Andrew Lincoln

{{short description|English actor (born 1973)}}

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| name = Andrew Lincoln

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| birthname = Andrew James Clutterbuck

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|9|14}}

| birth_place = London, England

| alma_mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1994–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Gael Anderson|2006}}

| children = 2

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Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973), known professionally as 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), Mark in the Christmas-themed romantic comedy film Love Actually (2003) and Dr. Robert Bridge in the ITV television series Afterlife (2005–2006).

Beginning in 2010, Lincoln gained recognition for his portrayal of Rick Grimes, the lead character on the 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. He departed the cast of The Walking Dead in 2018, but reprised his role as Rick in 2022 in the series finale and in the spin-off The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2023-01-10 |title='The Walking Dead: Dead City' Shifts to June Premiere, AMC Sets Timeline for 'Daryl Dixon' and Andrew Lincoln-Danai Gurira Spinoffs |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/walking-dead-spinoff-premiere-dates-andrew-lincoln-daryl-dixon-dead-city-1235483693/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Early life

Lincoln was born on 14 September 1973 in London,{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/589943 |title=BFI {{!}} Film & TV Database {{!}} Lincoln, Andrew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019054754/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/589943 |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead |work=British Film Institute |access-date=25 August 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/26/andrew-lincoln-my-family-values |title=Andrew Lincoln: My family values |author=Roz Lewis |work=The Guardian |date=26 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122000859/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/26/andrew-lincoln-my-family-values |archive-date=22 November 2016}} the son of an English civil engineer and a South African nurse. His family moved to Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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!.{{cite web |url=http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/andrew-lincoln |title=The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Lives Up to A Challenge |work=Men's Health |author=Steve Fennessy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913234255/http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/andrew-lincoln |archive-date=13 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }} He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London and became interested in acting as a career.{{cite web|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item105299/andrew-lincoln/ |title=Andrew Lincoln |author=Caroline Bishop |date=8 April 2009 |publisher=Official London Theatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225235550/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item105299/andrew-lincoln/ |archive-date=25 February 2014}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/andrew-lincoln-2465280 |title=Andrew Lincoln |work=The Scotsman |date=20 October 2004 |access-date=27 April 2023}}

Career

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In 1994, Lincoln made his TV debut in "Births and Deaths", an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013442/http://www.andrewlincoln.net/ |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url=http://www.andrewlincoln.net|title=Andrew Lincoln bio|publisher=AndrewLincoln.net}} In 1995, soon after finishing drama school, he was cast in his first major role playing Edgar "Egg" Cooke, one of the lead characters in the BBC drama This Life.{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/07/bloodied-andrew-cuts-finger-off-74018/ |title=Bloodied Andrew cuts finger off |date=7 April 2008 |publisher=Metro International |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223013525/http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/07/bloodied-andrew-cuts-finger-off-74018/ |archive-date=23 February 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/screen/story/0,6903,366381,00.html |title=Andrew Lincoln: The Egg who hatched into a rising star |author=Tina Ogle |date=10 September 2000 |work=The Observer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407103549/http://observer.theguardian.com/screen/story/0%2C6903%2C366381%2C00.html |archive-date=7 April 2014}} He went on to appear in British television series and dramas such as The Woman in White, The Canterbury Tales, and Wuthering Heights,{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/closer_to_you/2003/09/andrew_lincoln.shtml |title=Don't egg Andrew Lincoln on! |date=16 October 2003 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621093107/http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/closer_to_you/2003/09/andrew_lincoln.shtml |archive-date=21 June 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/andrews-head-for-heights-928298 |title=Andrew's head for Heights |date=27 April 2010 |work=Manchester Evening News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035748/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/andrews-head-for-heights-928298 |archive-date=4 March 2016}} including probationary teacher Simon Casey in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/apr/05/television-characters |title=Where are they now? |author=Tom Meltzer |date=6 April 2009 |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826080357/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/apr/05/television-characters |archive-date=26 August 2016}} 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.{{cite news|title=This Lifes Andrew Lincoln to star in Sky1 adaptation of Strike Back |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/aug/24/sky-one-chris-ryan-strike-back |work=The Guardian |date=24 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204230551/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/aug/24/sky-one-chris-ryan-strike-back |archive-date=4 December 2013}} Lincoln appeared in several films such as Human Traffic and Gangster No. 1 and starred alongside Vanessa Paradis in Pascal Chaumeil's Heartbreaker.{{cite web |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/berlin/european-film-market/revolver-falls-for-pascal-chaumeils-heartbreaker/5010727.article |title=Revolver falls for Pascal Chaumeil's Heartbreaker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215175316/http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/berlin/european-film-market/revolver-falls-for-pascal-chaumeils-heartbreaker/5010727.article |archive-date=15 February 2010 |url-status=dead |website=ScreenDaily.com}} In particular, his role as Mark in the 2003 film Love Actually gained him wider recognition.{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/11/13/love-actually-anniversary-andrew-lincoln/ |title='Love Actually,' to Andrew Lincoln, is perfect: The actor looks back, 10 years later |author=Shirley Li |date=13 November 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422003944/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/11/13/love-actually-anniversary-andrew-lincoln/ |archive-date=22 April 2014}}

