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He has composed music for television and theatre including a full musical score for ''[[Alice In Wonderland]]'' at the [[New Victoria Theatre]] in Stoke, title music for ''[[The Morning Show]]'' (BBC) and incidental music for [[Greg Wise]]'s [[BBC]] documentary about the life of Jack Good. He has released two CDs with his band Henry Kissing Her — ''A Little of Who You Fancy'' (1996) & ''Pull'' (2006) — and also released a CD of piano music, ''Concert From The Eyrie'' (2001). |
He has composed music for television and theatre including a full musical score for ''[[Alice In Wonderland]]'' at the [[New Victoria Theatre]] in Stoke, title music for ''[[The Morning Show]]'' (BBC) and incidental music for [[Greg Wise]]'s [[BBC]] documentary about the life of Jack Good. He has released two CDs with his band Henry Kissing Her — ''A Little of Who You Fancy'' (1996) & ''Pull'' (2006) — and also released a CD of piano music, ''Concert From The Eyrie'' (2001). |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Lumsden trained at the [[Guildford School of Acting]], graduating in 1986. Married to actress [[Sophie Thompson]] since 1995,<ref name="AncMRD"/> they have two children, Ernie James (b. 1997) and Walter Eric (b. 2000). |
Lumsden attended [[Lady Manners School]] based at [[Bakewell]] in the Peak District before he trained at the [[Guildford School of Acting]], graduating in 1986. Married to actress [[Sophie Thompson]] since 1995,<ref name="AncMRD"/> they have two children, Ernie James (b. 1997) and Walter Eric (b. 2000). |
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==Notable roles== |
==Notable roles== |
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Revision as of 00:19, 27 March 2010
Richard Lumsden | |
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| Born | Richard J. Lumsden[1] |
| Occupation(s) | British film and television actor; writer; composer; musician |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sophie Thompson (1995–present)[2] |
| Children | Ernie James (b. 1997) and Walter Eric (b. 2000) |
| Website | http://www.richardlumsden.com |
Richard Lumsden (born 24 June 1965) is a British actor, writer, composer and musician. He played Nathan in Channel 4’s controversial drama Sugar Rush and on radio he plays Ray in Clare in the Community.
Career
Lumsden's television work includes Colin in three series of Is it Legal?, Henry in Wonderful you (both for ITV); Foggy in two series of First of the Summer Wine, Charles in All About Me, Nutter in The Sharp End and Roger in The House That Jack Built, all for the BBC. He has appeared as Martin in Series 3 of popular sketch show The Catherine Tate Show, and Arnold, an ex-boyfriend of Clare Bates in EastEnders. He appeared in such films as Sense and Sensibility, The Avengers (film), Room To Rent, Silent Cry, Gospel Of John and Attila The Hun.
He performed his own one–man musical play We Could Be Heroes at the Bridewell Theatre in 2004. His repertory theatre work at Stoke-on-Trent & Basingstoke include Master Harold & The Boys, the title role in Hamlet, As You Like It, King Lear, A Trip To Scarborough, Amadeus, Juno and the Paycock, Far From The Madding Crowd,and Having A Ball. He played Roche in Rat In The Skull at Theater Exchange, Minneapolis, and John Thorpe in Northanger Abbey at Greenwich.
His writing work includes a seven-hour drama Wonderful you for ITV (co-written with Chris Niel), in which he also starred, and three verse plays for BBC Radio 4: John Dodd Gets Taken For A Ride (which was nominated for the BBC’s Imison award for new writing), A Good Place For Fishing which starred Anne Reid, and Man in the Moon which starred Tom Courtenay (The Guardian and Daily Telegraph's radio "Pick of the week"). Readings of his play Skeletons have taken place at Soho Theatre and The Venue.
He has composed music for television and theatre including a full musical score for Alice In Wonderland at the New Victoria Theatre in Stoke, title music for The Morning Show (BBC) and incidental music for Greg Wise's BBC documentary about the life of Jack Good. He has released two CDs with his band Henry Kissing Her — A Little of Who You Fancy (1996) & Pull (2006) — and also released a CD of piano music, Concert From The Eyrie (2001).
Background
Lumsden attended Lady Manners School based at Bakewell in the Peak District before he trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1986. Married to actress Sophie Thompson since 1995,[2] they have two children, Ernie James (b. 1997) and Walter Eric (b. 2000).
Notable roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1988 to 1989 | First of the Summer Wine | Foggy Dewhurst |
| 1995 to 1998 | Is It Legal? | Colin Lotus |
| 1997 | Chalk | Ronald Langland |
| 2005 to 2006 | Sugar Rush | Nathan Daniels |
References and notes
- ^ a b c "Birth Registration Details" Ancestry.co.uk (Retrieved: 4 August 2009)
- ^ a b "Marriage Registration Details" Ancestry.co.uk (Retrieved: 4 August 2009)
External links
- RichardLumsden.com
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- Curtis Brown, Literary and Talent Agency CurtisBrown.co.uk