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Will Attenborough

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Will Attenborough
Born
William Attenborough

(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Actor, Climate Campaigner
Years active1998–present
FatherMichael Attenborough
Relatives

Will Attenborough (born 26 June 1991) is a British actor and climate campaigner.

Early life

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Attenborough was born in Hammersmith, London. He is the son of theatre director Michael Attenborough and actress Karen Lewis, the grandson of actor-director Richard Attenborough and actress Sheila Sim, as well as great-nephew of naturalist Sir David Attenborough.[1] He is Jewish.[2] His great-grandparents also adopted two Jewish refugee girls from the Kindertransport.[3]

On 26 December 2004, his aunt Jane Holland and 15-year-old cousin, Lucy, were killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Career

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Attenborough played the lead role in Jeremy Herrin's production of Another Country in the West End, and starred opposite Nicole Kidman onstage in Photograph 51.[4] He has had roles in Sam Mendes-produced The Hollow Crown, Channel 4's Utopia, Home Fires, Denial starring Rachel Weisz, and the Oscar-winning Dunkirk.[5][6][7]

Attenborough won The Moth London Grandslam in 2018.[8] In 2019, he played Ed Faulkner in The Outpost, based on Jake Tapper's book on the war in Afghanistan.[9][10] He stars in BBC One's Our Girl as Oliver Hurst.[11]

As a campaigner for 350.org, Attenborough helped secure mayor of London Sadiq Khan's commitment to shift City Hall's £5bn pension fund out of fossil fuel investments.[12] Attenborough also launched a campaign with actors Leila Mimmack and Mark Rylance that successfully moved Equity's pension investments out of fossil fuels and into clean energy.[13]

In 2023, he co-founded the Green Rider campaign, which enables actors and film workers to take action on climate change within the screen industry.[14]

Personal life

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Attenborough identifies as queer.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Kaena: The Prophecy Sambo English version; voice
2016 Denial Thomas Skelton-Robinson
2017 Dunkirk Second Lieutenant
2018 Hunter Killer Kaplan
Where Hands Touch Gunter
2019 The Outpost PV1 Ed Faulkner
2024 Touchdown Jerry
No Way Up Kyle

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Holding the Baby Josh Episode: "Au revoir l'amour"
2012 The Hollow Crown Gloucester 2 episodes
2014 In the Flesh William Smith Episode #2.2
Utopia Ben Episode #2.3
2015 Father Brown Jacob Francis Episode: "The Time Machine"
Midwinter of the Spirit James Lydon 3 episodes
You, Me and the Apocalypse Bobby Jr. Episode: "What Happens to Idiots"
2015–2016 Home Fires David Brindsley 8 episodes
2016 War & Peace Artillery Officer Episode #1.5
Post Coital Hal 6 episodes
2017–2018 Major Crimes Dylan / Carl 4 episodes
2020 Our Girl 2nd Lt. Hurst 6 episodes
2023 The Diplomat Stuart Baron 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Attenborough's grandson to make West End debut". Express.co.uk. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Attenborough, Michael. "Opinion: The Jewish Attenborough 'siblings' changed our lives". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Brooks, Richard. "The Attenborough sisters who escaped Hitler". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Another Country review – Will Attenborough shines in the Cambridge spies drama". the Guardian. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Another Country review – Will Attenborough shines in the Cambridge spies drama". the Guardian. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ Reilly, Elaine (21 April 2016). "Daniel Ryan: 'Will kept leaving Home Fires to get on a train and go back to Nicole Kidman!' | News | TV News". What's on TV. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Will Attenborough brings Dunkirk to life on Film-ish". FUBAR Radio. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Andy Bell & more". FUBAR Radio. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ Times-News, Michael D. Abernethy /. "The Hidden Battle: Local veteran's fight with PTSD gets national attention". The Times-News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (3 May 2018). "Jake Tapper's 'Outpost' Film Enlists Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom to Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ "BBC One - Our Girl, Series 4, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Lammy and Khan commit to divestment if elected as London mayor". the Guardian. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Leading British actors call on chancellor to boost green investment in pensions". The Guardian. 14 November 2024.
  14. ^ "The young activist Attenborough turning film green". The Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  15. ^ "JLGB Live Virtual – TV, Film and West End Actor Will Attenborough Q&A". JLGB. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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