Hugh Ross
Biography
Hugh Ross is a Scottish actor and theater director, born in Glasgow, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1968, and began his career in repertory companies around England, starting with The Twin Rivals that same year. He played Romeo at the Open-air Theatre in Regent's Park in 1971 and later took roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His Malvolio in Cheek by Jowl's Twelfth Night earned a Time Out Performer Award, and in 1997 he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his work in Stephen Sondheim's musical Passion. His screen work has largely been supporting and guest parts in British films and television, among them Trainspotting (1995), Hannibal Rising (2007), Bronson, Dorian Gray (2009), The Iron Lady (2011), Nightbreed and the television adaptation of Sharpe. He also directed the West End production of The Mousetrap in 2018.
81years old
Turns 82 on April 28in 197 days
- Born Glasgow
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 21 years1990 to 2011
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Early training
Ross trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and graduated in 1968 with an Acting RADA Diploma.
First role
Ross's career in repertory took him across England, and his first production was The Twin Rivals, staged at the Vanbrugh Theatre in 1968.
Behind the award
Ross played Malvolio in Cheek by Jowl's Twelfth Night in 1987, and that performance won him the Time Out Performer Award.
Behind the camera
Ross's company The Other Cheek teamed up with Cahoots Theatre Company to stage a revival of J. B. Priestley's The Roundabout at London's Park Theatre in September 2016.
Behind the camera
The Mousetrap's West End production at the St Martin's Theatre, located in London's West End, was directed by Ross in 2018.
Hugh Ross movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tom Clegg directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Tom Clegg
Also two films together3 more actors
- Lyndon DaviesSharpe's Battle (1995) and Sharpe's Gold (1995)
- Diana PerezSharpe's Battle (1995) and Sharpe's Gold (1995)
- Robert HandsCharlotte Gray (2001) and Sharpe's Battle (1995)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.