Will Knightley

Knightley was born on April 23, 1946 in London, England.

He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre.{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/13ft/will-knightley|title=Will Knightley - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/actors/will-knightley/|title=Will Knightley : Stages of Half Moon|website=www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk}} In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV appearances in The Bill, A Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders and various adverts.{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=50329|title=Will Knightley|website=www.aveleyman.com}} In 2009, he appeared in the BBC drama A Short Stay in Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d1f4023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208130648/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d1f4023|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2018|title=A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009)}}

In 2004, he appeared on the British series Rosemary & Thyme in the episode "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as character Jeremy Pearson.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/trvn/rosemary--thyme--s2-e3-orpheus-in-the-undergrowth/|title=Rosemary & Thyme - S2 - Episode 3: Orpheus in the Undergrowth|website=Radio Times}} He is the father of composer Caleb Knightley (b. 1979) and actress Keira Knightley (b. 1985).{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/26/kiera-knightley-interview-marriage-movies-being-a-geek|title=Keira Knightley: 'I used to try to be sensible and good and professional in a way I don't now'|first=Megan|last=Conner|date=25 October 2014|website=The Guardian}}

Knightley married Scottish playwright Sharman Macdonald in 1976, together they have 2 children, including actress Keira Knightley.

• EastEnders (2014) as Henry Summerhayes
• A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009) as Dr Jack Turner
• Calendar Girls (2009, stage play)
• Flight Path (2007, stage play)
• Cinderella (2005-6, stage pantomime) as Baron Hardup
• Lone Star Mark Three (2005, stage play)
• The Permanent Way (2005, stage play)
• The Brief (2004, TV series) as Gerry Graham
• Rosemary & Thyme (2004, TV series) as Jeremy Pearson
• The Project (2002, TV movie) as Alan Dunn{{cite web |title=The Project |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1419274/credits.html |website=BFI Screenonline |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072455/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1419274/credits.html |archive-date=10 October 2024}}
• Our God's Country (2002, stage play) as Captain Arthur Phillip
• The School for Scandal (1996-7, stage play) as Sir Peter Teasle
• Woman in Mind (1994, stage play) as Andy
• Hush (1992, stage play) as Colin
• Diplomatic Waves (1989, stage play) as John
• Wild Honey (1984, stage play)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982, television serial) as Dr. Mortimer
• Epsom Downs (1977, stage play)
• Afternoon Theatre: Only A Game (1976, radio play)
• Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1971, stage play) as Friend, Officer

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Category:1946 births

Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Category:English male radio actors

Category:English male stage actors

Category:English male voice actors

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Category:Male actors from London

Category:20th-century English male actors

Category:English male television actors

Category:21st-century English male actors