artist profile

Philip Franks

Philip Franks graduated from Oxford University. He began with seasons in rep and on the London Fringe and parts included Marlowe’s ‘Edward II’, ‘Romeo’, and ‘Bob/Henry’ in Doug Lucie’s HEROES.

THEATRE

Work with the RSC includes:

1987/8	HAMLET	Hamlet	Roger Michell	Small Scale Tour
1986/7	THE ART OF SUCCESS	Fielding	Adrian Noble	Stratford & Barbican
1986/7	EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR	Matthew	John Caird	Stratford & Barbican
1983	PETER PAN	John	Trevor Nunn	Barbican
1983	ALL’S WELL THAT END’S WELL	Bertram	Trevor Nunn	Barbican & the Martin Beck Theatre, New York
1982/3	THE WINTER’S TALE	Florizel	Ronald Eyre	Stratford & Barbican
1982/3	A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM	Lysander	Ron Daniels	Stratford & Barbican

Other THEATRE includes:

2010	THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES	Dr. Watson	Robin Herford	Mercury, Colchester/Tour
2009	OUR MAN IN HAVANA	various	Richard Baron	Nottingham Playhouse and Tour
2009	THE WINSLOW BOY	Mr Winslow	Philip Wilson	Salisbury Playhouse
2007	THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES	Dr Watson	Robin Herford	Colchester, Windsor & Tour
2006	SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL	Sir Peter Teazle	Richard Beecham	Salisbury Playhouse
2004	JOURNEY’S END	Osborne	David Grindley	Comedy Theatre/National Tour
2003	BREAKING THE CODE	Alan Turing	Philip Wilson	Theatre Royal, Northampton
2003	NOISES OFF	Lloyd	Jeremy Sams	Ambassadors Theatre Company
2002	ART	Yvan	Matthew Warchus	Whitehall Theatre & National Tour
1997	MARAT/SADE	Jacques Roux	Jeremy Sams	Royal National Theatre
1995	THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST	Algernon	Terry Hands	Birmingham Rep & Old Vic
1992/3	THE EUROPEANS	Orphuls	Kenny Ireland	The Wrestling School, Greenwich Theatre & Tour
1992	SCHIPPEL THE PLUMBER	The Prince	Jeremy Sams	Greenwich Theatre
1992	AS YOU LIKE IT	Jacques	Robert Carson	Greenwich Theatre
1990/1	VICTORY	Scrope	Kenny Ireland	Greenwich Theatre,/The Wrestling School/Haymarket, Leicester/Tour
1989/90	SEVEN LEARS	Kent/Arthur	Kenny Ireland	Royal Court/The Wrestling School/Crucible, Sheffield & Haymarket, Leicester
1989	IVANOV	Dr Lvov	Elijah Moshinsky	Strand Theatre
1989	MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING	Claudio	Elijah Moshinsky	Strand Theatre
1985	ANTONY & CLEOPATRA	Octavius Caesar	Robin Phillips	Chichester Festival Theatre

TELEVISION includes:

Philip has been a regular contributor/panellist on both COUNTDOWN for YTV and CALL MY BLUFF for the BBC.

2005	CASUALTY	Bob	Brett Fallis	BBC TV
2004	MY DAD’S THE PRIME MINISTER	Mr. Potter	Juliet May	BBC TV
2002	MY DAD’S THE PRIME MINISTER	Mr Wight	Juliet May	BBC TV
2002	STRANGE	Rev Capstick	Joe Ahearne	BBC TV
2002	MIDSOMER MURDERS	Quentin	Sarah Hellings	Bentley Productions
1997/01	HEARTBEAT	Sgt. Raymond Craddock	Gerry Mill	YTV (4 series)
1994	PIE IN THE SKY	Giles Dutton	Laurence Gordon Clarke	Witzend
1994	MONIKER	Calvin	Philip John	Teliesen
1994	MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT	Tom Pinch	Pedr James	BBC
1993	ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS	Patsy’s Father	Jon Plowman	BBC
1990/3	THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY	Charlie	Various	YTV (3 Series)
1990	THE GREEN MAN	God	Elijah Moshinsky	BBC
1984	BLEAK HOUSE	Richard Carstone	Ross Devenish	BBC

RADIO includes:

Philip is regularly heard on radio favourites such as POETRY PLEASE and WITH GREAT PLEASURE. Other programmes include:

