Rik Barnett
Rik Barnett (born 20 March 1990) is an English actor, and the 2010 winner of the best supporting actor award from Ibiza International Film Festival,[1][2][3] for his work in Rebels Without a Clue.[4]
Life and career[edit]
Barnett was born in Macclesfield, England, the son of Deborah, a chef, and Peter, who has his own building company. Rik Barnett attended City College Manchester formerly 'The Shena Simon Performing Arts School' in Manchester, where he earned distinctions in acting.[1] He then attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. He has previously acted for ITV and Ealing Studios.[1][3] In 2012, he graduated from his acting program at UCLA.[1][3]
In 2010, Barnett worked on the Independent film Rebels Without A Clue,[4][5] working alongside such actors as Doctor Who's John Leeson. It was his work in this film that earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at Ibiza International Film Festival,[1][2][3][6] some of the former recipients of this award have been Enrique Murciano and Alfred Molina. Actress Jacqueline Bisset who was Jury President along with Carlos Bardem presented the award.[citation needed]
Rebels Without A Clue was also nominated for Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival,[7][8][9][10][11] showing at Apollo Cinema: Piccadilly Circus,[7][12][13][14] and was screened during Cannes Film Festival.[15][16]
One reviewer reported that Barnett's performance was "glorious to watch",[14] another said that "Barnett, who plays Mark, (or 'wanker', as he is affectionately referred to throughout) is able to switch seamlessly between the genuinely touching dialogue about his father to keeping up with dim-witted banter".[11]
In September 2012 Barnett was featured on the cover of the Thai lifestyle magazine OUT In Thailand.[17]
In 2013 Barnett worked alongside filmmaker Jonathan Sheldon on the "Fifty Shades of Grey Gardens" spoof for Funny or Die[18] Currently he is working on his own play 'Bosie'.[1][3] He is also a monthly contributor to Prodijee, an Australian magazine.
Personal life[edit]
It was reported in a 26 May 2012 story in the Omaha World-Herald newspaper, that Barnett was engaged to be married to Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Adam Epstein, one of the producers of the original Broadway musical production of Hairspray.[19]
Barnett uses swimming to manage stress, to focus and to learn his lines.[20]
List of credits[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Romney: 2012 | Narrator | United States Thunk Enterprises |
| 2010 | Rebels Without A Clue | Mark | Independent UK |
| 2011 | Bird | Matt | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
| 2010 | HART | Lawrence | Ealing Studios |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bosie -Reading- | Bosie | AE Company |
| 2010 | The Poseidon | Robert | Orlin ProductionsUK |
| 2010 | Pygmalion | Freddy Eynsford Hill | Little Theatre, Cheshire UK |
| 2009 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | The Singer | CCM ProductionsUK |
| 2009 | Animal Farm | Moses | RSC UK |
| 2009 | Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | CCM Productions, UK |
| 2008 | Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | RSC Productions, UK |
| 2008 | Miss Julie | Jean | CCM Productions, UK |
| 2008 | Twelfth Night | Sebastian (Twelfth Night) | CCM Productions, RSC Production, UK |
| 2008 | The Train | Ensemble | CCM ProductionsUK |
Radio and commercial[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A to Z -Commercial- | Bumper Car Boy | Vodafone Telecom |
| 2010 | The Poseidon -Radio- | Robert | Orlin Productions UK BBC |
| 2010 | Hearing Dogs for Deaf People -Commercial- | Narrator | UK Polka Dot Productions |
New Media[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fifty Shades of Grey Gardens -Funny Or Die- | Christian Grey | United States Thunk Enterprises |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Special features". Ibiza Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Page 4 - cover_1074.indd". Pocketmags.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Connex 08 - Simplified Chinese". Issuu.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012. (pp. 114-18)
- ^ a b "Rebels Without a Clue - Independent film - Biffa Productions". Filmacting.webspace.virginmedia.com. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Rebels Without A Clue". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "CONNEX magazine 008: Simplified Chinese". Gconnex.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Rebels Without A Clue | Raindance Film Festival 2010". Raindance.org. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2010: Rebel Without a Clue Q & A on Vimeo". 11 October 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "Rebels Without a Clue - Interview". Retrieved 4 July 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rebels without a Clue: Ian Vernon". Shooting People. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b Sear, Rebecca (26 August 2010). "Raindance review: Rebels without a Clue". Snipe.at. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Raindance Film Festival 2010 - Best Of British programme". Eye for Film. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Interview! We talk to Rebels Without a Clue writer/director Ian Vernon – Best For Film - Film reviews and movie news". Bestforfilm.com. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Raindance Festival: Preview "Rebel Without A Clue"". The New Current. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Rebels Without A Clue | Steve Monfils Graphic Design". Stevemonfils.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Watch movie Rebels Without a Clue 2010 online free". Filmhill.net. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "out-in-thailand.com". out-in-thailand.com.
- ^ "Fifty Shades of Grey Gardens".
- ^ Kelly, Michael (26 May 2012). "Showbiz not easy biz, producer says". Omaha World Herald. Omaha, USA. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
Adam Epstein, who won a Tony Award as one of the producers of the mega-hit on Broadway. . . . A native of Miami, Adam spent 16 years in New York but has relocated to Los Angeles to produce films and TV shows. He is engaged to marry British actor Rik Barnett.
- ^ "Swimming is a Lifelong Sport for Actor Rik Barnett". 21 July 2016.