Hubert Burton is an English actor best known for his roles as Rusbridger in Living (2022), Gerald Middleton in Rivals (2024), Wyndham Best in Their Finest (2016) and his role in the premiere production of the acclaimed play The Inheritance (2018–2019).
Hubert Burton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1991 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
editBurton was born in London and raised near Basingstoke before attending Sherborne School. Burton discovered an affinity for acting at school under director Alastair Whatley, and was accepted to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. During his training, he performed in productions of Betrayal, Twelfth Night and The Sea, among others. He graduated from RADA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2014.[1]
Career
editAfter graduating from RADA, Burton made his television acting debut as Cyril in the 2014 BBC drama The Passing Bells, after which he was cast in The Outcast (2014) and Channel 4's UKIP: The First 100 Days (2015). He also featured in the 2015 ITV series Jekyll and Hyde and The Last Post (2017).[1] In 2016, he played the character of Wyndham Best in the Lone Scherfig film Their Finest and in 2022 he was cast in the role of Mr Rusbridger in Living, a British adaptation of the Japanese film Ikiru, starring Bill Nighy.[1][2] In 2023, it was announced that Burton had joined the cast of a television adaptation of Jilly Cooper's 1988 novel Rivals on Disney+, playing the recurring role of Gerald Middleton.[3]
In theatre, Burton was cast in 2015 in a new production of Harley Granville Barker's Waste at The National Theatre in London, followed by an acclaimed 2016 production of The Deep Blue Sea starring Helen McCrory, again at The National Theatre.[4] In 2018, Burton was cast in the original Young Vic production of The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, which debuted to critical acclaim.[5] The play then transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End, with Burton reprising his role. The Inheritance went on to win numerous accolades, including Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and Best New Play at the Laurence Olivier Awards.[6][7] In 2019, Burton starred as Greg in a production of Relatively Speaking at Salisbury Playhouse, followed by a starring role in a new play by Pamela Carter, The Misfortune of the English at Orange Tree Theatre in London.[8] From 2022 to 2023 he played the role of Tim Allgood in a revival of Noises Off, which toured the UK before transferring to London's West End.[9] In 2024 Burton played the role of Delio in a modern retelling of The Duchess of Malfi by Zinnie Harris in London's West End.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Testament of Youth | Wounded Tommy | |
| 2016 | Their Finest | Wyndham Best | |
| 2021 | The Most Reluctant Convert | Owen Barfield | |
| 2022 | Living | Rusbridger |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Holby City | Tom Reck | Episode: "Severed" |
| The Passing Bells | Cyril | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Outcast | Ed Rawlins | 2 episodes |
| UKIP: The First 100 Days | Harry Long-Innes | Television film | |
| Jekyll and Hyde | Tom Bateman | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Last Post | Hugo Rankin | Episode: "Starfish" |
| 2024 | Rivals | Gerald Middleton | Recurring, 7 episodes |
| Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | Thomas Howard the Lesser | Post-production | |
| Miss Austen | Edward Austen Knight | Post-production |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Journey's End | German Soldier | Original Theatre Company |
| 2015 | She Stoops to Conquer | Charles Marlow | Bath Theatre Royal |
| Waste | Walter Kent | The National Theatre | |
| 2016 | The Deep Blue Sea | Philip Welsh | The National Theatre |
| 2018–2019 | The Inheritance | Young Henry/Young Man 3 | Young Vic/Noël Coward Theatre |
| 2019 | Relatively Speaking | Greg | Salisbury Playhouse |
| Breaking the Code | Christopher Morcom | Salisbury Playhouse | |
| 2021 | Into the Night | Narrator | Original Theatre Company |
| 2022 | The Misfortune of the English | Harrison | Orange Tree Theatre |
| 2022–2023 | Noises Off | Tim Allgood | Phoenix Theatre, London |
| 2024 | The Duchess | Delio | Trafalgar Theatre |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Doing "The Inheritance" is therapeutic for me: Interview with Hubert Burton". alondon.net (in Hebrew). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Kramer, Gary M. (11 January 2023). "Outstanding "Living" reminds viewers why we're all here". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 May 2023). "Jilly Cooper's 'Rivals': Power Packed British Cast Join David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer on Disney+ Show (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Billington, Michael (9 June 2016). "The Deep Blue Sea review – Helen McCrory blazes in passionate revival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (29 March 2018). "The Inheritance, Young Vic review: perhaps the most important American play of the century so far". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (19 November 2018). "I wrote The Inheritance to heal, says Best Play winner Matthew Lopez". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Marshall, Alex (7 April 2019). "'The Inheritance' Triumphs at Olivier Awards, and So Does a Gender-Swapping 'Company'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Hubert Burton". From Page To Stage. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Gillinson, Miriam (29 September 2022). "Noises Off review – Frayn's exquisite farce-within-a-farce finds new humanity". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Grant, Kirsten (16 October 2024). "The Duchess: Jodie Whittaker enthralls in this grisly Jacobean tragedy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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