Robert Boulter
Born (1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 (age 37)
EducationSpotlight Musical Theatre School
OccupationActor
Known forDonkey Punch,
Daylight Robbery,
Casualty,
Mercenaries
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children1[1]

Robert Boulter is an English film, television and theatre actor. He had a guest-starring role on the television series The Bill in 2000. This was followed by a starring role in the play Herons written by Simon Stephens, which was performed in 2001 at the Royal Court Theatre. He had a guest role in the television series Judge John Deed in 2002. In 2004 Boulter landed a role as "Craig" in the episode "Teddy's Story" of the television series The Long Firm. He was cast in the 2005 he played Darren in the world premiere of the Philip Ridley play Mercury Fur, which was performed at the Drum Theatre in Plymouth and the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

In 2006, Boulter starred in the play Citizenship written by Mark Ravenhill. He appeared on a 2006 episode of the television series, Doctors, followed by a role in the 2007 theatre production of How to Curse directed by Josie Rourke. How to Curse was performed at Bush Theatre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Boulter starred in two films in 2008, Daylight Robbery by filmmaker Paris Leonti, and Donkey Punch directed by Olly Blackburn. In May 2008, Boulter made a guest appearance on a two-part episode arc of the television series Waking the Dead, followed by an appearance on the television series Survivors in November 2008. He had a recurring role in ten episodes of the television series Casualty in 2010, as "Kieron Fletcher". Boulter starred in the 2011 film Mercenaries directed by Paris Leonti.

Career

In 2000, Boulter had a guest-starring role on the television series The Bill; he portrayed "Scott Parry" in the episode, "In Safe Hands".[2] Boulter starred as "Scott" in the play Herons written by Simon Stephens, which was performed in 2001 at the Royal Court Theatre.[3] A review of Boulter's performance in The Independent on Sunday described him as "horribly menacing" in the role,[4] and he received critical reviews in The Herald,[5] and Evening Standard.[6] He appeared in the television series Judge John Deed in 2002 as "Addem Armitage" in the episode "Political Expediency",[7] and had a role as a different character "Toby Steele" on The Bill.[8]

He had a recurring role in 2003 on two episodes of The Bill, as character "Connor Price".[9][10] In 2004 Boulter landed a role as "Craig" in the episode "Teddy's Story" of the television series The Long Firm.[11] Boulter starred as "Darren",[12] in the 2005 theatre productions of the Philip Ridley play Mercury Fur.[13][14] It was performed at the Drum Theatre in Plymouth,[15] and the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.[16][17][13][18] Boulter received a favorable review in The Daily Telegraph: "The acting is shatteringly intense, with wired performances from Ben Whishaw (now unrecognisable from his performance as Trevor Nunn's Hamlet), Robert Boulter, Shane Zaza and Fraser Ayres."[19] The Guardian noted, "Ben Whishaw and Robert Boulter offer tenderness amid the savagery."[20]

In 2006, Boulter starred in the play Citizenship written by Mark Ravenhill.[21] The play was part of a series which featured different playwrights, titled Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship.[21][22] In a 2006 interview, fellow actor Ben Whishaw identified Boulter as one of his favorite co-stars: "I loved working with a guy called Robert Boulter, who was in the triple bill of Burn, Chatroom and Citizenship at the National. He played my brother in Mercury Fur."[23] He portrayed "Jason Tyler" on the 2006 episode of the television series, Doctors, titled "Something I Ate".[24] Boulter starred as "William" in the 2007 production of How to Curse directed by Josie Rourke.[25] How to Curse was performed at Bush Theatre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.[26] In a review of the production for The Daily Telegraph, theatre critic Charles Spencer noted, "Robert Boulter brings a touching vulnerability to the stage as William."[27]

