Andrew Lincoln

Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973),BFI Film & TV Database – Andrew Lincoln . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. 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 
Lincoln was born in London. He is the son of a civil engineer father and a nurse mother. 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. 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!. He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London. He became interested in acting as a career. After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.

Filmography
Film
 Year Film Role Notes 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
 Year Title Role Notes 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 RaeTelevision 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?"  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 TBA ''Cold Water John  Filming

Theatre
 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
 Year Title Role Notes 2021 Fortnite Battle Royale Rick Grimes Likeness  2024 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Playable Character (DLC); Voice and Likeness 

Audio
 Year Title Role Notes 2024 A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath Dr Mark Tyborn

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

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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from London
Category:Actors from Somerset
Category:English movie actors
Category:English television actors 
Category:People from Bath, Somerset
Category:People from Kingston upon Hull