British actor Anton Lesser (b. 1952) has played many of the principal Shakespearian roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Associate Artist since 1990), including Petruchio, Romeo and Richard III. He is very active in radio (BBC) and spoken word audio. Over a dozen recordings range from Paradise Lost and Homer to the title role in Hamlet. He is particularly known for the major novels of Charles Dickens - Great Expectations won the Talkie Award.
Bio:
British actor Anton Lesser (b. 1952) has played many of the principal Shakespearian roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Associate Artist since 1990), including Petruchio, Romeo and Richard III. He is very active in radio (BBC) and spoken word audio. Over a dozen recordings range from Paradise Lost and Homer to the title role in Hamlet. He is particularly known for the major novels of Charles Dickens - Great Expectations won the Talkie Award.
Tivia:
Portrayed Charles Dickens in a BBC series about the great British author. (May 2002)Graduated from RADA.Is the reader for the audiobook of Iain M Banks' "The Algebraist".Became an Associate Member of RADA.Has 2 children with wife Madeleine; Harry Lesser and Lily Lesser.
British actor Anton Lesser (b. 1952) has played many of the principal Shakespearian roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Associate Artist since 1990), including Petruchio, Romeo and Richard III. He is very active in radio (BBC) and spoken word au
Trivia:
Portrayed Charles Dickens in a BBC series about the great British author. (May 2002)Graduated from RADA.Is the reader for the audiobook of Iain M Banks' "The Algebraist".Became an Associate Member of RADA.Has 2 children with wife Madeleine; Harry Lesser and Lily Lesser.
Trademarks:
Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice
Job title:
Actor
Others works:
(April 2002) Played Leo Black in "The Lucky Ones" play by Charlotte Schellenberg (Hampstead Theatre, London, England, UK).
(1982) He played the title role in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in Londo