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Andrew Garfield

promotional photo of Andrew Garfield
Born August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20) (age 24)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Andrew Garfield (born August 20, 1983) is a BAFTA award-winning British actor, known for his roles on stage, film, and television, including the 2007 release Lions for Lambs. is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs — or, to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards — are the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry, analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States. ... Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Lions for Lambs is a new drama film scheduled to be released in 2007 starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep. ...

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Biography

Personal life

Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of a British mother from Essex and an American father from California.[1][2] His family moved to England three years after he was born.[1] Garfield is Jewish[3] and was raised in a "middle class home".[3] Garfield's parents ran a small interior design business; his father now works as head coach of a successful swimming club and his mother as a teaching assistant at a nursery school.[4] He was raised in Surrey, England[2] and attended the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Andrew is currently dating american actress Shannon Woodward. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... It has been suggested that Interior decoration be merged into this article or section. ... This is about Surrey, England. ... City of London Freemens School, commonly known as CLFS and locally known as Freemens, is an independent co-educational school located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. ... The Central School of Speech and Drama is a United Kingdom government funded higher education college in London. ... Shannon Marie Woodward (December 17, 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American film and TV actress. ...


Career

Garfield began working primarily as a stage actor. In 2004, he won a MEN Theatre Award for his performance in Kes at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre (where he also played Romeo the year after), and won the outstanding newcomer award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2006. Royal Exchange The Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in Manchester, England. ...


In October of 2007, he was named one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch".[5] In November 2007, he featured in the ensemble drama Lions for Lambs, playing an American university student, as well as the Channel 4 drama Boy A, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 2008. He appears in the film The Other Boleyn Girl[5] and is currently filming Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.[3] At the Berlinale 2008 (Berlin International Filmfestival) he was one of the shooting stars. Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Lions for Lambs is a new drama film scheduled to be released in 2007 starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep. ... Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Other Boleyn Girl is the 2008 film adaptation of the novel of the same title by British author Philippa Gregory and a remake of a BBC television film of the same name also based on Philippa Gregorys novel. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ...


Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Lions for Lambs Todd
Boy A Jack
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... Lions for Lambs is a new drama film scheduled to be released in 2007 starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep. ... Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Other Boleyn Girl is the 2008 film adaptation of the novel of the same title by British author Philippa Gregory and a remake of a BBC television film of the same name also based on Philippa Gregorys novel. ...

Television credits

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Swinging Various roles
Sugar Rush Tom
2006 Simon Schama's Power of Art: Caravaggio Boy
2007 Doctor Who: Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks Frank
Freezing Kit
Bash
Trial & Retribution XI: Closure Martin Douglas

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Stage credits

Year Title Role Location
2004 Mercy Deccy Soho Theatre
Kes Billy Manchester Royal Exchange
2005 The Laramie Project various characters Sound Theatre
Romeo & Juliet Romeo Manchester Royal Exchange
2006 Beautiful Thing Jamie Sound Theatre
Burn/ Chatroom/ Citizenship Birdman/Jim/Stephen NT
The Overwhelming Geoffrey UK tour

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Radio credits

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Church Robert
Ceasar Antonius radio series; guest role

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References

  1. ^ a b Shenton, Mark. "Andrew Garfield", Broadway.com in London, 2006-05-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  2. ^ a b Fielder, Miles. "Andrew Garfield", The List, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  3. ^ a b c Carnevale, Rob. "Lions For Lambs - Andrew Garfield interview", IndieLondon, 11/07. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  4. ^ Albiston, Isabel. "Andrew Garfield: ready for take-off", The Telegraph, 2007-10-27. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  5. ^ a b Idelson, Karen. "Andrew Garfield: 'Lions' actor certainly not a lamb anymore", Variety.com, 2007-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. 

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External links

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