Kyle Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Kyle Soller | |
---|---|
Born | (1983-07-01) July 1, 1983 (age 39) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | College of William and Mary Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College of William & Mary before graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008, after which he remained based in the United Kingdom. He has appeared in several films, such as Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and earned an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.
Soller was born July 1, 1983[1] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary, where he majored in art history.[2] During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London,[3] and was offered admission into the academy.[2] Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at RADA.[2]
Soller acted in various plays following his graduation from RADA in 2008, and his breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.[citation needed]
In 2012 Soller starred in the West End hit A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.[4]
Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer.[5] Between 2015 and 2016, he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross Poldark's cousin, Francis. And in The Hollow Crown, in the role of Clifford. He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.[6] In 2022 he appears in the Disney+ show Star Wars: Andor.
Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Anna Karenina | Korsunsky | ||
2013 | The Fifth Estate | Young Staffer | ||
2014 | The Keeping Room | Henry | ||
2014 | Monsters: Dark Continent | Karl Inkelaar | ||
2014 | Fury | Medic No. 1 | ||
2017 | Marrowbone | Porter | [8] | |
2017 | The Trip to Spain | Jonathan | ||
2018 | The Titan | Dr. Elliot Blake | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Bad Education | Kevin Schwimmer | Series 2, Episode 2 | |
2015–2016 | Poldark | Francis Poldark | 14 episodes | [9] |
2015 | An Inspector Calls | Gerald Croft | Television film | |
2016 | The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Clifford | Episode: "Henry VI: Part II" | [9] |
2016 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | Scotty McNeil | Miniseries | [9] |
2016 | Silent Witness | Marcus Chadwell | Episode: "Life Licence" | |
2016 | Counterfeit Cat | The Kid (voice) | ||
2017 | Bounty Hunters | Misha | Episode 1.3 | |
2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Zack Massingham | Television film | |
2019-2020 | 101 Dalmatian Street | Dante (voice) | 4 episodes | |
2022 | Andor | Syril Karn | 4 episodes | |
TBA | Bodies | DI Hillinghead | Main role | [10] |
Year | Title | Character | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez | Eric Glass | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
2018 | The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez | Eric Glass | Young Vic & Noel Coward Theatre |
2016 | Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen[11] | George Tesman | National Theatre |
2013 | "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe[12] | Gaveston / Lightborne | National Theatre |
2012 | Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand | Christian | American Airlines Theatre |
2012 | "Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eugene O'Neill[13] | Edmund | Apollo Theatre |
2011 | The Faith Machine by Alexi Kaye Campbell[14] | Tom | Royal Court Theatre |
2011 | The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, version by David Harrower[15] | Khlestakov | Young Vic |
2010 | The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams[16] | Jim | Young Vic |
2010 | The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, adaptation by Phyllis Nagy | Tom Ripley | Royal & Derngate, Northampton |
2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare | Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed | Shakespeare's Globe |
2008 | The Beautiful People by William Saroyan[17] | Finborough Theatre |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Evening Standard Theatre Award[18] | Outstanding Newcomer | The Faith Machine, The Glass Menagerie and The Government Inspector | Won |
2012 | WhatsOnStage Award[19] | Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |
2013 | Laurence Olivier Award[20] | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Long Day's Journey into Night | Nominated |
WhatsOnStage Award[21] | Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Nominated | ||
2014 | WhatsOnStage Award[22] | Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Edward II | Nominated |
2018 | Evening Standard Theatre Award[23] | Best Actor | The Inheritance | Nominated |
Critics' Circle Theatre Award[24] | Best Actor | Won | ||
2019 | Laurence Olivier Award[25] | Best Actor | Won | |
WhatsOnStage Award[26] | Best Actor in a Play | Nominated | ||
2020 | Drama Desk Award[27] | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nominated |
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer | |
---|---|
|