Christopher Saul
Christopher Saul is a Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, West End and TV actor.
Biography[edit]
Christopher became inspired to become an actor after playing Othello in lower sixth form at grammar school in Skegness. At the time, he worked as a paperboy, delivering the Grimsby Evening Telegraph.[1] Aged 17, he left home to work for the civil service by day and attend The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama by night. This was followed by a job at Oxford Playhouse and a string of rep productions as well as being in the original production of Fiddler on the Roof.[2][3]
In 1975, Saul came to the RSC and appeared in Buzz Goodbody's production of Hamlet alongside Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance and George Baker. (It was shortly after the play's opening, Goodbury committed suicide.)[4]
TV work[edit]
This includes Play of the Month, Play for Today, The Professionals, the Doctor Who serial The Awakening, The Gentle Touch, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Bill (in numerous episodes, usually playing medical officers), Casualty, Agatha Christie's Poirot, One Foot in the Grave, London's Burning, Grange Hill, Coronation Street, Doctors, Judge John Deed and Emmerdale. He also had a regular role as Douglas Watson in Triangle and has narrated documentaries for The National Geographic channel plus numerous commercials.[5]
Theatre work[edit]
With the RSC, Saul has played the title role in Julius Caesar at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith during 2005.[6] Finishing in January 2009, he appeared in Jonathan Kent's production of Oedipus, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Alan Howard at the Royal National Theatre. In 2017, he appeared in the RSC's production of A Christmas Carol, starring Phil Davis as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Along the way, Saul was awarded 'Outstanding Supporting Performer, non-resident production' in the 29th annual Helen Hayes Awards in Washington DC for his performances as Polonius and The Gravedigger in The Globe's production of Hamlet.[7] He has also penned a one-woman play Florence Flo Smith-Now and Then, based on his book of the same name, taken from the real-life audio recordings he made of his paternal grandmother, Flo Smith, when he was a drama student working on his dissertation in 1969, starring Ursula Mohan.[8] Based on his grandmother's life, the play can be seen from time to time in small theatres around the country.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Centre-stage is the most peaceful place, says actor", Grimsby Evening Telegraph, 29 January 1997 (pg.5)
- ↑ Christopher Saul - Stanton Davidson Associates
- ↑ "From Skeg to Grimsby - with the RSC", Grimsby Evening Telegraph, 28 September 1996 (pg.8)
- ↑ INTERVIEW: Actor Christopher Saul talks about Imperium at the RSC
- ↑ Chris Saul VoiceOver Artist - iCan Talk Ltd
- ↑ "Julius Caesar". theguardian.com.
- ↑ Folger, Shakespeare, Signature Win Big at the 29th Annual Helen Hayes Awards
- ↑ Florence “Flo” Smith-Now & Then | Around Dulwich
External links[edit]
- Christopher Saul on IMDb
- Christopher Saul at Theatricalia
- Official Website
- Flo Smith - Now and Then
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