Andrew Lincoln

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**Andrew James Clutterbuck** (born 14 September 1973), better known by his stage name **Andrew Lincoln**, is an English actor. His first major role was as the character Egg in the BBC drama *This Life* (1996–1997). Lincoln later portrayed Simon Casey in the Channel 4 sitcom *Teachers* (2001–2003) and Mark in the Christmas-themed romantic comedy film *Love Actually* (2003).

Beginning in 2010, Lincoln gained international fame for his portrayal of Rick Grimes, the lead character on the hit AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series *The Walking Dead*. For his portrayal of Rick Grimes, Lincoln won the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 2015 and 2017, respectively. He departed the cast of *The Walking Dead* in 2018, but is set to reprise his role as Rick in a trilogy of *The Walking Dead* films that will be distributed by Universal Pictures.

## Early life

Andrew Clutterbuck was born in London, the son of an English civil engineer and a South African nurse. His family moved to Hull when he was 18 months old, and then to Bath, Somerset when he was eight or nine. He attended Beechen Cliff School, where at age 14 he had his first acting role as The Artful Dodger in a school production of *Oliver!*. He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London and became interested in acting as a career. After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) drama school and began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.

## Career

In 1994, Lincoln made his first on-screen appearance in "Births and Deaths", an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom *Drop the Dead Donkey*. In 1995, soon after finishing drama school, he made his breakthrough with his first major role playing Edgar "Egg" Cook, one of the leading characters in the acclaimed BBC drama *This Life*. He went on to star in a number of British television series and dramas such as *The Woman in White*, *The Canterbury Tales*, and *Wuthering Heights*, most notably as probationary teacher Simon Casey in the successful Channel 4 sitcom *Teachers*. He also had a lead role as university lecturer and psychologist Robert Bridge in *Afterlife*, and starred in the Sky 1 series *Strike Back* with Richard Armitage in 2010.

Lincoln appeared in several films such as *Human Traffic* and *Gangster No. 1* and starred alongside Vanessa Paradis in Pascal Chaumeil's *Heartbreaker*. In particular, his role as Mark in the 2003 film *Love Actually* gained him wider recognition.

In addition, Lincoln has performed in plays, including *Hushabye Mountain* in 1999, the widely praised *Blue/Orange* in 2000 and 2001, *The Late Henry Moss* in 2006, the *Parlour Song* in 2009, as well as radio productions. He has done voice-overs for documentaries, advertisements, and government campaigns. He directed two episodes in the third series of *Teachers* for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best New Director (Fiction) in 2004.

### *The Walking Dead*

In April 2010, Lincoln was cast as Rick Grimes, the protagonist of AMC's live-action adaptation of the post-apocalyptic horror comic book television series *The Walking Dead*. Grimes is a sheriff's deputy who awakens from a month-long coma in the midst of a zombie apocalypse caused by an unknown pathogen. He becomes the leader of a group of family and friends who are forced to relentlessly fight off flesh-eating zombies and hostile humans. In 2010, Lincoln signed up for the show for a potential six years. He then renegotiated a deal for two further seasons. Lincoln appeared on the show for the final time on 4 November 2018, having previously stated that he wished to spend more time with his children.

According to *The New York Times*, Lincoln's role on *The Walking Dead* made him "the center of one of the world’s biggest pop culture franchises". Lincoln has received various awards and nominations for his portrayal of Rick Grimes; he won the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 2015 and again in 2017.

Following Lincoln's departure from *The Walking Dead* it was announced on Talking Dead by Scott M. Gimple that Lincoln would reprise his role of Rick Grimes in a trilogy of feature-length films set for theatrical distribution by Universal Pictures.Template:Cn

Lincoln also received critical acclaim for his work on *The Walking Dead*. In 2012 and 2015, TVLine spotlighted Lincoln as "Performer of the Week" for his performance in the fourth episode of season 3 ("Killer Within") and for the fifteenth episode of season 5 ("Try"), respectively. Regarding Lincoln's performance on "Try", TVLine commented, "We always knew that Lincoln could play the living daylights out of anything that was thrown at him. But until this week’s episode of *The Walking Dead*, we didn’t realize that he could act his way from A to Z all within the span of a single hour". Jacob Stolworthy of *The Independent* commented that Lincoln's performance in the first episode of season seven is "a moment where Andrew Lincoln excels, his character coming full circle".

### Post *The Walking Dead*

In 2019, Lincoln was cast in and filmed his first non *The Walking Dead* role since 2010 in the drama *Penguin Bloom*.

## Personal life

On 10 June 2006, Lincoln married Gael Anderson, daughter of Ian Anderson, flautist and vocalist of Jethro Tull. They have two children.

