George Webster (actor)

George Webster
Born (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991
Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation Actor, director
Years active 2012–present
Known for My Name Is Emily
Versailles

George Webster (born 28 June 1991)[1] is an English actor who is best known for his lead as Milo in E4's British mini-series Tripped (2015), his supporting role as Arden in the Irish independent film My Name Is Emily (2015) and Simon Mirren's French-Canadian period series, Versailles (2017). He has also directed two films: the short film The Punisher: Dead of Night (2012) and the British comedy Further Ed (2017).[1]

Career

After starting out studying film making and directing various short films, he made the transition into acting and has since been seen in Jamie Patterson's City of Dreamers (2012) and Danny Boyle's series Babylon (2014) and the ITV series Autopsy: The Last Hours Of as the late River Phoenix before landing his first major role in Simon Fitzmaurice's My Name Is Emily in September 2014. Soon after, he was cast as a lead in E4's sci-fi comedy TV mini-series Tripped opposite Blake Harrison.[2][3][4] In late 2015, he joined the cast of Simon Mirren's series Versailles as Prince William III of Orange[1][5] and worked with Ron Howard on the National Geographic series Genius where he played the recurring role of Julius Winteler.

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Punisher: Dead of Night Director, writer Short film
2012 Batman: A Knight to Remember[6] The Joker, director, writer
2012 City of Dreamers Kyle
2014 Blood Moon Henry Lester
2014 Babylon Local P.C. Season 1
2015 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of River Phoenix ITV Studios
Season 1
2015 My Name Is Emily Arden
2015 Tripped Milo Season 1
2015 Versailles Prince William III of Orange TV series
2016 Trial by Fire Tim Short film
2016 The Last Dragonslayer Sir Grifflon TV movie
2016 Ramona and the Chair Lou Short film
2017 Genius Julius Winteler TV series
2017 Wars Boone Maverick TV series
2017 Further Ed Mikey Cypris, director, writer
2017 Megan Leavey Finn

References

  1. 1 2 3 George Webster Agency Résumé. Curtis Brown. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Evanna Lynch & Michael Smiley Confirmed for My Name Is Emily. Newrange Pictures and Kennedy Films. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ George Webster interview: Tripped. British Comedy Guide. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Meet the Cast of Tripped. Radio Times. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Welcome to Versailles, the BBC's steamy new period drama set in the court of Louis XIV. The Telegraph. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Video: A Knight to Remember. YouTube. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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