Boulter starred in two films in 2008, Daylight Robbery by filmmaker Paris Leonti,[28] and Donkey Punch directed by Olly Blackburn.[29][30] Boulter portrayed a character named "Sean" in Donkey Punch,[31] who tags along with character "Josh" as the "quiet brother ... who hits it off with Tammi".[32] Boulter guest starred on a two-part episode arc "Wounds" in May 2008 of the television series Waking the Dead as character "Jimmy Dearden".[33][34] He appeared on the television series Survivors as "Neil" in November 2008.[35] He had a recurring role in ten episodes of the television series Casualty in 2010, as "Kieron Fletcher".[36] He portrayed an emergency physician applying for a medical fellowship.[37] He commented on the inherent difficulties in portraying a physician on television: "Playing a doctor is a strange experience. Pretending you know what you're talking about when you don't is very bizarre but there are advisers on set who are fantastic at taking you through procedures and giving you the confidence to stand there and look like you know what you're doing."[38] Boulter starred in the 2011 film Mercenaries directed by Paris Leonti.[39]

Boulter initially had a role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a stand-in for Mark Hamill as a young Luke Skywalker, but his scene was cut from the final film.[40] In April 2021, he made another appearance in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Owen Charlton.[41]

Personal life

He married actress Stephanie Leonidas on New Year's Eve 2016.[42]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Director Notes
2008 Donkey Punch Sean Olly Blackburn
Daylight Robbery Jay Paris Leonti
2011 Mercenaries Lucas Paris Leonti
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Luke Skywalker J. J. Abrams Body double for Mark Hamill. Scene deleted

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Bill Scott Parry Episode: "In Safe Hands"
2002 Judge John Deed Addem Armitage Episode: "Political Expediency"
The Bill Toby Steele Episode: "018"
2003 The Bill Connor Price Episodes: "151", "152"
2004 The Long Firm Craig Episode: "Teddy's Story"
2006 Doctors Jason Tyler Episode: "Something I Ate"
2008 Waking the Dead Jimmy Dearden Episodes: "Wounds: Part 1", "Wounds: Part 2"
Survivors Neil Episode: #1.1
2010 Casualty Kieron Fletcher Episodes: #24.26 — 24.35
2014 Suspects Kirk Hawthorne Episode: 1.2
Father Brown Alan Archer Episode: 2.3 "The Pride of the Prydes"
2021 Doctors Owen Charlton Episode: "The Lost Boy"

Theatre

Year Production Director
2001 Herons Simon Usher
2005 Mercury Fur John Tiffany
2006 Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship Anna Mackmin
2007 How to Curse Josie Rourke
2008 The Odysey Tom Cairns
2011 Merchant of Venice Peter Meakin
2011 A Midsummer Night's Dream Poppy Morgan
2014 Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Erica Whyman
2014 The Ant and The Cicada Erica Whyman
2014 I Can Hear You Jo McInnes
2016 Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again Erica Whyman