2010	ORCHESTRA	David Adams	Rosie Boulton	BBC R4
2008	YOU’RE NOT ANN LAURENSON, ARE YOU?	Reader	Hilary Field/ Christine Hall	BBC R4
2008	DE LUXE MODEL	Reader	Jill Waters	BBC Radio
2007	THE CONFIDENTIAL AGENT 2	Nicholas	Jane Morgan	BBC R4
2005	DINNER IN THE IGUANODON	Benjamin Waterhouse-Hawkins	Viv Beeby	BBC R4
2005	TWENTY MINUTES: THE ADVERB	Reader	Robert Ketteridge	BBC R3
2005	THAT MAN ATLEE	Harold Lasky	Jeremy Howe	BBC R4
2005	A CERTAIN JUSTICE	Adam Dalgliesh	Tracey Neale	BBC R4
2004	POIROT: ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE	Alistair Blunt	Enyd Williams	BBC R4
2004	MAIGRET & THE BURGLAR’S WIFE	Guillaume	Ned Chaillet	BBC R4
2004	THE BEAST MUST DIE	The Detective	Jane Morgan	BBC R4
2003	GARDENER TO THE KING	Reader	Duncan Minshull	BBC R4
2002	STRANGERS & BROTHERS	Brown	Jeremy Howe/ Sally Avens	BBC R4
2002	THE LAST JOURNEY OF WILLIAM HUSKISSON	Reader	Chris Wallis	BBC R4
2002	A GOOD READ	Reader	John Byrne/Viv Beeby	BBC R4
2002	GERTRUDE		Jill Waters	BBC R4
2002	A QUESTION OF PROOF	The Detective	Jane Morgan	BBC R4
2002	PRIVATE PASSIONS	Interviewee	Wendy Thompson	BBC R3
2001	SPECIAL DUTIES	Reader	Jill Waters	BBC R4
2001	THE MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD	Reader	Jill Waters	BBC R4
2000	THE VISITORS		Miriam Newman	BBC R4
1999	CLEAR WATERS RISING		Jocelyn Boxall	BBC R4
1999	THE BLOSSOMING WORLD		Richard Bates	BBC R4
1999	THE SPIRIT WRESTLERS		Tim Dee	BBC R4
1998	BOOK AT BEDTIME: LE GRAND MEAULNES		Di Spiers	BBC R4
1998	THE VANISHED WORLD: H.E. BATES AUTOBIOGRAPHY	H. E. Bates	Richard Bates	BBC R4
1995	THE TEMPEST	Trinculo	Sue Wilson	BBC
1995	A DOLLS HOUSE	Dr Rank	Jenny Bardwell	BBC Open University
1995	PERFECT & ENDLESS CIRCLES		Michael Fox	BBC
1995	THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS	Haywood	Michael Fox	BBC
1995	ON THE EVE		Michael Fox	BBC
1994	THE WIZARD OF OZ	Scarecrow		BBC
1991	IN SEARCH OF MIHAILO			BBC

VOICE WORK includes:

2010	LOOKS TO THE LADY	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2010	FLOWERS FOR THE JUDGE	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2010	CARGO OF EAGLES	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2009	THE MIND READERS	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2009	DEATH OF A GHOST	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2009	THE CHINA GOVERNESS	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2009	HIDE MY EYES	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2009	POLICE AT THE FUNERAL	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2008	THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2008	CORONER’S PIDGIN	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2008	MORE WORK FOR THE UNDERTAKER	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Little Brown Book Group
2008	BECKONING LADY	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Hachette Audio
2008	TRAITOR’S PURSE	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Hachette Audio
2008	MYSTERY MILE	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Hachette Audio
2007	SWEET DANGER	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Hachette Audio
2007	THE FASHION IN SHROUDS	Reader	Tamsin Collison	Hachette Audio
2007	THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE	Reader	Tamson Collison	Hachette Audio
2002	THE FEATHER BOY Abridged	Reader	Garrick Hagon	Harper Collins
2001	THE FEATHER BOY	Reader	Jane Morgan	Chivers Press
1996	FOUNDERS OF WORLD FAITHS: CONFUCIUS	Confucius	Alison Hindell	S4C/Ch4
1995	THE ANIMATED BIBLE: DANIEL	Voice of Daniel	Alison Hindell	S4C/BBC Wales
1993	THE ANIMATED SHAKESPEARE: OTHELLO	Voice of Cassio	Alison Hindell	S4C/Ch4

Concerts include:

	MANFRED	Manfred	LSO	Royal Festival Hall
	LE ROI ARTHUR	Arthur	Les Arts Florissants	Europe & USA
	SILVERLAKE	Olim	BBC Prom	Royal Albert Hall/Radio 3