Aneurin Barnard - wikipedia Aneurin Barnard Aneurin Barnard ( 1987 - 05 - 08 ) 8 May 1987 ( age 30 ) Ogwr, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, UK Occupation Actor Years active 2003 - present married = 2017 - present ) ) Aneurin Barnard ( / əˈnaɪərɪn / ; born 8 May 1987 ) is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles as Davey in Hunky Dory, Claude in The Truth About Emanuel, Robert `` Bobby '' Willis Jr. in Cilla and King Richard III in The White Queen. He stars as an army private in Christopher Nolan 's action - thriller Dunkirk ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Barnard was born in the former borough of Ogwr in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, the son of June, a factory worker, and Terry Barnard, a coal miner. He has a sister named Ceri. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf during his secondary school years. He starred in HTV Wales series Jacob 's Ladder as an 11 - 12 - year - old. He then trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama alongside Kimberley Nixon and Tom Cullen, graduating in 2008. His first language is Welsh. Career Barnard played Melchior, one of the three leads, in the London premiere of the Tony Award - winning musical Spring Awakening, which opened in February 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith. The play later transferred to the Novello Theatre in March 2009, running until May 2009. Barnard won a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in Spring Awakening in 2010. He has appeared in guest roles in TV series Doctors, Casualty, Shameless, Y Pris and Jacob 's Ladder. He has also appeared in the short TV films The Big Day, Night on the Tiles and the BAFTA Cymru winning Owl Creek Bridge. Barnard 's theatre work in Wales includes Singin ' in the Rain, playing Don Lockwood, for Bridgend County Youth Theatre and Il Miracolo for Elan Wales. At drama school, he appeared in productions of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hobson 's Choice, The Importance of Being Earnest and West Side Story, in which he played Tony. He was also involved in a radio production of Under Milk Wood. Barnard appeared in Ironclad, a film set in 1215 and featuring the signing of the Magna Carta by King John and the rebellion by his barons. The film also stars Paul Giamatti, Derek Jacobi, Kate Mara, James Purefoy, Jason Flemyng and Mackenzie Crook. In 2011 Barnard starred in Hunky Dory alongside Minnie Driver. The film is set in 1976 during the hottest summer recorded, in a school in Swansea. Barnard played the role of Davey and in the film sang songs from the era such as David Bowie 's `` Life on Mars '' and The Who 's `` Love Reign O'er Me ''. In January 2012 Barnard starred as photographer David Bailey in the television film `` We 'll Take Manhattan '' alongside Karen Gillan. He also appeared in the 2012 horror movie Elfie Hopkins alongside Jaime Winstone. Barnard was considered for the role of Jack in the 2013 film Jack the Giant Slayer, but was beaten to the part by Nicholas Hoult. Barnard then appeared in the lead role in Vertigo Films 's Guinea Pigs, also named The Facility an atmospheric, micro-budget horror film about volunteers fighting for their lives after a drug trial goes wrong. The film also stars Alex Reid, Chris Larkin, Steve Evets, Nia Roberts, Oliver Coleman, Skye Lourie, Jack Doolan and Amit Shah. Later in 2012 he starred in the horror - thriller film Citadel. In April -- June 2012 Barnard filmed the fantasy adventure movie The Adventurer : The Curse of the Midas Box throughout the South West of England, playing the title role of Mariah Mundi and the movie was released in 2014. Barnard also featured in Trap for Cinderella ( 2013 ) directed by Iain Softley which was based on the book by Sébastien Japrisot as well as portraying the character Claude in Francesca Gregorini 's drama thriller, The Truth About Emanuel. Barnard portrayed King Richard III of England in the television series The White Queen on BBC One. He also appeared as John Trenchard in a two - part adaptation of Moonfleet that was filmed in Ireland and broadcast on Sky1 in December 2013. In 2014, Barnard planned his role of Charles Knight in the upcoming science - fiction film Grotesque alongside Nicholas Hoult, Alex Reid, Ivan Dorschner and Allen Leech. He will also appear in the film The Devil 's Harvest. He also played the part of Liverpool Music Manager Bobby Willis alongside Sheridan Smith in ITV 's 3 - part drama Cilla focusing on the early life of Cilla Black and her rise to fame. In 2016 Barnard starred as Prince Boris Drubetskoy in Andrew Davies 's television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy 's War and Peace, broadcast on BBC One, and as Tim Hobson in the BBC 5 - part drama Thirteen. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Owl Creek Bridge Damien Short film 2011 Elsewhere Nick Short film 2011 Ironclad Guy the Squire 2011 Powder Miguel 2011 Queen of Hearts Bad Knight Short film 2011 Hunky Dory Davey 2012 Citadel Tommy 2012 Elfie Hopkins Dylan Parker 2012 The Facility Adam 2013 The Truth About Emanuel Claude 2013 Trap for Cinderella Jake 2013 Mary Queen of Scots Darnley 2014 The Adventurer : The Curse of the Midas Box Mariah Mundi 2017 The Devil 's Harvest Mykola 2017 Interlude in Prague Mozart 2017 Dunkirk Gibson Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Jacob 's Ladder Young Jonathan 2007 Y Pris Tupac 2008 Casualty Damien 1 episode : `` Hurt '' 2009 Doctors Chas Murdoch 1 episode : `` Filmflam Thank You Man '' 2012 We 'll Take Manhattan David Bailey TV Movie 2013 The White Queen Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III TV Mini-series 10 episodes 2013 Agatha Christie 's Marple Robbie Hayman 1 episode : `` Endless Night '' 2013 Moonfleet John Trenchard TV Mini-series 2014 Under Milk Wood Drowned TV Movie Voice role 2014 Cilla Robert `` Bobby '' Willis Jr. TV Mini-series 3 episodes 2015 The Scandalous Lady W Captain George Bisset TV Movie 2015 Killing Jesus James, son of Zebedee TV Mini-series 2016 War & Peace Boris Drubetskoy BBC TV Mini-series 2016 Thirteen Tim Hobson TV Series 2017 SS - GB PC Jimmy Dunn BBC TV Mini series Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Laurence Olivier Award Best Actor in a Musical Spring Awakening playing Melchior Gabor Won 2012 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Best Actor Citadel Won 2013 Ashland Independent Film Award Best Acting Ensemble : Feature Shared with Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances O'Connor, Jimmi Simpson, and Kaya Scodelario The Truth About Emanuel Won References Jump up ^ `` The Truth About Aneurin Barnard ''. ^ Jump up to : WalesOnline ( 25 October 2012 ). `` Aneurin Barnard films new BBC period drama in Bruges ''. Jump up ^ Metro.co.uk, Keith Watson for ( 19 July 2013 ). `` Aneurin Barnard : Richard III gets a raw deal ''. Jump up ^ Mark Shenton ( 25 October 2008 ). `` Initial Casting Announced for London Premiere of Tony - Winning Spring Awakening ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ Paul Levy ( 6 March 2009 ). `` ' Spring Awakening ' Is No Garden Variety High - School Musical ''. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ Charles Spencer ( 9 March 2009 ). `` Dirty Dancing and Spring Awakening in the West End ''. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ Aneurin Barnard secures film deal Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ WalesOnline ( 20 March 2009 ). `` Aneurin Barnard : A career awakening ''. Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20031202003524/http://www.kenmcreddie.com/. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Interview with Aneurin Barnard and other member cast of SPRING AWAKENING todoMUSICALES.com Jump up ^ `` Vertigo, NFTS start shoot for Guinea Pigs ''. Jump up ^ Adam Dawtrey ( 11 April 2012 ). `` Aneurin Barnard tapped for ' Mariah Mundi ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` BBC -- Filming begins on epic adaptation of War and Peace for BBC One -- Media Centre ''. www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 06. External links Aneurin Barnard on IMDb Aneurin Barnard on Twitter Aneurin Barnard performing in Spring Awakening, West End theatre, London on YouTube Aneurin Barnard during opening night of Spring Awakening, West End theatre, London on YouTube Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Anton Rodgers ( 1979 ) Denis Quilley ( 1980 ) Michael Crawford ( 1981 ) Roy Hudd ( 1982 ) Denis Lawson ( 1983 ) Paul Clarkson ( 1984 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1985 ) Michael Crawford ( 1986 ) John Bardon and Emil Wolk ( 1987 ) Con O'Neill ( 1988 ) Jonathan Pryce ( 1989 / 1990 ) Philip Quast ( 1991 ) Alan Bennett ( 1992 ) Henry Goodman ( 1993 ) Alun Armstrong ( 1994 ) John Gordon Sinclair ( 1995 ) Adrian Lester ( 1996 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1997 ) Philip Quast ( 1998 ) Jody Abrahams, Loukmaan Adams, Mandisa Bardill, Junaid Booysen, Salie Daniels, and Alistair Izobell ( 1999 ) Simon Russell Beale ( 2000 ) Daniel Evans ( 2001 ) Philip Quast ( 2002 ) Alex Jennings ( 2003 ) David Bedella ( 2004 ) Nathan Lane ( 2005 ) James Lomas, George Maguire, and Liam Mower ( 2006 ) Daniel Evans ( 2007 ) Michael Ball ( 2008 ) Douglas Hodge ( 2009 ) Aneurin Barnard ( 2010 ) David Thaxton ( 2011 ) Bertie Carvel ( 2012 ) Michael Ball ( 2013 ) Gavin Creel ( 2014 ) John Dagleish ( 2015 ) Matt Henry ( 2016 ) Andy Karl ( 2017 ) VIAF : 179739811 LCCN : no2011120133 ISNI : 0000 0004 2661 2099 GND : 111368223X BNF : cb16737348b ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aneurin_Barnard&oldid=809040102 '' Categories : Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 1987 births Living people Laurence Olivier Award winners Welsh male film actors Welsh male stage actors Welsh male television actors Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Use dmy dates from June 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית 日本 語 Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 19 : 47. 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Question: who plays king richard in the white queen
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