Emil Wolk
Biography
Emil Wolk is an Anglo-American stage and screen actor and director who was born in Brooklyn and moved to London as a child, when his father took a position at the Royal Opera House. Trained in theater and specializing in physical performance, he came up through experimental companies including People Show and the Pip Simmons Theatre Group, then worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Exchange in Manchester, where he directed and performed and collaborated with Braham Murray on The Recruiting Officer (1992) and Bats (2000). He won a Laurence Olivier Award for Kiss Me, Kate, sharing it with John Bardon. His directing credits include Charley's Aunt, Sherlock Holmes In Trouble (2003) and Animal Crackers (1998), co-directed with Greg Hersov, which transferred to the West End. He also appeared in the CBBC series Hububb and on screen in The Six Napoleons (1986), Escape from Sobibor (1987), The Tall Guy (1989) and Stalin (1992).
82years old
Turns 83 on January 1in 81 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Arnold Emil Wolk
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1987 to 1991
Every film, newest first
- 1991KafkaIMDb rating 6.8
- 1991Prospero's BooksIMDb rating 6.8
- 1989The Tall GuyIMDb rating 6.2
- 1987Escape from SobiborIMDb rating 7.3
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Behind the award
Emil Wolk shared the 1988 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical with his Kiss Me, Kate co-star John Bardon.
Early training
Wolk spent his early career working with pioneer theater companies such as the Freehold Theatre Group, the Pip Simmons Theatre Group and People Show, and these experiences helped build his passion for experimental theater.
Behind the camera
Wolk also took the director's chair for a production of Sherlock Holmes In Trouble in 2003, which was written by Mark Long, a colleague from the People Show.
Behind the camera
In 1998, Wolk co-directed Animal Crackers with Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, and that production later transferred to London's West End.
Behind the camera
After Emil Wolk moved to Australia, his experience in physical performance brought him work as a guest director for Circus Oz's 30th anniversary in 2008.
Behind the camera
Wolk was named to direct Pagliacci in The Victorian Opera's 2016 season production Laughter and Tears. The show, with two connecting episodes called 'Laughter' and 'Tears', is a collaboration between The Victorian Opera and Circus Oz.
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Worked with
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Films together
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