Robert Emms
British actor (born 1986)
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::summary British actor (born 1986) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Robert Emms |
| caption | Robert Emms at war horse premiere. |
| birth_name | Robert James MacPherson |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Horley, Surrey, England |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2007–present |
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| name = Robert Emms | image = | caption = Robert Emms at war horse premiere. | birth_name = Robert James MacPherson | birth_date = | birth_place = Horley, Surrey, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present
Robert Emms (born Robert James MacPherson; 20 May 1986) is a British film, stage and television actor, known for portraying Pythagoras in the BBC One fantasy-adventure series Atlantis, Supervisor Lonni Jung in the Star Wars series Andor, and Leonid Toptunov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl.
Early life
Emms was born in Horley, Surrey, England. He went to a local secondary school, Oakwood School, Horley. He studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology from 2002 to 2004, and then the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2004 to 2007.
Career
In March 2009, Emms played the lead role of Albert in the National Theatre's production of War Horse. After Steven Spielberg saw him in War Horse at the New London Theatre, he was cast as David Lyons in Spielberg's film adaptation of the play.
In June 2011, Screen International named him as a 'Star of Tomorrow'.
His other film work includes Kick-Ass 2 alongside Jim Carrey, and Rick 'Broken' Buckley in Broken directed by Rufus Norris for BBC films. He appeared as the Elizabethan playwright Thomas Dekker in Anonymous directed by Roland Emmerich, in Tarsem Singh's version of the Brothers Grimm's Snow White, Mirror Mirror with Julia Roberts, and in the BAFTA-nominated film The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard. More recently he has portrayed Vitas Gerulaitis in the film Borg vs McEnroe directed by Janus Metz Pederson (alongside Shia LaBeouf).
Emms' notable television appearances include Happy Valley by Sally Wainwright, The Street by Jimmy McGovern, and Scott & Bailey. In 2015, Emms played the part of Smitty, the artistic grandson of Petunia Howe, in the three-part BBC series Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name. He portrayed John Gerard in the 2017 BBC series Gunpowder alongside Kit Harington and Liv Tyler. He also played Pythagoras in the series Atlantis for the BBC.
Emms played Jack in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and the third season of Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2021).
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Arbor | Young David | Clio Barnard |
| 2011 | War Horse | David Lyons | Steven Spielberg |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Thomas Dekker | Roland Emmerich |
| 2012 | Broken | Rick Buckley | Rufus Norris |
| 2012 | Mirror, Mirror | Charles Renbock | Tarsem Singh |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Insect Man | Jeff Wadlow |
| 2013 | The Selfish Giant | Phil | Clio Barnard |
| 2017 | Borg/McEnroe | Vitas Gerulaitis | Janus Metz Pedersen |
| 2017 | Apostasy | Steven | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Tech Merc (Jack) | J. A. Bayona |
| 2022 | This Is Christmas | Paul | Chris Foggin |
| 2023 | Starve Acre | Steven | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| 2025 | The Choral | Robert Horner | Nicholas Hytner |
| 2025 | Bad Apples | Josh | Jonatan Etzler |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shangri-La | Horatio | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Waking the Dead | Steo | 1 episode |
| 2008 | The Wrong Door | Colin/Smee | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Street | Calum Miller | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Monday Monday | Tom | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Scott & Bailey | Luke Farrell | 1 episode |
| 2013–2015 | Atlantis | Pythagoras | Main role, 25 episodes |
| 2015 | Capital | Smitty | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Living and the Dead | Peter | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Happy Valley | Daryl Garrs | Main role, 4 episodes (Series 2) |
| 2017 | Gunpowder | Father John Gerard | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Cleaning Up | Glynn | Main role |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Leonid Toptunov | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Thomas | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Tech Merc (Jack) (voice) | Season 3, 1 episode |
| 2021 | War of the Worlds | Micah | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Four Lives | Ricky | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Andor | Supervisor Lonni Jung | 10 episodes |
| 2023 | The Reckoning | Ray Teret | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Kaos | Anatole | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Sherwood | Samuel Warner | 6 episodes |
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Theatre
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| Year | Title | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Six-Days World | Tom | Jamie Harper | Finborough Theatre |
| 2008 | The Glee Club | Colin | Roger Haines | Library Theatre, Manchester |
| 2008 | Shangri-La | Horatio | Mark Ravenhill | Roundhouse |
| 2009–10 | War Horse | Albert Narracott | Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris | National Theatre at New London Theatre |
| 2009 | Billy Narracott | |||
| 2019–20 | Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer | Bobby Fischer | Annabelle Comyn | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2023–24 | The Homecoming | Teddy | Matthew Dunster | Young Vic |
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References
References
- (21 January 2012). "War Horse film star Robert Emms tells of failed audition 'fate'".
- "Robert Emms". LAMDA.
- "War Horse Transfer Cast Update". Theatre Tickets.
- "War Horse — new cast announced". Indie London.
- (2009-09-10). "Half the cast to change in War Horse!". London Theatre.
- Freer, Ian. (2010-02-17). "Exclusive: War Horse Cast Announced". [[Empire (magazine).
- (2010-12-03). "War Horse: A Man's Play". Blokely.
- (2011-06-30). "Screen unveils 2011 Stars of Tomorrow". Screen Daily.
- (2012-08-15). "'Kick-Ass 2' Set for Summer 2013; Robert Emms and Morris Chestnut Join Cast".
- "Broken (2013), directed by Rufus Norris | Film review".
- Sneider, Jeff. (2011-05-05). "Lane, Emms join Relativity's Snow White". Variety.
- Sandhu, Sukhdev. (2010-10-21). "The Arbor, review: The Arbor brilliantly explores the life and legacy of Andrea Dunbar". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- Newman, Nick. (2011-05-05). "Nathan Lane And Robert Emms Join 'The Brothers Grimm: Snow White'". thefilmstage.com.
- "Shia LaBeouf-starrer 'Borg/McEnroe' begins shoot".
- (2016-03-08). "Happy Valley, review: Did Daryl's mum turn the gun on herself? Plus ten more talking points". The Telegraph.
- Walker, Tim. (2009-07-14). "Last Night's Television — Monday Monday, ITV1; The Street, BBC1". [[The Independent]].
- Heminsley, Alexandra. (2011-07-07). "Have you been watching ... Scott & Bailey?". [[The Guardian]].
- . ["BBC One: Capital"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qrqlf).
- "BBC - Cast announced for BBC One's Atlantis - Media Centre".
- Hibbs, James. (26 September 2022). "Kaya Scodelario and Alfred Enoch to star in Sky rom-com This Christmas".
- "The Reckoning: BBC Jimmy Savile Drama 'Delayed Until 2024'". TV Zone.
- (22 October 2021). "Steve Coogan gets into character as Jimmy Savile in new look at controversial BBC drama". Metro.
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