Hugh Coles

Hugh Coles is an English actor who works in film, television, and theater. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2017. That year he made his screen debut as Rex in The Festival (2018), and also took small parts in Urban Myths and Doc Martin. In 2019 he played Liam Mingay in the sitcom Defending the Guilty, and in 2020 he was a regular contributor to Channel 5's NFL End Zone. Later screen credits include Death in Paradise in 2021 and the role of Socks in Donald Glover's Atlanta in 2022. On stage, he originated George McFly in Back to the Future: The Musical, appearing in its Manchester Opera House and West End runs. For that performance he won a 2022 WhatsOnStage Award and earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and in 2023 he reprised the part on Broadway.