Lincoln has performed in plays, including Hushabye Mountain in 1999,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/hushabye-mountain-1200457916/ |title=Review: 'Hushabye Mountain' |author=Matt Wolf |work=Variety |date=9 May 1999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407163731/http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/hushabye-mountain-1200457916/ |archive-date=7 April 2014}} Blue/Orange in 2000 and 2001,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2000/apr/15/theatre.artsfeatures |title=Blue/Orange |first=Michael | last=Billington |date=15 April 2000 |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520121731/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2000/apr/15/theatre.artsfeatures |archive-date=20 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/blueorange-rev |title=Blue/Orange review |author=Philip Fisher |date=24 April 2001 |publisher=The British Theatre Guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818100902/http://britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/blueorange-rev |archive-date=18 August 2014}} The Late Henry Moss in 2006,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jan/20/theatre |title=The Late Henry Moss |first=Michael | last=Billington |date=20 January 2006 |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210719/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jan/20/theatre |archive-date=4 March 2016}} the Parlour Song in 2009,{{cite news|title=This actor's life: Andrew Lincoln is an altogether different animal in his latest stage role |work=The Independent |date=26 March 2009 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/this-actors-life-andrew-lincoln-is-an-altogether-different-animal-in-his-latest-stage-role-1654154.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328230709/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/this-actors-life-andrew-lincoln-is-an-altogether-different-animal-in-his-latest-stage-role-1654154.html |archive-date=28 March 2010}} as well as radio productions.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/stoppardradio.htm |title=Stoppard Radio Season |publisher=The British Theatre Guide |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194747/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/stoppardradio.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015}} He has done voice-overs for documentaries, advertisements, and government campaigns.{{cite web|title=The actors behind voice-overs |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-actors-behind-voice-overs-6110102.html |work=The Independent |access-date=16 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302135543/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-actors-behind-voice-overs-6110102.html |archive-date=2 March 2016|date=2 February 2006 }} He directed two episodes in the third series of Teachers for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best New Director (Fiction) in 2004.

