George Russo
English actor and screenwriter
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Early life and education
Russo was born and raised in London. Russo trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. In 2005, he took time away from acting to concentrate on a degree at Central St Martins College of Art and Design. Russo is of Italian descent.[3][4]
Career
In 2020, Russo appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jason Ridlash.[5] In 2021, Russo won the British Urban Film Festival Best Actor Award for Baby Boy, a short film he co-wrote alongside director Greg Hall.[6][7] A year later, he was cast as Eric Mitchell for an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[8]
The film 'Villain' (2020) also written with Greg Hall and directed by Philip Barantini was the number one film on Netflix UK, Australia and New Zealand and was the New York Times critics pick.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Point Dume | Calvin Watkins | |
| 2001 | Skin Deep | Skeggs | Short film |
| 2005 | Tony | Mackey | Short film |
| 2008 | Zebra Crossing | Blakey | |
| 2009 | Tony | Mackey | |
| 2010 | Shitkicker | Ronnie | Short film |
| 2011 | Turnout | George | Also writer |
| 2012 | Next Exit | Peter | Short film |
| 2014 | I Am Soldier | JJ | |
| Top Dog | Graham Hawkins | ||
| 2015 | A Stranger Kind | Dicky | Short film |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Armed Policeman | |
| Wonderkid | Manager | Short film | |
| 2017 | Bonded by Blood 2 | Damon Alvin | |
| My Name Is Lenny | Frank Warren | ||
| London Heist | Mason | ||
| The Composer | Policeman | Short film | |
| 2018 | The Marine 6: Close Quarters | Detective | |
| Trigger Finger! | Gavin | Short film | |
| 2019 | Smack Edd | Edd | Short film; also writer |
| The Corrupted | DI Frank Walsh | ||
| 2020 | Villain | Sean Franks | Also writer and executive producer[9][10][11] |
| 2021 | Baby Boy | Nicky Reed aka Skinny Nicky | Short film; also writer |
| Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins | Joey Waller | ||
| 2022 | The Turn of the Screw | Danny Arthur | Short film |
| 2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Joey Waller | |
| Wuss | Nick | Short film | |
| 13 Seconds | Cutter | Short film | |
| TBA | Thirteen Cars | Lenny | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | EastEnders | Jason Warren | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Me, You and Him | Simon | Episode: "Off His Trolley" |
| 1993 | Oasis | Johnny Mandell | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Casualty | Billy Faraday | Episode: "Tippers" |
| Little Napoleons | Graham | Episode: "The Godfathers of Education" | |
| 1996 | Accused | Billy Murray | Episode: "Billy" |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Graham Foster | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| Bramwell | Lab Assistant | Episode: "The Vaccination Experiment" | |
| 1992–1998 | The Bill | Various | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | The Things You Do For Love: I Still Believe | Simon | Television film |
| 1999 | Maisie Raine | Stuart Farrel | Episode: "To Sleep..." |
| Daylight Robbery | Joyrider | Episode: #1.2 | |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Macca | Episode: "The Boy's Club" |
| 2003 | Manchild | Drug Dealer | Episode: #2.2 |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Philip | 2 episodes |
| 2010, 2018 | Holby City | Jules O'Hanlon Paul Clarke |
2 episodes |
| 1999–2014 | Silent Witness | Danny Mark Bond |
4 episodes |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Frank Robbins | Episode: #4.4 |
| 2020 | Doctors | Jason Ridlash | Episode: "Firewalks" |
| 2022, 2025 | EastEnders | Eric Mitchell | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Gold | Young Policeman Jack | 2 episodes |
| The Nevers | Simon | 4 episodes | |
| Wolf | D.I. Richards | Episode: "Watching" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Streets: "Blinded by the Lights" | Wedding guest |
| 2012 | Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran: "Watchtower" | Devlin's Brother |