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War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted for stage by Nick Stafford. Originally Morpurgo thought "they must be mad" to try to make a play from his best-selling 1982 novel; but the play was a great success. [ 1 ]
In March 2009 Emms played the lead role of Albert in the National Theatre's production of War Horse. [3] [4] [5] After Steven Spielberg saw him in War Horse at the New London Theatre, he was cast as David Lyons in Spielberg's film adaptation of the play. [6] [7] In June 2011 Screen International named him as a 'Star of Tomorrow'. [8]
War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. It is based on Michael Morpurgo 's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 stage adaptation .
While still at drama school, he landed the role of Albert in the National Theatre's adaptation of War Horse. [4] [18] The play won two Olivier Awards and gained Harington a great deal of recognition. He was later cast in his second play Posh, a dark ensemble comedy about upper-class men attending Oxford University. [4]
He acted in the promenade piece and also played the bass guitar in the band as the actors took turns to play the score written by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. As War Horse was released during late 2011 and early 2012, Milne joined ITV period drama Downton Abbey as the character of Alfred, a footman. [2]
Villar made his Broadway debut in 2011 as part of the cast of the American production of War Horse. [11] As part of the original cast, he played the roles of Allan and Sodat Klausen. [1] The production was critically acclaimed and received five Tony Awards that year. Villar stayed with the production until it closed in January 2013. [12]
Jeremy William Fredric Smith (born 18 June 1990), known professionally as Jeremy Irvine, is an English actor who made his film debut in the epic war film War Horse (2011). ). In 2012, he portrayed Philip "Pip" Pirrip in the film adaptation of Great Expectati
Peter Mullan (/ ˈ m ʊ l ən /; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker.His credits include Riff-Raff (1991), Shallow Grave (1994), Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), My Name Is Joe (1998), The Claim (2000), Neds (2010), War Horse (2011), The Fixer (2008), Top of the Lake (2013), Mum (2016-2019), Ozark (2017-2018), Westworld (2018-2020), Cursed (2020), The North Water ...