Al Weaver
Al Weaver (a.k.a. Alex Weaver) (b. 1981) is a young British stage actor. Weaver's first paid theater role was in Trevor Nunn's 2004 production of Hamlet, at the Old Vic theater in London. Weaver played the Prince of Denmark on Monday evenings and at all matinees, whilst Ben Whishaw took on the role for evening performances, from Tuesday to Saturday.
British politician Michael Portillo MP (Conservative) lauded Weaver's interpretation of Hamlet in The New Statesman: "He [Weaver] gave meaning to the poetry, refusing to be rushed in the soliloquies or intimidated by them, varying volume and pace well. Frame by frame, he made credible Hamlet's progression from self-indulgence to nobility, so we could just about believe Fortinbras's remark that 'he was likely, had he been put on,/To have proved most royally'."
Weaver studied acting at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he appeared in such plays Bonnie and Clyde, Confusions (as Ernest), As You Like It (as Orlando), Barbarians (as Stephen), Too Young for Ghosts (as Bourke/Murphy/GI Sam), Measure for Measure (as Duke Vincentio), The Trojan Women (as Hecuba), The Seagull (as Medvenko), The King of Hearts (as the Bishop), and The Old Bachelor (as Bellmour).
Weaver appears in the forthcoming film Colour Me Kubrik, along with playing DC Billy Slaven in the Inspector Lynley Mysteries (episodes "In Pursuit of a Proper Sinner," and "A Cry for Justice.") Additionally, he Plays Stefano in the Merchant of Venice (2004, starring Al Pacino) and is to play "The Kid" in the film production of the videogame Doom (currently in pre-production.)
Sources: IMDB, playbill to the Trevor Nunn production of Hamlet, The New Statesman.
His imdb entry can be viewed at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632403/.