Jump to content

George Webster (actor)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Webster
Born (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 (age 33)
Eastbourne, England
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2012–present
Known forMy Name Is Emily
Versailles

George Webster (born 28 July 1991)[1] is an English actor and filmmaker. On television, he is known for his roles in the E4 miniseries Tripped (2015), the Canal+ series Versailles (2017), and the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory (2023). His films include My Name Is Emily (2015).

Webster has also directed two films: the short film The Punisher: Dead of Night (2012) and the British comedy Further Ed (2017).[1]

Career

[edit]

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

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Film Role Director Notes
2012 Batman: A Knight to Remember The Joker N/A Also writer and director
2012 City of Dreamers Kyle
2012 The Underdog in the Red Dress Robbie Short film
2012 Kharon Short film
2014 Blood Moon Henry Lester
2014 Blind Date Charlie
2015 My Name Is Emily Arden
2015 The Brighton Mob Will
2015 Phometrica Cinema Pianist
2016 Trial by Fire Tim Short film
2016 Ramona & The Chair Lou Short film
2016 The Fall of the Krays The Author
2017 Further Ed Mikey Cyprus Also writer and director
2017 Megan Leavey Finn Uncredited
2022 God's Petting You Charlie

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Babylon Local P.C 1.03 "Episode 3"
2014 Autopsy: The Last Hours of... River Phoenix 3.01 "River Phoenix"
2015 Tripped Milo Television miniseries
2015–2017 Versailles William of Orange 4 episodes
2016 The Last Dragonslayer Sir Grifflon Television film
2017 Genius Julius Winteler 3 episodes
2018 Wars Boone Maverick
2019 The Stand Up Sketch Show Performer 1.01 Series 1, Episode 1
2020 Father Brown Benjamin Milton Series 8, Episode 8
2020 Industry William Hunt 1 episode
2021 Finding Alice George
2022 Wedding Season Hugo Delaney Recurring role
2023 Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Winston Voice role
2023 The Doll Factory Louis Frost Main role
TBA Masters of the Air Lt. Glenn W. Dye

Writing credits

[edit]
Production Notes Broadcaster/Distributor
The Punisher: Dead of Night
  • Short film (also director, 2012)
YouTube
Batman: A Knight to Remember
  • Short film (also director, 2012)
YouTube[6]
Further Ed
  • Feature film (also director, 2017)
  • Indy Wolf Pictures
  • Jump Start Productions

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c 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.
[edit]