References

  1. ^ "Steph Leonidas on Instagram: "Love"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Anthony Valentine (13 October 2000). "In Safe Hands; Season 16, Episode 65". The Bill.
  3. ^ Spencer, Charles (24 May 2001). "Bleak but brilliant slice of modern British life". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Herons, Royal Court, London". The Independent on Sunday. United Kingdom: Independent Print Limited. 27 May 2001. p. S6.
  5. ^ Woddis, Carole (6 June 2001). "Herons, Royal Court Upstairs, London". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 17.
  6. ^ Marmion, Patrick (23 May 2001). "Herons – Theatre". This Is London: Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ G.F. Newman (21 November 2002). "Political Expediency; Season 2, Episode 1". Judge John Deed.
  8. ^ Geoff McQueen, Marcus Brent (13 June 2002). "018; Season 18, Episode 29". The Bill.
  9. ^ Geoff McQueen, Damian Wayling (23 September 2003). "151; Season 19, Episode 76". The Bill.
  10. ^ Geoff McQueen, Jaden Clark (24 September 2003). "152; Season 19, Episode 77". The Bill.
  11. ^ Jake Arnott, Joe Penhall (7 July 2004). "Teddy's Story; Season 1, Episode 1". The Long Firm.
  12. ^ Bassett, Kate (6 March 2005). "Mercury Fur, Menier Chocolate Factory, London Breathing Corpses, Royal Court, London Insignificance, Lyceum, Sheffield". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  13. ^ a b Ridley, Philip (2009). Ridley Plays: 2. Methuen Drama. p. 77. ISBN 978-1408111161.
  14. ^ "Welcome to dystopia – Theatre". This Is London: Evening Standard. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  15. ^ Malone, Roger (24 February 2005). "The Stage – Reviews – Mercury Fur". The Stage. The Stage Media Company Limited. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  16. ^ Gardner, Lyn (19 April 2011). "The dark, disturbing genius of Philip Ridley". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  17. ^ Taylor, Paul (9 March 2005). "Mercury Fur, Menier Chocolate Factory, London". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  18. ^ Smith, Alistair (21 December 2004). "Cast assembles for Billy Elliot musical". The Stage. The Stage Media Company Limited. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  19. ^ Spencer, Charles (5 March 2005). "A vicious kick in the guts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  20. ^ Billington, Michael (3 March 2005). "Theatre – Mercury Fur – Menier Chocolate Factory, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  21. ^ a b Billington, Michael (16 March 2006). "Theatre – Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship – National, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  22. ^ Dalglish, Darren (2006). "Review Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship". London Theatre Guide. londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  23. ^ Ansdell, Caroline (10 July 2006). "20 Questions With... Ben Whishaw". WhatsOnStage. whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  24. ^ Katharine Way (3 April 2006). "Something I Ate; Season 7, Episode 177". Doctors.
  25. ^ Curlet, Evelyn (19 October 2007). "The Stage / Reviews / How to Curse". The Stage. The Stage Media Company Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  26. ^ Neill, Heather (17 October 2007). "How to Curse Reviews at The Bush Theatre". WhatsOnStage. whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  27. ^ Spencer, Charles (18 October 2007). "How to Curse". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  28. ^ Paris Leonti (2008). Daylight Robbery (Film production). United Kingdom: Daylight Productions; Giant Films.
  29. ^ Gandert, Sean (23 January 2009). "Donkey Punch". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  30. ^ Loder, Kurt (23 January 2009). "'Donkey Punch': Crimson Tide, By Kurt Loder". MTV. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  31. ^ Morris, Wesley (30 January 2009). "Movie Review – Donkey Punch – Fun in the sun for rich kids turns into terror afloat". Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  32. ^ Ignizio, Robert (24 July 2009). "Loud and Bobnoxious Cult Movies: Donkey Punch". Cleveland Scene Weekly. Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  33. ^ Barbara Machin, Paul Farrell (12 May 2008). "Wounds: Part 1; Season 7, Episode 9". Waking the Dead.
  34. ^ Barbara Machin, Paul Farrell (13 May 2008). "Wounds: Part 2; Season 7, Episode 10". Waking the Dead.
  35. ^ Adrian Hodges, Terry Nation (23 November 2008). "1.1; Season 1, Episode 1". Survivors.
  36. ^ Creators: Jeremy Brock, Paul Unwin (20 February – 1 May 2010). "Episodes: #24.26 — 24.35". BBC One. Casualty.
  37. ^ Green, Kris (13 February 2010). "Past Lives". Digital Spy. National Magazine Company Ltd. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  38. ^ "Interview with Raymond Coulthard, Robert Boulter and Michael Maloney: New boys scrub up for Casualty". BBC Press Office. BBC. 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  39. ^ Paris Leonti (2011). Mercenaries (Film production). Ireland: Angry Badger Pictures; International Artists Management.
  40. ^ @AdamFrazier (26 November 2018). "Rey's "Force Vision" in THE FORCE AWAKENS originally included Luke & Vader's duel from The Empire Strikes Back. The scene was cut but thanks to Reddit, we're finally getting our first look at what ESB Luke would have looked like in TFA, played by Robert Boulter. Wild stuff" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  41. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: SURPRISE news for Valerie Pitman!". What's on TV. Future plc. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  42. ^ "Interview with a Bride – New Year's Eve wedding". Louise Weddings. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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