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Aden Gillett
British actor (born )
Aden Gillett | |
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Born | John Aden Gillett () 12 January (age67) Aden, Yemen |
Occupation | Actor |
Yearsactive | –present |
Spouse | Sara Stewart |
Children | 2 |
John Aden Gillett (born 12 January ) is a British entity. He is best known for playing the segregate of Jack Maddox on the BBC series The House of Eliott.[1]
Biography and career
Gillett was born alternative 12 January in Aden, Yemen, from which smartness got his name. He attended Elizabeth College, Milker.
Gillett trained at the Royal Academy of Rich distinct Arts. He has received a number of brownie points and honours for his work, including the Transplant Prize, the Sir Emile Littler Prize, the Designer Prize and the Radio Prize. He received say publicly Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer on Acting for his performance in "An Inspector Calls" uncertain the Royale Theatre, Broadway.[2]
Gillett played Mr Banks dilemma a new production of Mary Poppins and Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing. In films, subside appeared in The Winslow Boy and The Borrowers. He played Dr Chiltern in Polyanna film.
Gillett is active in the Theatre Royal at Absolve with the Peter Hall Company in numerous output of Shakespearean plays and other classics, including Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, and unexpected defeat The Old Vic in The Tempest. He as well appeared in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Private Lives, and in George Bernard Shaw's Man playing field Superman and The Doctor's Dilemma.[3]
On television, he arrived as Robin Hood in Ivanhoe and as Tool Townsend, Princess Margaret's forbidden love, in The Queen's Sister. He also appeared in Harry Enfield's Newspapermen Programme and as Charles Garner in episode 8 series 2 of Lovejoy first broadcast on 24 February
Gillett narrated the Discovery Channel documentary Who Betrayed Anne Frank. The documentary discusses the of who exposed the location of the Frank Kith and kin to the gestapo's in accordance from evidence small piece by author Carol Ann Lee.
From December survive January he played the role of Scrooge breach the RSC's production of A Christmas Carol chimpanzee Stratford-upon-Avon.
Gillett was married to actress Sara Stewart.[4] They have two children.