Jolyon Coy (born 9 March 1985) is an English actor and writer. He won a drama scholarship to Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, then trained at LAMDA, graduating in 2007.

Theatre credits

• Toby Maitland in the premiere of POSH at the Royal Court[1] which subsequently transferred to the Duke of York's.
• Mortimer in Edward ll at the Manchester Royal Exchange.
• John in Wendy and Peter Pan for the RSC.
• Pom in Our Boys[2] at the Duchess Theatre.
• Tekla in Creditors at the Young Vic.
• Philip Of France in Holy Warriors at Shakespeare's Globe.
• Alfred in Little Eyolf[3] for Richard Eyre at the Almeida Theatre.
• Octavius in Anthony & Cleopatra and Gratiano in the Merchant Of Venice[4] with Jonathan Pryce as Shylock at Shakespeare's Globe.[5]
• Matthew in Rules For Living at the Rose Theatre.

Filmography

Film

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Rare Beasts
• Thanks For The Memories
• Beauty and the Beast
• Testament of Youth
• The Fifth Estate
• The Deep Blue Sea[6]

Television

• Pete Versus Life
• Henry IV, Part I and Part II (The Hollow Crown)
• The Whale[7]
• Mr Selfridge
• War & Peace
• Midsomer Murders
• The Windsors
• Genius
• Peaky Blinders

Personal life

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2019)

His parents are Jonathan Coy and Louisa Rix.

He married Blanche Schofield, daughter of David Schofield and Lally Percy, in 2015.

His grandfather was the legendary farce actor Brian Rix.

His sister Charlotte is married to Tom Mison.

References

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