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Andrew Lincoln

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Andrew Lincoln
Lincoln at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Andrew James Clutterbuck

(1973-09-14) 14 September 1973 (age 51)
London, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, activist
Years active1994–present
Known forLove Actually (2003)
The Walking Dead (2010–2018, 2022)
Spouse
Gael Anderson
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973),[1] better known by his stage name Andrew Lincoln, is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Rick Grimes in the AMC drama series The Walking Dead. He first came to public attention as Egg in the BBC drama This Life, followed by roles such as Simon in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers and Mark in the romantic comedy movie Love Actually.

Early life

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Lincoln was born in London.[2] He is the son of a civil engineer father and a nurse mother.[3] His family moved to Kingston upon Hull when he was 18 months old. Then they moved to Bath, Somerset when he was eight or nine.[2] He attended Beechen Cliff School. He had his first acting role at the age of 14 as the Artful Dodger in a school production of Oliver!.[4] He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London. He became interested in acting as a career.[5] After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1995 Boston Kickout Ted
1998 Understanding Jane Party Stonehead 1
1999 A Man's Best Friend Man Short film
Human Traffic Felix
2000 Gangster No. 1 Maxie King
Offending Angels Sam
2003 Love Actually Mark
2004 Enduring Love TV Producer
2006 These Foolish Things Christopher Lovell
Hey Good Looking! Paul
Scenes of a Sexual Nature Jamie
2010 Heartbreaker Jonathan
Made in Dagenham Mr Clarke
2020 Penguin Bloom Cameron Bloom

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 Drop the Dead Donkey Terry Episode: "Births and Deaths"
1995 N7 Andy Unaired pilot
1996 Over Here Cappy 2 episodes
Bramwell Martin Fredericks Episode: "The Return of the Betrayer"
1996–1997 This Life Edgar "Egg" Cooke 32 episodes
1997 The Woman in White Walter Hartright 2 episodes
2000 Bomber Captain Willy Byrne Television film
2000–2001 Shipwrecked Narrator (voice) 27 episodes
2000 A Likeness in Stone Richard Kirschman Television film
2001–2003 Teachers Simon Casey 20 episodes; also directed 2 episodes
2003 Trevor's World of Sport Mark Boden Episode #1.1
State of Mind Julian Latimer 3 episodes
The Canterbury Tales Alan King Episode: "The Man of Law's Tale"
2004 Lie with Me DI Will Tomlinson 2 episodes
Whose Baby? Barry Flint Television film
2005–2006 Afterlife Robert Bridge 14 episodes
2007 This Life + 10 Edgar "Egg" Cooke Television special
2009 Wuthering Heights Edgar Linton 2 episodes
The Things I Haven't Told You DC Rae Television film
Moonshot Michael Collins
2010 Strike Back Hugh Collinson 6 episodes
2010–2018,
2020, 2022 		The Walking Dead Rick Grimes 111 episodes
2014 Tigers About the House Narrator (voice) 4 episodes
2017 Red Nose Day Actually Mark Television short
Robot Chicken Rick Grimes (voice) Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking"
2018 Fear the Walking Dead Rick Grimes Episode: "What's Your Story?" [7][8]
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Edgar Bradley Episode: "The Murmuring"
2024 The Walking Dead: The Return Himself TV special
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Rick Grimes Lead role, also executive producer and co-creator [9]
TBA Cold Water John Filming[10]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Location Playwright
1998 Sugar Sugar Joe Bush Theatre Simon Bent
1999 Hushabye Mountain Danny Hampstead Theatre Jonathan Harvey
2000–2001 Blue/Orange Bruce Cottesloe Theatre (2000)
Duchess Theatre (2001) 		Joe Penhall
2002 Free Alex Loft (Lyttelton Theatre) Simon Bowen
2006 The Late Henry Moss Ray Almeida Theatre Sam Shepard
2009 Parlour Song Dale Almeida Theatre Jez Butterworth
2020 A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge The Old Vic Jack Thorne

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Fortnite Battle Royale Rick Grimes Likeness [11]
2024 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Playable Character (DLC); Voice and Likeness [12]

Audio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath Dr Mark Tyborn [13]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Work Ref.
2004 British Academy Television Awards Best New Director (Fiction) Nominated Teachers
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Acting Nominated Love Actually
Empire Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
2007 Golden Nymph Award Outstanding Actor – Drama Series Won Afterlife
2010 IGN Summer Movie Award Best TV Hero Won The Walking Dead
2011 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated
Scream Awards Best Horror Actor Nominated
2012 Satellite Awards Best Ensemble – Television (Special Achievement Award) Won
2013 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
TV Guide Award Favorite Actor Nominated
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Nominated
Favorite TV Anti-Hero Won
2015 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Actor Nominated
2016 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Nominated
2017 People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Won [14]
2018 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated [15]
People's Choice Awards Best TV Actor Nominated
2019 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated [16]

References

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  1. ↑ BFI Film & TV Database – Andrew Lincoln Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roz Lewis (26 September 2014). "Andrew Lincoln: My family values". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln Biography". Starpulse. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  4. ↑ Steve Fennessy. "The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Lives Up to A Challenge". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  5. ↑ Caroline Bishop (8 April 2009). "Andrew Lincoln". Official London Theatre.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln". The Scotsman. 20 October 2004.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  9. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (2022-07-22). "'The Walking Dead' Movie Replaced by Limited Series Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  10. ↑ Shepphard, Jordan (8 July 2024). "ITV thriller filming in Glasgow's Dennistoun as The Walking Dead actor stars in Cold Water". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Delaney, Mark. "Fortnite Rick Grimes Skin Is The Newest Walking Dead Crossover". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  12. ↑ BEELER-BEISTAD, LAUREN. "Call of Duty Fans Aren't Happy About Rick Grimes Skin". Gamerant. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  13. ↑ https://www.absurdventures.com/abetterparadise [bare URL]
  14. ↑ Siegel, Lucas (29 June 2017). "Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  15. ↑ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  16. ↑ Mancuso, Vinnie (16 July 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". Collider. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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