## References

1. ↑ BFI Film & TV Database – Andrew Lincoln Template:Webarchive. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The actors behind voice-overs". *The Independent*. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302135543/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-actors-behind-voice-overs-6110102.html. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roz Lewis (26 September 2014). "Andrew Lincoln: My family values", *The Guardian*. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
4. ↑ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Andrew Lincoln". WhatCulture. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328233342/http://whatculture.com/offbeat/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-andrew-lincoln.php/3. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
5. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln Biography". *Starpulse*. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042826/http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Lincoln%2C\_Andrew/Biography/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "This actor's life: Andrew Lincoln is an altogether different animal in his latest stage role", *The Independent* (26 March 2009). Archived from the original on 28 March 2010.
7. ↑ Steve Fennessy. "The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Lives Up to A Challenge". *Men's Health*. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913234255/http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/andrew-lincoln.
8. ↑ Caroline Bishop (8 April 2009). "Andrew Lincoln". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225235550/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item105299/andrew-lincoln/.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Andrew Lincoln", *The Scotsman* (20 October 2004). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
10. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln bio". AndrewLincoln.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013442/http://www.andrewlincoln.net/.
11. ↑ "Bloodied Andrew cuts finger off", Metro International (7 April 2008). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
12. ↑ Tina Ogle (10 September 2000). "Andrew Lincoln: The Egg who hatched into a rising star", *The Observer*. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
13. ↑ "Don't egg Andrew Lincoln on!", BBC (16 October 2003). Archived from the original on 21 June 2006.
14. ↑ "Andrew's head for Heights", *Manchester Evening News* (27 April 2010). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
15. ↑ Tom Meltzer (6 April 2009). "Where are they now?", *The Guardian*. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
16. ↑ "*This Life*s Andrew Lincoln to star in Sky1 adaptation of Strike Back", *The Guardian* (24 August 2009). Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.
17. ↑ *Heartbreaker* Template:Webarchive
18. ↑ Shirley Li (13 November 2013). "'Love Actually,' to Andrew Lincoln, is perfect: The actor looks back, 10 years later". *Entertainment Weekly*. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422003944/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/11/13/love-actually-anniversary-andrew-lincoln/.
19. ↑ Matt Wolf (9 May 1999). "Review: 'Hushabye Mountain'". *Variety*. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407163731/http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/hushabye-mountain-1200457916/.
20. ↑ Billington, Michael (15 April 2000). "Blue/Orange", *The Guardian*. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016.
21. ↑ Philip Fisher. "Blue/Orange review". The British Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818100902/http://britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/blueorange-rev.
22. ↑ Billington, Michael (20 January 2006). "The Late Henry Moss". *The Guardian*. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210719/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jan/20/theatre.
23. ↑ "Stoppard Radio Season". The British Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194747/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/stoppardradio.htm.
24. ↑ Creepy, Uncle. (15 June 2010) The Walking Dead: A Look at Andrew Lincoln as Police Officer Rick Grimes Template:Webarchive. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
25. ↑ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Andrew Lincoln". WhatCulture. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417143543/http://whatculture.com/offbeat/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-andrew-lincoln.php. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
26. ↑ TV: Rick Grimes Officially Cast in AMC's 'The Walking Dead' Template:Webarchive. Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
27. ↑ "The Walking Dead". AMC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150809080319/http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
28. ↑ Benji Wilson (28 October 2010). "Andrew Lincoln on starring in the TV adaptation of Walking Dead", *The Daily Telegraph*. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.
29. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (17 November 2016). "Robert De Niro's Making How Much?! TV Is Becoming an ATM for Top Talent", *The Hollywood Reporter*. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017.
30. ↑ "Rick Grimes makes final stand on 'The Walking Dead,' but he'll be back in new movies". https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/11/05/andrew-lincoln-rick-grimes-make-final-stand-amc-walking-dead/1853110002/.
31. ↑ Tassi, Paul. "Andrew Lincoln Finally Explains The One Reason He's Leaving 'The Walking Dead'". https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/07/31/andrew-lincoln-finally-explains-the-one-reason-hes-leaving-the-walking-dead/.
32. ↑ Egner, Jeremy (4 November 2018). "Andrew Lincoln Says Goodbye to 'The Walking Dead.' For Now.".
33. ↑ AccuWeather. "Charlotte producer Michael Plumides wins a Saturn Award". https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article26996077.html.
34. ↑ AM, Christian Saclao 06/30/17 AT 12:22 (30 June 2017). "'The Flash' Star Candice Patton Shows Off Her Saturn Award On Instagram". https://www.ibtimes.com/flash-star-candice-patton-shows-her-saturn-award-instagram-2559635.
35. ↑ TVLine, Team; TVLine, Team (2012-01-09). "TVLine's Performer of the Week: Andrew Lincoln". TVLine. http://tvline.com/2012/11/09/andrew-lincoln-the-walking-dead-season-3-loris-death/. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
36. ↑ TVLine, Team; TVLine, Team (2015-03-28). "TVLine's Performer of the Week: Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln". TVLine. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511012625/http://tvline.com/2015/03/28/andrew-lincoln-performance-walking-dead-season-5-episode-15/. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
37. ↑ TVLine, Team; TVLine, Team (2015-03-28). "TVLine's Performer of the Week: Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln". TVLine. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511012625/http://tvline.com/2015/03/28/andrew-lincoln-performance-walking-dead-season-5-episode-15/. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
38. ↑ Stolworthy, Jacob (October 24, 2016). "The Walking Dead season 7 episode 1 review: Just too bleak to enjoy" (in en-GB), Independent Print Ltd.. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016.
39. ↑ ‘Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln Joins Naomi Watts In ‘Penguin Bloom’
40. ↑ "Interview: Andrew Lincoln, actor". *The Scotsman*. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140216144405/http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/interview-andrew-lincoln-actor-1-2119373.
41. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln - Rotten Tomatoes". https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/andrew\_lincoln.
42. ↑ "Andrew Lincoln | TV Guide". https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/andrew-lincoln/credits/139670.
43. ↑ Siegel, Lucas (29 June 2017). "Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards". Syfy Wire. http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
44. ↑ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". *Variety*. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. https://www.webcitation.org/6xwc1azco?url=http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
45. ↑ Mancuso, Vinnie (16 July 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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