# Alexander Arnold (actor)

Alexander Arnold (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as Rich Hardbeck in the E4 teen drama Skins.

## Career
### Acting

Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins, playing the keen metalhead Rich Hardbeck. He got the role while still in the sixth form through the open audition process in London. In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by Cloud Control. Directed by the award-winning Luke Snellin, it was shot in Spain over two days.
He starred in a two-part ITV drama called A Mother's Son, written by Chris Lang and first screened in September 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh, and in the third series of crime drama Vera. He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series What Remains. In 2015, he joined the cast of Poldark, a new BBC series based on The Poldark Novels.
Arnold landed his first film role in the 2014 western The Salvation, shot in South Africa.

### Music

Arnold enjoys playing the bass guitar, and is the lead singer of an indie band called Circuithouse.

## Charity work

In April 2011, Arnold donated a painting of his childhood bear to The Bristol Autism Project, which helps autistic children in Bristol.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011–2012 | Skins | Rich Hardbeck | 16 episodes |
| 2012 | A Mother's Son | Jamie | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | In the Flesh | Alex | 1 episode No.1.1 |
| 2013 | Vera | Sam Bishop | 1 episode No.3.1 |
| 2013 | What Remains | Adam Moss | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Silk | David Cowdrey | 1 episode No.3.1 |
| 2015 | Poldark | Jim Carter | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Capital | Parker | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Death in Paradise | Matt Holt | 1 episode No.5.6 |
| 2018 | Save Me | Luke | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Pistol | Jamie Reid | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Signora Volpe | Sasha Pavlenko | 1 episode No.1.3 |

### Feature film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The Salvation | Voichek | |
| 2016 | David Brent: Life on the Road | Pog | |
| 2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Young Lad | |
| 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Anaesthetist | |
| 2019 | Yesterday | Gavin | |
| 2020 | The Outpost | SGT Christopher T. Griffin | |
| 2023 | The Entertainer† | Joe | Post-production |
| 2024 | The Last Breath | Brett | |

### Short film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Moths | Noble | |
| 2013 | Mickey & Michaela Bury Their Dad | Mickey | |
| 2014 | Apprehension | | |
| 2014 | Nighthawks | Jack | |
| 2015 | The Son | The Kid | |
| 2015 | The Removal | Mick | |
| 2017 | What is Transference And Why It Matters | Ryan | |
| 2022 | The Chromakey Man | Dan | |
| 2023 | Fine Dining† | Luke | |
| TBA | Meet Me by the Sea† | Oliver | Completed |
| TBA | Marble Dust† | | Post-production |

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2011 | Death Cloud | Cloud Control |
| 2016 | Painkillers | Brian Fallon |
| 2019 | The Races | Sports Team |

## Theatre credits

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2014 | Four Minutes Twelve Seconds | Nick | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Luna Gale | Peter | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Crushed Shells and Mud | Vince | Southwark Playhouse, London |
| 2016 | Shopping and Fucking | Robbie | Lyric Theatre, London |
| 2019 | Bitter Wheat | Roberto | Garrick Theatre, London |