In April 2010, Lincoln was cast as Rick Grimes,{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=15 June 2010 |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38024/from-set-the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-police-officer-rick-grimes |title=The Walking Dead: A Look at Andrew Lincoln as Police Officer Rick Grimes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513222932/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38024/from-set-the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-police-officer-rick-grimes |archive-date=13 May 2012 |website=DreadCentral.com |access-date=25 August 2011 |url-status=live}} the protagonist of AMC's post-apocalyptic series The Walking Dead.{{cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19714 |title=TV: Rick Grimes Officially Cast in AMC's 'The Walking Dead' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409060326/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19714 |archive-date=9 April 2010 |website=Bloody-Disgusting.com |date=7 April 2010 |access-date=25 August 2011 |url-status=live}} Grimes is a sheriff's deputy who awakens from a coma in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. He becomes the leader of a group of family and friends who are forced to relentlessly fight off flesh-eating zombies and hostile humans.{{cite web|title=The Walking Dead |url=http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead |publisher=AMC |access-date=8 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809080319/http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead |archive-date=9 August 2015}} In 2010, Lincoln signed up for the show for a potential six years{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8094091/Andrew-Lincoln-on-starring-in-the-TV-adaptation-of-Walking-Dead.html |author=Benji Wilson |date=28 October 2010 |title=Andrew Lincoln on starring in the TV adaptation of Walking Dead |work=The Daily Telegraph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326132644/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8094091/Andrew-Lincoln-on-starring-in-the-TV-adaptation-of-Walking-Dead.html |archive-date=26 March 2014}} and renegotiated a deal for two further seasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-de-niros-making-how-tv-is-becoming-an-atm-top-talent-947397 |title=Robert De Niro's Making How Much?! TV Is Becoming an ATM for Top Talent |date=17 November 2016 |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114052433/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-de-niros-making-how-tv-is-becoming-an-atm-top-talent-947397 |archive-date=14 January 2017}} Lincoln appeared on the show for the final time on 4 November 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/11/05/andrew-lincoln-rick-grimes-make-final-stand-amc-walking-dead/1853110002/|title=Rick Grimes makes final stand on 'The Walking Dead,' but he'll be back in new movies|website=USA TODAY}} having previously stated that he wished to spend more time with his children.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/07/31/andrew-lincoln-finally-explains-the-one-reason-hes-leaving-the-walking-dead/|title=Andrew Lincoln Finally Explains The One Reason He's Leaving 'The Walking Dead'|first=Paul|last=Tassi|website=Forbes}} 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".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/arts/television/andrew-lincoln-the-walking-dead.html|title=Andrew Lincoln Says Goodbye to 'The Walking Dead.' For Now.|first=Jeremy|last=Egner|date=4 November 2018|newspaper=The New York Times}} Following Lincoln's departure from The Walking Dead, it was planned that he would reprise his role of Rick Grimes in a trilogy of feature-length films. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the films were delayed.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-27|title=Walking Dead's Rick Grimes Movies Still Planning To Release in Theaters|url=https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-rick-grimes-movie-trilogy-theaters-release/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=ScreenRant}} They were subsequently replaced with a 6-hour show starring both Lincoln and Danai Gurira.{{Cite web |last=Acuna |first=Kirsten |title='TWD' stars Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira surprised fans at Comic-Con to reveal the long-awaited Rick Grimes movie will be a 6-hour show instead |url=https://www.insider.com/andrew-lincoln-danai-gurira-rick-michonne-walking-dead-show-2022-7 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Insider}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article26996077.html|title=Charlotte producer Michael Plumides wins a Saturn Award|last=AccuWeather|website=charlotteobserver}} and again in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/flash-star-candice-patton-shows-her-saturn-award-instagram-2559635|title='The Flash' Star Candice Patton Shows Off Her Saturn Award On Instagram|first=Christian |last=Saclao |date=30 June 2017|website=International Business Times}} In 2012 and 2015, TVLine spotlighted Lincoln as "Performer of the Week" for his performance in the fourth episode of season 3 ("Killer Within"){{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2012/11/09/andrew-lincoln-the-walking-dead-season-3-loris-death/ |title=TVLine's Performer of the Week: Andrew Lincoln |last=TVLine |first=Team |date=2012-01-09 |publisher=TVLine |access-date=2017-07-22 }} and for the fifteenth episode of season 5 ("Try"), respectively.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/03/28/andrew-lincoln-performance-walking-dead-season-5-episode-15/ |title=TVLine's Performer of the Week: Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln |last=TVLine |first=Team |date=2015-03-28 |publisher=TVLine |access-date=2016-12-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511012625/http://tvline.com/2015/03/28/andrew-lincoln-performance-walking-dead-season-5-episode-15/ |archive-date=11 May 2016}} Regarding Lincoln's performance in "Try", TVLine said that he "could act his way from A to Z all within the span of a single hour". Jacob Stolworthy of The Independent said that Lincoln's performance in the first episode of season seven is "a moment where Andrew Lincoln excels, his character coming full circle".{{cite news|first=Jacob|last=Stolworthy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-walking-dead-season-7-episode-1-review-negan-kills-glenn-abraham-rick-carl-a7377171.html |title=The Walking Dead season 7 episode 1 review: Just too bleak to enjoy |date=October 24, 2016 |newspaper=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Ltd.|language=en-GB |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230093343/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-walking-dead-season-7-episode-1-review-negan-kills-glenn-abraham-rick-carl-a7377171.html |archive-date=December 30, 2016}}

