Alexander Arnold (actor)
English actor, singer, and musician
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Alexander Arnold[1] (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as Rich Hardbeck in the E4 teen drama Skins.[2]
Career
Acting
Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins, playing the keen metalhead Rich Hardbeck. He got the role while still in the sixth form through the open audition process in London.[3] In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by Cloud Control. Directed by the award-winning Luke Snellin, it was shot in Spain over two days.[4]
He starred in a two-part ITV drama called A Mother's Son, written by Chris Lang and first screened in September 2012.[5] In 2013, he appeared in the BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh, and in the third series of crime drama Vera.[6] He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series What Remains.[7] In 2015, he joined the cast of Poldark, a new BBC series based on The Poldark Novels.[8]
Arnold landed his first film role in the 2014 western The Salvation, shot in South Africa.[9]
Music
Arnold enjoys playing the bass guitar,[10] and is the lead singer of an indie band called Circuithouse.[11][12]
Charity work
Filmography
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mickey & Michaela Bury Their Dad | Mickey | Short film | [15] |
| 2014 | The Salvation | Voichek Borowski | [16] | |
| Nighthawks | Jack | Short film | [17] | |
| 2015 | The Son | The Kid | Short film | [18] |
| 2016 | The Removal | Mick | Short film | [19] |
| David Brent: Life on the Road | Pog | [20] | ||
| 2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Young Lad | [21] | |
| Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Anaesthetist | [22] | ||
| 2019 | Yesterday | Gavin | [23] | |
| The Outpost | Sergeant Chris Griffin | [24] | ||
| 2021 | Creation Stories | Jim Reid | [25] | |
| 2022 | The Chromakey Man | Dan | Short film | [26] |
| 2024 | The Last Breath | Brett | [27] | |
| The Entertainer | Joe | [28] | ||
| Meet Me by the Sea | Oliver | Short film | [29] | |
| Fine Dining | Luke | Short film | [30] | |
| Marble Dust | Nick | Short film | [31] | |
| 2025 | Delivery Run | Lee | [32] | |
| Fuze | Corporal Martin | [33] | ||
| 2026 | What Goes Round (Or Things That Go Bump in the Night) | Headphone Man | Short film | [34] |
| TBA | Blueberry Inn † | Louis | Post-production | [35] |
| TBA | The Intimacy Coordinator † | Nigel | Short film | [36] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Skins | Rich Hardbeck | Series regular; 16 episodes | [37] |
| 2012 | A Mother's Son | Jamie Cutler | Miniseries; 2 episodes | [38] |
| 2013 | In the Flesh | Alex | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1" | [39] |
| Vera | Sam Bishop | Episode: "Castles in the Air" | [40] | |
| What Remains | Adam Moss | Miniseries; 4 episodes | [41] | |
| 2014 | Silk | David Cowdrey | Episode: "The Goodbye Kid" | [42] |
| 2015 | Foyle's War | Daniel Woolf | Episode: "Trespass" | [43] |
| Poldark | Jim Carter | Recurring role; 4 episodes | [44] | |
| Capital | Parker | Miniseries; 2 episodes | [45] | |
| 2016 | Death in Paradise | Matt Holt | Episode: "Dishing Up Murder" | [46] |
| 2018 | Save Me | Luke | Recurring role; 6 episodes | [47] |
| 2022 | Signora Volpe | Sasha Pavlenko | Episode: "Truffles & Treachery" | [48] |
| Pistol | Jamie Reid | Miniseries; 3 episodes | [49] | |
| 2025 | Just Act Normal | Rory | Recurring role; 2 episodes | [50] |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Death Cloud | Cloud Control |
| 2016 | Painkillers | Brian Fallon |
| 2019 | The Races | Sports Team |
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Four Minutes Twelve Seconds | Nick | Hampstead Theatre, London | [51] |
| 2015 | Luna Gale | Peter | Hampstead Theatre, London | [52] |
| 2015 | Crushed Shells and Mud | Vince | Southwark Playhouse, London | [53] |
| 2016 | Shopping and Fucking | Robbie | Lyric Theatre, London | [54] |
| 2019 | Bitter Wheat | Roberto | Garrick Theatre, London | [55] |
| 2025 | Most Favoured | Mike | Soho Theatre, London | [56] |
