Edward Hayter
British actor and model
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Edward Hayter (born in Muswell Hill, London) is a British actor and model, best known for his leading performance in the independent film To Dream (2016),[1][2] for which he received the World Music & Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film and was nominated for a British Urban Film Festival Award for Best Actor, both in 2017.[3][4]
Edward Hayter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Hayter |
| Alma mater | The Poor School |
| Occupations | Actor and model |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Notable work | To Dream (2016) Will (2017) Touching the Void (2018) |
He is also known for his portrayals of Sir Thomas Walsingham in the television series Will (2017),[5][6] and of mountaineer Simon Yates in the play Touching the Void (2018) at the Bristol Old Vic.[7][8]
A graduate of The Poor School,[9] he previously worked as a model for the Model 1 agency,[10][11] and appeared in music videos for Catfish and the Bottlemen in 2014 and for Memtrix and Spor in 2015.[12][13]
Selected credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | An Open Letter To Dominic | Dominic | Short film | [14] |
| 2015 | More Hate Than Fear | Graffiti artist | Short film | [15] |
| 2016 | To Dream | Luke | [16] | |
| 2018 | Burning Men | Ray | [17] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Will | Sir Thomas Walsingham | TNT | [5] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Touching the Void | Simon Yates | Bristol Old Vic | [18] |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Cocoon" | Catfish and the Bottlemen | [12] |
| 2015 | "Darkest Hours" | Memtrix and Spor | [13] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | World Music & Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | To Dream | Won | [3] |
| 2017 | British Urban Film Festival | Best Actor | To Dream | Nominated | [4] |