In 2019, Lincoln was cast in and filmed in the drama Penguin Bloom, his first non-The Walking Dead role since 2010.{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-naomi-watts-penguin-bloom-movie-1202653848/ |title='Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Joins Naomi Watts In 'Penguin Bloom' |date=25 July 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Personal life

On 10 June 2006, Lincoln married Gael Anderson, daughter of Ian Anderson, flautist and vocalist of Jethro Tull. They have two children, a son and a daughter.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/interview-andrew-lincoln-actor-1-2119373 |title=Interview: Andrew Lincoln, actor |work=The Scotsman |date=26 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216144405/http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/interview-andrew-lincoln-actor-1-2119373 |archive-date=16 February 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Wellman |first1=M |title=Gael Anderson Wiki: 4 Facts To Know About Andrew Lincoln's Wife |url=https://pandagossips.com/posts/1138 |website=Panda Gossips |access-date=25 April 2019}}

He was educated in Bath, where he was childhood friends with former Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale. In 2017, Lincoln said "One of my oldest and dearest friends happens to be Paul Tisdale. So I've been watching him very avidly throughout his whole career and I've been very proud of him."{{cite web|url=http://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/flashback-exeter-city-3-3-393392|title=Flashback: Exeter City 3–3 Yeovil Town: A stunning comeback witnessed by Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln|publisher=DevonLive|date=29 August 2017|access-date=1 October 2017}}

Politics

Lincoln has appeared in a video in support of the Robin Hood tax in 2014.{{cite news |last= Denham |first= Jess |date= 18 February 2014 |title= Bill Nighy and Andrew Lincoln star in video supporting Robin Hood tax |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bill-nighy-and-andrew-lincoln-star-in-harry-potter-director-s-satirical-banking-tax-video-9136068.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116170930/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bill-nighy-and-andrew-lincoln-star-in-harry-potter-director-s-satirical-banking-tax-video-9136068.html |archive-date=2022-01-16 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |work= The Independent |access-date= 16 February 2022}} Along with others involved in the video he has encouraged the public to get behind the measure, noting its "incredible support from people across Europe."{{cite news |last= Erb |first= Kelly |date= 18 February 2014 |title= Harry Potter, Walking Dead Celebs Release 'Robin Hood Tax' Film |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/02/18/harry-potter-walking-dead-celebs-release-short-tax-film/?sh=3fa8850c38b6 |work= Forbes |access-date= 16 February 2022}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Film

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

1995

| Boston Kickout

| Ted

|

|

1998

| Understanding Jane

| Party Stonehead 1

|

|

rowspan="2" | 1999

| A Man's Best Friend

| Man

| Short film

|

Human Traffic

| Felix

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2000

| Gangster No. 1

| Maxie King

|

|

Offending Angels

| Sam

|

|

2003

| Love Actually

| Mark

|

|

2004

| Enduring Love

| TV Producer

|

|

rowspan="3" | 2006

| These Foolish Things

| Christopher Lovell

|

|

Hey Good Looking!

| Paul

|

|

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

| Jamie

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Heartbreaker

| Jonathan

|

|

Made in Dagenham

| Mr Clarke

|

|

2020

| Penguin Bloom

| Cameron Bloom

|

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

1994

| Drop the Dead Donkey

| Terry

| Episode: "Births and Deaths"

|

1995

| N7

| Andy

| Unaired pilot

|

rowspan="2" | 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

|

rowspan="3" | 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"

|

rowspan="2" | 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

|

rowspan="3" | 2009

| Wuthering Heights

| Edgar Linton

| 2 episodes

|

The Things I Haven't Told You

| DC Rae

| rowspan="2"|Television 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

|

rowspan="2" | 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?"

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2022

| Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

| Edgar Bradley

| Episode: "The Murmuring"

|

rowspan="2" | 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

|{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-07-22 |title='The Walking Dead' Movie Replaced by Limited Series Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/walking-dead-spinoff-andrew-lincoln-danai-gurira-1235320331/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

TBA

| ''Cold Water

| John

| Filming{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/itv-thriller-filming-glasgows-dennistoun-29494696.amp|website=Glasgow Live|accessdate=15 July 2024|title= ITV thriller filming in Glasgow's Dennistoun as The Walking Dead actor stars in Cold Water|first=Jordan|last=Shepphard|date=8 July 2024}}

|

=Theatre=

class="wikitable sortable"
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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2021

| Fortnite Battle Royale

| rowspan="2"| Rick Grimes

| Likeness

| {{cite web |last1=Delaney |first1=Mark |title=Fortnite Rick Grimes Skin Is The Newest Walking Dead Crossover |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-rick-grimes-skin-is-the-newest-walking-dead-crossover/1100-6496937/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=30 April 2024}}

2024

| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

| Playable Character (DLC); Voice and Likeness

| {{cite web |last1=BEELER-BEISTAD |first1=LAUREN |title=Call of Duty Fans Aren't Happy About Rick Grimes Skin |url=https://gamerant.com/call-of-duty-rick-grimes-skin-fan-criticism/ |website=Gamerant |date=7 February 2024 |access-date=30 April 2024}}

=Audio=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2024

| A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath

| Dr Mark Tyborn

|

|{{cite web | url=https://www.absurdventures.com/abetterparadise | title=A Better Paradise }}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Work

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan=3 | 2004British Academy Television AwardsBest New Director (Fiction){{nom}}Teachers

|

Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Ensemble Acting{{nom}}rowspan=2 | Love Actually

|

Empire AwardsBest Newcomer{{nom}}

|

2007Golden Nymph AwardOutstanding Actor – Drama Series{{won}}Afterlife

|

2010IGN Summer Movie AwardBest TV Hero{{won}}rowspan=18 | The Walking Dead

|

rowspan=2 | 2011Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{nom}}

|

Scream AwardsBest Horror Actor{{nom}}

|

2012Satellite AwardsBest Ensemble – Television (Special Achievement Award) {{won}}

|

rowspan=3 | 2013Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{nom}}

|

Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Actor in a Drama Series{{nom}}

|

TV Guide AwardFavorite Actor{{nom}}

|

rowspan=2 | 2014rowspan=2 | People's Choice AwardsFavorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor{{nom}}

|

Favorite TV Anti-Hero{{won}}

|

rowspan=2 | 2015Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{won}}

|

Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest TV Actor{{nom}}

|

rowspan=2 | 2016Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{nom}}

|

Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi{{nom}}

|

rowspan=2 | 2017People's Choice AwardsFavorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor{{nom}}

|

Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{won}}

|{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Lucas|date=29 June 2017|title=Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards|access-date=29 June 2017|publisher=Syfy Wire|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092306/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards|url-status=dead}}

rowspan=2 | 2018Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{nom}}

|{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=15 March 2018|title='Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023438/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/|archive-date=16 March 2018|access-date=15 March 2018|work=Variety}}

People's Choice AwardsBest TV Actor{{nom}}

|

2019Saturn AwardsBest Actor on Television{{Nominated}}

|{{cite web|last1=Mancuso|first1=Vinnie|date=16 July 2019|title='Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations|url=https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/|access-date=16 July 2019|website=Collider}}

rowspan="2"| 2025rowspan="2"| Saturn AwardsBest Actor in a Television Series{{Nom}}rowspan="2"| The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Liverowspan="2"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/horror-saturn-awards-52/|title=BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, STRANGE DARLING Lead Saturn Awards Horror Nods|website=Fangoria|first=Amber|last=T|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=December 5, 2024|archive-date=December 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205001447/https://www.fangoria.com/horror-saturn-awards-52/|url-status=live}}
Best Television Presentation

| {{won}}

References

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