| Revision as of 17:16, 3 February 2016 editAlbertino2015 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users748 edits →Life and career← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:18, 3 February 2016 edit undoAlbertino2015 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users748 editsm →Life and careerNext edit → | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
| </ref> He studied acting at ].<ref name="Beacom2001"/> | </ref> He studied acting at ].<ref name="Beacom2001"/> | ||
| Speer began his acting career appearing in the TV series ]<ref>http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/hugo-speer/</ref>'']''<ref name="Beacom2001"/><ref>http://www.buddytv.com/info/hugo-speer-info.aspx</ref> and '']''. He played a minor role in the film '']'' before his first notable appearance as Guy in the film '']''.<ref name="Beacom2001"/> Following this film's worldwide success he went on to appear in ''Swing'' (1999), '']'' and '']'' (playing ]'s brother). However, most of his work has been on TV, including sitcoms '']'', dramas '']'', '']'', '']'' (2003), and '']'' (2005), as well as the 2005 ] adaptation of ] '']''. In 2006, he appeared in the postal worker drama '']''. In 2008, he starred alongside ] in '']''. In 2011 he played a repairman whose repairs "come to life" in '']''. Speer also provides narration for ] series, ''Cops with Cameras'', ]'s '']'' and the ] series ''Seaside Rescue''. | Speer began his acting career appearing in the TV series ]<ref>http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/hugo-speer/</ref>'']''<ref name="Beacom2001"/><ref>http://www.buddytv.com/info/hugo-speer-info.aspx</ref> and '']''. He played a minor role in the film '']'' before his first notable appearance as Guy in the film '']''.<ref name="Beacom2001"/> Following this film's worldwide success he went on to appear in ''Swing'' (1999), '']'' and '']'' (playing ]'s brother). However, most of his work has been on TV, including sitcoms '']'', dramas '']'', '']'', '']'' (2003), and '']'' (2005), as well as the 2005 ] adaptation of ] '']''. In 2006, he appeared in the postal worker drama '']''. In 2008, he starred alongside ] in '']''. In 2011 he played a repairman whose repairs "come to life" in the supernatural drama '']'', based on a ] story. Speer also provides narration for ] series, ''Cops with Cameras'', ]'s '']'' and the ] series ''Seaside Rescue''. | ||
| He appears as John Foster in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of '']''. | He appears as John Foster in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of '']''. | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 3 February 2016
| Hugo Speer | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55) Harrogate, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Education | Harrogate Grammar School Arts Educational Schools, London |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Hugo Speer (born 17 March 1969) is an English actor and director.
Life and career
Speer was born in Harrogate in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at the local Harrogate Grammar School. He studied acting at the Arts Educational School, Tring Park.
Speer began his acting career appearing in the TV series McCallum (TV series)The Bill and Heartbeat. He played a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach before his first notable appearance as Guy in the film The Full Monty. Following this film's worldwide success he went on to appear in Swing (1999), Deathwatch and The Interpreter (playing Nicole Kidman's brother). However, most of his work has been on TV, including sitcoms Men Behaving Badly, dramas Clocking Off, The Last Detective, Boudica (2003), and The Rotters' Club (2005), as well as the 2005 BBC adaptation of Dickens' Bleak House. In 2006, he appeared in the postal worker drama Sorted. In 2008, he starred alongside Martine McCutcheon in Echo Beach. In 2011 he played a repairman whose repairs "come to life" in the supernatural drama Haven, based on a Stephen King story. Speer also provides narration for ITV1 series, Cops with Cameras, Channel 5's The Bachelor and the BBC series Seaside Rescue. He appears as John Foster in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of Skins.
In 2002 he starred as Sergeant David Tate in the film Deathwatch, a 2002 European horror film directed by Michael J. Bassett.
Hugo Speer also narrated a factual programme on Discovery HD called Gold Divers.
In 2013, he featured on radio in the popular police drama 'Stone'.
From 2013 to 2014 he starred as Inspector Valentine in the new version of Father Brown on BBC TV in the first series and the first episode of the second series.
Starting in 2014, Speer stars as Captain Treville in The Musketeers.
Director
In 2010 Hugo Speer made his directorial debut with the short film "MAM" starring Josie Lawrence, Paul Barber and Ronan Carter. The family drama about a 12 year old boy was scripted by Vivienne Harvey. It was produced by Vigo films and shot mostly in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Personal life
Up until 2005, Speer was in a relationship with his Hearts And Bones co-star, Sarah Parish. He is now married to the Glaswegian actress, writer and director Vivienne Harvey. The marriage took place on 19 February 2015.
In 2009, Speer was involved in a car accident that saw him crash his BMW into a traffic island while driving after drinking over the legal limit. He was returning from a wake. No one was hurt in the incident and Speer was banned from driving for eighteen months.
Speer moved to London after his success in The Full Monty and lived there for fifteen years but moved back to his native North Yorkshire. His pastimes include falconry, walking and music. He is a supporter of Leeds Utd.
References
- ^ Beacom, Brian (16 August 2001), "Star Profile: Hugo Speer", Evening Times (Glasgow): 21
- Robinson, Stuart (18 July 2009), "Drink-drive actor Hugo Speer stripped of his driving licence", Yorkshire Evening Post
- http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/hugo-speer/
- http://www.buddytv.com/info/hugo-speer-info.aspx
- http://www.discoveryuk.com/shows/gold-divers/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/musketeers/hugo-speer
- Mam (I) (2010). IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2014
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1730304/
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3646857/Love-and-the-single-girl.html
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200403/Full-Monty-actor-Hugo-Speer-banned-roads-drink-driving-home-friends-wake.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/08_august/18/messiah_speer.shtml
External links
- Hugo Speer at IMDb
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
|---|---|
|
- 1969 births
- People educated at the Arts Educational Schools
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- Living people
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Harrogate
- Male actors from Yorkshire
- English male radio actors
- English film directors
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors