George Russo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
George Russo is a British actor, screenwriter and producer.[1][2]
Russo was born and raised in London. Russo trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. In 2005, he took time away from acting to concentrate on a degree at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.[3]
In 2020, Russo appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jason Ridlash.[4] In 2021, Russo won the British Urban Film Festival Best Actor Award for Baby Boy, a short film he co-wrote alongside director Greg Hall.[5][6] A year later, he was cast as Eric Mitchell for an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Me, You and Him | Simon | Episode: "Off His Trolley" |
| 1993 | Oasis | Johnny Mandell | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Casualty | Billy Faraday | Episode: "Tippers" |
| 1994 | Little Napoleons | Graham | Episode: "The Godfathers of Education" |
| 1996 | Accused | Billy Murray | Episode: "Billy" |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Graham Foster | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| 1997 | Bramwell | Lab Assistant | Episode: "The Vaccination Experiment" |
| 1992–1998 | The Bill | Various | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | The Things You Do For Love: I Still Believe | Simon | Television film |
| 1999 | Maisie Raine | Stuart Farrel | Episode: "To Sleep..." |
| 1999 | Daylight Robbery | Joyrider | Episode: #1.2 |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Macca | Episode: "The Boy's Club" |
| 2003 | Manchild | Drug Dealer | Episode: #2.2 |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Philip | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2014 | Silent Witness | Danny Mark Bond |
4 episodes |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Frank Robbins | Episode: #4.4 |
| 2010–2018 | Holby City | Jules O'Hanlon Paul Clarke |
2 episodes |
| 2020 | Doctors | Jason Ridlash | Episode: "Firewalks" |
| 1991–2022 | EastEnders | Jason Warren Eric Mitchell (1979) |
4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Gold | Young Policeman Jack | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Nevers | Simon | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Wolf | D.I. Richards | Episode: "Watching" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Point Dume | Calvin Watkins | |
| 2001 | Skin Deep | Skeggs | Short film |
| 2005 | Tony | Mackey | Short film |
| 2008 | Zebra Crossing | Blakey | |
| 2009 | Tony | Mackey | |
| 2010 | Shitkicker | Ronnie | Short film |
| 2011 | Turnout | George | Also writer |
| 2012 | Next Exit | Peter | Short film |
| 2014 | I Am Soldier | JJ | |
| 2014 | Top Dog | Graham Hawkins | |
| 2015 | A Stranger Kind | Dicky | Short film |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Armed Policeman | |
| 2016 | Wonderkid | Manager | Short film |
| 2017 | Bonded by Blood 2 | Damon Alvin | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lenny | Frank Warren | |
| 2017 | London Heist | Mason | |
| 2017 | The Composer | Policeman | Short film |
| 2018 | The Marine 6: Close Quarters | Detective | |
| 2018 | Trigger Finger! | Gavin | Short film |
| 2019 | Smack Edd | Edd | Short film; also writer |
| 2019 | The Corrupted | DI Frank Walsh | |
| 2020 | Villain | Sean Franks | Also writer and executive producer[8][9][10] |
| 2021 | Baby Boy | Nicky Reed aka Skinny Nicky | Short film; also writer |
| 2021 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins | Joey Waller | |
| 2022 | The Turn of the Screw | Danny Arthur | Short film |
| 2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Joey Waller | |
| 2023 | Wuss | Nick | Short film |
| 2023 | 13 Seconds | Cutter | Short film |
| TBA | Thirteen Cars | Lenny | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Streets: "Blinded by the Lights" | Wedding guest |
| 2012 | Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran: "Watchtower" | Devlin's Brother |