Knightley Will

artist profile

Will Knightley

Will trained at the Central School. He appeared in Michael Elliot’s production of PEER GYNT for Theatre 69, was a member of the Manchester Stables Company and played in Richard Eyre’s production of CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER at the Lyceum for the Edinburgh Festival. He was also a founder member of the Half Moon Theatre.

THEATRE includes:

2009 CALENDAR GIRLS John Hamish McColl Noel Coward Theatre 2007 FLIGHT PATH Sean Naomi Jones Out of Joint/Bush Theatre + Tour  
2005/06 CINDERELLA Baron Ian Talbot The Oxford Playhouse  
2005 THE PERMANENT WAY various Max Stafford Clark Out of Joint  
2002 OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD Captain Phillip Georgia Bance Nuffield, Southampton  
2002 CYRANO DE BERGERAC Le Bret Patrick Sandford Nuffield, Southampton  
1998 THE CRUCIBLE Paris Kenny Ireland Centreline Tour  
1996 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Sir Peter Teazle John Burgess English Touring Theatre  
1995 DRACULA Count Dracula Penny Ciniewicz Cheltenham Everyman  
1994 WOMAN IN MIND Andy Lou Stein Palace Theatre Watford & USA  
1994 SLEUTH Andrew Wyke Penny Ciniewicz Salisbury Playhouse  
1994 DEATH & THE MAIDEN Giraldo   Library Theatre, Manchester  
1994 THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN Mr. Jacomb Auriol Smith    
1994 PERE GORIOT Voutrain Geoffrey Beevers Orange Tree, Richmond  
1994 THE GOOD NATURED MAN Mr. Crocker Anthony Cornish Orange Tree, Richmond  
1993 THE TEMPEST Antonio Deborah Paige Salisbury Playhouse  
1992 POST MORTEM Richard Sterling King’s Head Theatre    
1992 HUSH Colin Max Stafford Clark Royal Court  
1992 OEDIPUS TYRANNOS   Kenny Ireland Contact Theatre, Manchester  
1991 ROMEO & JULIET Friar Lawrence Ian Wooldridge Edinburgh Lyceum  
1989 THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE   Sam Mendes Minerva Theatre, Chichester  
1989 SUMMERFOLK   Jeremy Raisin Minerva Theatre, Chichester  
1989 DIPLOMATIC WIVES John Lou Stein Palace Theatre, Watford  
1988 THE THREE MUSKETEERS Aramis/General Monk Robin Midgley New Vic Company Tour  
1987 MACBETH Macduff Andy Hines Bristol Old Vic  
1987 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Theseus/Oberon   Derby Playhouse  
1986 THE COUNTRY WIFE Harcourt   Belgrade Theatre, Coventry  
  WILD HONEY Dr Trilettzzy Christopher Morahan National Theatre  
1984 LAZY DAYS LTD Ken   Theatre Royal, Stratford East  
1984 SUS Wilby Adrian Shergold Soho Poly  
1983 CRIMES OF THE HEART Dock Simon Stokes Bush Theatre  
1981 BROTHERS KARAMAZOV Ivan   Fortune Theatre  
1980 HAMLET Richard Eyre   Royal Court Theatre  
  I CAN GIVE YOU A GOOD TIME Max Stafford-Clark   Joint Stock  
  LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE     Joint Stock  
  YESTERDAY’S NEWS     Joint Stock  
  A MAD WORLD MY MASTERS     Joint Stock  
  EPSOM DOWNS     Joint Stock  
  FANSHEN     Joint Stock  
  FISH IN THE SEA   John McGrath 7.84 Company  

TELEVISION includes:

2008 A SHORT STAY IN SWITZERLAND Jack Simon Curtis BBC TV  
2007 CITY OF VICE Lord Oliphant Dan Reed Hardy & Sons  
2004 CHARLES I & THE REGICIDES Clerk of the Court Tim Kirby Mentorn  
2004 ROSEMARY & THYME Jeremy Pearson Simon Langton Carnival Film & TV  
2003 THE BRIEF (3 episodes) Gerry Graham Jack Gold Carlton TV  
2003 HEARTBEAT Mr. Manley Jonas Grimas YTV  
2003 FOYLE’S WAR Arthur Brown Giles Foster Greenlit Productions  
2002 MIDSOMER MURDERS Andrew Turner Sarah Hellings BBC  
2002 THE PROJECT Mr Dunn Peter Kosminsky BBC  
2001 INSPECTOR LINLEY MYSTERIES Dr. Troughton Richard Laxton BBC  
2001 WITHOUT MOTIVE II Donal Ferdinand Fairfax United Film & TV  
2000 MEAT EXTRACT Will Darryl Blake Fulcrum TV  
2000 KAVANAGH QC Gristone Jack Gold Carlton TV  
1997 THE BILL John Church Harry Bradbeer Thames TV  
1997 PEAK PRACTICE Dan Jacks A.J. Quinn Carlton TV  
1996 THE BILL Robin Branston Joe Shoop Thames TV  
1995 NO BANANAS The Chaplain Bob Tronson BBC  
1995 CRACKER Pathologist Tim Fywell Granada TV  
1995 A TOUCH OF FROST Hockey Adrian Shergold YTV  
1994 CASUALTY Nigel Sue Dunderdale BBC  
1993 HARRY Jeremy Marcus Mary McMurray Union Pictures  
1991 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD Ben Chevers Adrian Shergold BBC  
1989 CLOSE RELATIONS Bartram Adrian Shergold BBC  
  OSCAR WILDE     BBC  
  THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Dr. Mortimer Peter Duguid BBC  
  PREVIEW   John Amiel BBC  
  EASTERMAN     ATV  
  THE LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE     ATV  
  ELECTRIC IN THE CITY     BBC  
  ENGLAND SUMMER SUNDAY     BBC  
  HURT HAWKES     BBC  

FILMS

1996 THE MILL ON THE FLOSS Mr. Glegg Graham Theakston Carnival Films  
  DINOSAUR   Tony Bicat    
  SKINFLICKER   Howard Brenton    
VOICE WORK includes:
2009 MUSEUM OF FLIGHT Admiral Jonathan Gibbon Spiral Productions  
2008 MACBETH Lord/Doctor Robert Burns US Educational Website