George Russo is a British actor, screenwriter and producer.[1][2]
George Russo | |
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Born | 1980 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Russo was born and raised in London. Russo trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. In 2005 he took time away from acting to concentrate on a degree at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.[3]
In 2020, Russo appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jason Ridlash.[4] In 2021, Russo won the British Urban Film Festival Best Actor Award for Baby Boy, a short film he co-wrote alongside director Greg Hall.[5][6] A year later, he was cast as Eric Mitchell for an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Me, You and Him | Simon | Episode: "Off His Trolley" |
1992-1998 | The Bill | Various characters | 7 episodes |
1993 | Oasis | Johnny Mandell | 7 episodes |
1994 | Casualty | Billy Faraday | Episode: "Tippers" |
Little Napoleans | Graham | Episode: "The Godfathers of Education" | |
1995 | Point Dume | Calvin Watkins | |
1996 | Accused | Billy Murray | |
1997 | Kavanagh QC | Graham Foster | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
Bramwell | Lab Assistant | ||
1998 | The Things You Do For Love: I Still Believe | Simon | |
Daylight Robbery | Joyrider | Episode: 2 | |
1999 | Maisie Raine | Stuart Farrel | Episode: "To Sleep..." |
Silent Witness | Danny | Episodes: A Kind of Justice (Parts 1&2) | |
2000 | Urban Gothic | Macca | |
2001 | EastEnders | Youth 3 | Episode dated 4 October 2001 |
Skin Deep | Skeggs | Short film | |
Manchild | Drug dealer | Series 2 Episode 2 | |
2004 | The Streets: Blinded by the Lights | Wedding guest | Music video |
2005 | Tony | Mackey | Short film |
2008 | Zebra Crossing | Blakey | |
2009 | Tony | Mackey | Feature-length version of 2005 short |
2010 | Doctor Who | Philip | Episode: "Flesh and Stone" |
Holby City | Jules O'Hanlon | Episode: "Betrayal" | |
Shitkicker | Ronnie | Short film | |
Turnout | George | Also writer | |
2012 | Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran: (All Along the) Watchtower | Devlin's brother | Music video |
Next Exit | Peter | Short film | |
Green Street 3: Never Back Down | Tony | ||
2014 | Silent Witness | Mark Bond | Episodes: Coup de Grace (Parts 1&2) |
I Am Soldier | JJ | ||
Top Dog | Graham Hawkins | ||
2015 | Call the Midwife | Frank Robbins | Series 4 Episode 4 |
A Stranger Kind | Dicky | Short film | |
2016 | Trespass Against Us | Armed Policeman | |
Wonderkid | Manager | Short film | |
2017 | Bonded by Blood 2 | Damon Alvin | |
My Name Is Lenny | Frank Warren | ||
London Heist | Mason | ||
The Composer | Policeman | Short film | |
2018 | The Marine 6: Close Quarters | Detective | |
Trigger Finger! | Gavin | Short film | |
2019 | Smack Edd | Edd | Short film; also writer |
The Corrupted | DI Frank Walsh | ||
2020 | Villain | Sean Franks | Also writer and executive producer[8][9][10] |
Doctors | Jason Ridlash | Episode: "Firewalks" | |
2021 | Baby Boy | Nicky Reed aka Skinny Nicky | Short film; also writer |
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins | Joey Waller | ||
2022 | EastEnders | Eric Mitchell | Flashback Episode |
TBA | The Turn of the Screw | Danny Arthur | Short film |
Thirteen Cars | Lenny | ||