# Angus Castle-Doughty

Angus Finlay George Castle-Doughty (born 12 February 1995) is an English actor. He began his career on stage in productions such as Teechers, The Government Inspector, The Picture of Dorian Gray and All Quiet on the Western Front, before joining the cast of the BBC legal drama Showtrial (2021). He subsequently played Eric Foster in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2022–2023). His character led a high-profile incel storyline, which earned the Best Storyline accolade at the 2023 British Soap Awards, as well as earning him a Villain of the Year nomination.

## Early and personal life

Angus Finlay George Castle-Doughty was born on 12 February 1995. Castle-Doughty studied English, Theatre and History at Dulwich College in South London, graduating in 2013 with three As. He then began studying English and Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick and graduated in 2017 with first class honours degrees.
Castle-Doughty co-founded the Incognito Theatre company alongside four others. He works as the artistic director, as well as appearing, writing and directing various projects for the company. Castle-Doughty has been in a relationship with actress Niamh Blackshaw since 2022.

## Career

Castle-Doughty made his acting debut in 2011 in a stage production of Teechers at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Three years later, he made his screen debut in the 2014 television film The First Great Escape. Castle-Doughty continued to act in theatre productions, including lead roles in The Government Inspector, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Net Kill and All Quiet on the Western Front. Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the Acorn TV series Agatha Raisin. A year later, he portrayed the recurring role of Mikhael in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone. Also in 2021, he starred in the BBC courtroom drama series Showtrial as Troy Manners. He then featured in two episodes of the Sky comedy series Bloods.
In 2022, Castle-Doughty was cast as Eric Foster in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. His character was introduced as the brother of established characters Tony (Nick Pickard) and Verity Hutchinson (Eva O'Hara). His character led a high-profile incel storyline that earned Castle-Doughty award nominations at the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards. It also saw Hollyoks win the Best Storyline accolade at the 2023 British Soap Awards.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The First Great Escape | | Television film |
| 2019 | Forgive Me | Martin | Short film |
| 2020 | Agatha Raisin | Perry Peterson | Episode: "The Deadly Dance" |
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone | Mikhael | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Showtrial | Troy Manners | Main role |
| 2021 | The King's Man | British Soldier | Film |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Devin | Episode: "The Doll's House" |
| 2022 | Bloods | Mark | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Two's a Crowd | Finlay Knight | Short film; also writer and co-director |
| 2022–2023 | Hollyoaks | Eric Foster | Regular role |
| TBA | A Thousand Blows | Morten Frewen | 1 episode |
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## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2011 | Teechers | Doug | Edinburgh Festival Theatre |
| 2013 | Rites: A Children's Tragedy | Headmaster Bone Breaker | Edinburgh Festival Theatre |
| 2015 | The Government Inspector | Dobcinsky | Pleasance Theatre |
| 2015 | The Duchess of Malfi | Bosola | University of Warwick |
| 2016 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Basil Hallward | Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Theatre |
| 2016 | Cabaret | Ernst Ludwig | Warwick Arts Centre |
| 2017 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Kat | Pleasance Theatre |
| 2017 | Jerusalem | Jonny "Rooster" Byron | Warwick Arts Centre |
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## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | British Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | Hollyoaks | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Villain | Hollyoaks | Nominated | |