Nationality British Role Actor Name Richard Sutton | Known for BBC/CBeebies Gigglebiz Occupation Actor, writer Movies Two Men Went to War | |
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Born 24 February 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-02-24 ) Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||
Richard Sutton (born Birmingham, West Midlands) is a British stage and screen actor.
Career
Sutton became a professional actor in 2001 and was signed by the acting agency Villiers and Hudson (now Nancy Hudson Associates Ltd.) in London. He has created roles in a number of popular British television shows. Notable performances include Private Clive Tonry in the BAFTA-award-winning Dunkirk (2004), and Chris Taylor, the father of the first victim of serial killer Beverly Allit in BBC One's The Angel of Death. Other credits include EastEnders, Doctors, Casualty, Holby City, Miranda, Come Fly with Me, Hollyoaks and Dalziel & Pascoe
His theatre credits include many seasons at the Birmingham Rep and creating the role of Dale in the world premiere of Chris O'Connell's play Tall Phoenix.
In late 2009, actor/writer Justin Fletcher chose him for the character of Tommy Tummy in his sketch show Gigglebiz on the BBC's pre-school channel CBeebies
In the summer of 2011, Richard took on the role of Naval officer David Blair in ITV1's £11m TV series Titanic. It was filmed in Hungary and has been sold to over 90 territories around the globe.