie". mirror.co.uk. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "ISSUU Arnold House School Winter Assembly Newsletter (page 6)". Arnold House School. Winter 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Freddie Fox". Gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ Pip Clements (14 May 2010). "The Freddie Fox Club – Life & Style – London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Freddie Fox suggests he is bisexual as he says he could 'fall in love with a man'". The Telegraph. 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Theatre. "A constellation of future stars". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ Wooley, Sarah. "The Judas Kiss". Hampsteadtheatre.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.