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George Paul Blagden (born 28 December 1989) is an English stage and film actor. He is best known for his role as Louis XIV in the French-produced television series drama Versailles. He also played Grantaire in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables and Athelstan in the television series Vikings (2013–2016).

George Blagden
Blagden in 2014
Born	George Paul Blagden (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 32) London, England
Alma mater	Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2011)
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	2011–present
Spouse	Laura Pitt-Pulford ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1

Early life and education

Blagden began singing at age 13, performing in various choirs and his own rock band.[1] After studying at Old Buckenham Hall School, he was accepted into Oundle School with a drama scholarship[2] and appeared in the school's Stahl Theatre in such roles as The Baker in Into the Woods and Marc in 'Art'.[3] Also while at Oundle, Blagden became a member of the National Youth Theatre and was selected as one of four students to participate in a masterclass with Sir Ian McKellen.[4] Following his graduation, he studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 2011.[5] He has a younger sister, Katie, who is a writer and filmmaker.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2011, Blagden received his first acting role as Andy in the feature film After the Dark, which was released in 2014. He has since appeared in Wrath of the Titans, Les Misérables, Vikings, and as the lead character Louis XIV in the drama series Versailles.[6]

Blagden played the role of PJ in the 2018 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy, Company, at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End of London.[7]

Blagden co-stars in the upcoming musical film, The Land of Dreams, directed by Nicola Abbatangelo, with shooting underway in October 2019.[8]

Personal life

Blagden married actress Laura Pitt-Pulford on September 29, 2019.[9] The couple have a son, Arlo Peter Blagden born in October 2020.[10]

He is a supporter of Diabetes UK; from 4–6 September 2015, he cycled from London to Paris in under 72 hours and raised nearly £5,000 for the charity.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Wrath of the Titans	Soldier No. 1
2012	Les Misérables	Grantaire	National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2013	After the Dark	Andy
2014	Blood Moon	Jake Norman
2014	Holding on for a Good Time	Fellini	Short
2014	The Tap Tap Lady	Hugh	Short
2015	Blight	Fr Carey	Short Winner Best Actor - FilmQuest International Film Festival 2016
2017	No Postage Necessary	Sam
2019	How You Look at Me	Charlie
2020	The Land of Dreams	Armie	Post-production[12]
2022	The Gallery	Morgan/Dorian	Interactive movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013–2016	Vikings	Athelstan	Main cast (seasons 1–3) Recurring (season 4); 30 episodes
2015–2018	Versailles	Louis XIV	Leading role
2017	Black Mirror	Lenny	Episode: "Hang the DJ"

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	The Gallery	Morgan/Dorian	Interactive player

Theatre

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Location
2016-2017	Platinum	Simon	Leading role	Hampstead Theatre, London
2017	The Pitchfork Disney	Presley Stray	Leading role	Shoreditch Town Hall, London
2018	Tartuffe	Damis	Main Cast	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
2018	Company	PJ	Main Cast	Gielgud Theatre

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2012	National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	Best Acting by an Ensemble	Les Misérables	Won
		Best Ensemble
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble Performance		Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Ensemble, Motion Picture		Won
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Acting Ensemble
2013	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated

References

External links

• George Blagden at IMDb
• George Blagden on Twitter
• George Blagden on Instagram
• Spotlight

На других языках

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[de] George Blagden

George Paul Blagden (* 28. Dezember 1989) ist ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler.

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- [en] George Blagden

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[es] George Blagden

George Paul Blagden, nacido en Inglaterra el 28 de diciembre de 1989, es un actor y cantante inglés. Bladgen estudió en la escuela de música y artes dramáticas de Londres Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Es principalmente conocido por su rol de Athelstan en la serie Vikings, producida por el canal The History Channel. También participó como Grantaire en la película de 2012, Les Misérables, adaptación del musical de Alain Boublil y Claude-Michel Schönberg del mismo nombre y dirigida por Tom Hooper. Participó en la serie de televisión francesa Versailles en el papel de Luis XIV de Francia.

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[ru] Благден, Джордж

Джо́рдж Пол Бла́гден (англ. George Paul Blagden, род. 28 декабря 1989, Лондон) — английский актёр. Наиболее известен по ролям англосаксонского монаха Этельстана в историческом телесериале «Викинги» и Грантера в фильме «Отверженные», Людовика XIV в историческом телесериале «Версаль».

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