Corey Mylchreest

Corey Mylchreest was born on 8 May 1998^[2] in Whipps Cross University Hospital^[3] and grew up in Leytonstone, east London.^[4] His father is an NHS psychiatric nurse from Liverpool, while his mother, a violist, is from Yorkshire.^[5] He attended Forest School, Walthamstow,^[6] and joined the National Youth Theatre.^[7] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2020.^[7]

Upon graduating from RADA, Mylchreest was cast in open-air productions of the Shakespeare plays Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Abbey Wood. In 2022 he made his television debut in the premiere episode of the Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.^[8]

Also in 2022 it was announced Mylchreest would star as a young, fictionalised version of King George III in the period drama prequel miniseries Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which was released on Netflix in May 2023.^[9][10] Karama Horne of TheWrap was appreciative of the chemistry between Mylchreest and India Amarteifio (who played the title role of Queen Charlotte) and added that he "does a beautiful job wandering through the wilderness of King George’s mind without being campy".^[11]

In June 2023 Mylchreest signed with WME for representation.^[12] He made his West End debut as Edmund in Kenneth Branagh's production of King Lear at Wyndham's Theatre.^[13] He has appeared in the second installment of the Phelps twins' travel show Fantastic Friends.^[14][15] He had a role in the Netflix political thriller Hostage.^[16][17] In 2025, Mylchreest starred as a supporting lead in My Oxford Year with Sofia Carson.

In November 2025, it was announced that Mylchreest will star in the thriller film Banquet, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, alongside Meghann Fahy, Alfie Williams, and Finbar Lynch, and will be produced by David Yates.^[18]

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