Stephen Campbell Moore

Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Moore Thorpe; 30 November 1977) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the Alan Bennett play The History Boys and the film based on it.

Stephen Campbell Moore
Moore in 2015
Born
Stephen Moore Thorpe

(1977-11-30) 30 November 1977
London, England
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
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m. 2014; div. 2018)
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Children1

Career

Stephen Campbell Moore was born in London as Stephen Moore Thorpe. He was educated at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire (appearing locally in the Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival) and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, alongside Orlando Bloom, where he was awarded the Gold Medal in his final year.[2] He made his screen debut in Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things. He is primarily a screen actor. On stage he has performed with the RSC and the Royal National Theatre.

Campbell Moore created the role of Irwin in the original West End stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, and also played the character in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and in the film version of the play.[3][4][5][6]

Alan Bennett, participating in a question and answer session with the play's director, Nicholas Hytner, said: "I think, of the three teachers, Stephen Campbell Moore, who plays Irwin, has the hardest job because he doesn't have the audience's sympathy until two thirds of the way through the second act. Both Hector and Mrs Lintott have the audience on their side whereas he – who is teaching and getting results, which, in the ordinary way, parents would approve of – is not thought to be sympathetic until he reveals himself as quite vulnerable. That came as a surprise to me when I saw it rehearsed. In a sense, it takes the actors to show you what you've written".[7]

Reviewing the play for The Guardian in May 2004, Michael Billington wrote: "Stephen Campbell Moore makes Irwin both meretricious in his methods, yet effective in his results".[8]

In 2004, he starred as Lord Darlington alongside Scarlett Johansson in A Good Woman, based on Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, shot on location in Italy. In the same year, Campbell Moore played the part of Hugh Stanbury in Andrew Davies' BBC adaptation of Anthony Trollope's novel He Knew He Was Right.[9][10]

In 2005, he starred as Edward VIII alongside Joely Richardson as Wallis Simpson in the British television drama Wallis & Edward. In 2008, he starred in one episode of the television series Lark Rise to Candleford as headteacher Mr James Delafield, co-starring alongside Julia Sawalha, and had a regular role in the BBC series Ashes to Ashes. In 2009 he worked on the ABC miniseries Ben-Hur. He appeared in the 2011 film Season of the Witch. In 2012 he starred as Titus in Jean Racine's Berenice alongside Anne-Marie Duff in title role at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Campbell Moore played the role of Viscount Hugh Trimingham in the BBC's 2015 adaptation of L. P. Hartley's novel The Go-Between.[11]

Also in 2015, he played the role of Maurice Wilkins in Anna Ziegler's play Photograph 51, with Michael Billington writing, "The play is also anything but a one-person show. Stephen Campbell Moore catches perfectly the obduracy and awkwardness of Maurice Wilkins, forever tugging at his slightly too-long sleeves".[12]

In 2017 he stayed in the BBC series The Last Post (TV series).[13]

An August 2018 announcement indicated that Moore would be among the new cast to join the original actors in the feature film Downton Abbey, which started principal photography at about the same time.[14]

Recognition and awards

Campbell Moore was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for his work on the Broadway production of The History Boys.[15]

Personal life

He had brain tumors removed in 2012 and 2017.[16]

Campbell Moore was married to actress Claire Foy.[17] They met while working together on the film Season of the Witch.[18] They have a daughter together, Ivy Rose, born in 2015. In February 2018, Foy confirmed that the couple had separated.[19]

Credits

Theatre
Year Title Role Venue
2004–06 The History Boys Irwin Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, South Bank (2004–5)
Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2006)
St. James Theatre, Wellington (2006)
Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney (2006)
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006)
2010 All My Sons[20] Chris Keller Apollo Theatre, West End, London
2011 Clybourne Park[21] Wyndham's Theatre, West End, London
2012 Berenice[22] Donmar Warehouse, West End, London
2013 Chimerica Joe Schofield Almeida Theatre, London
2015 Photograph 51 Maurice Wilkins Noël Coward Theatre, London

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Bright Young ThingsAdam Fenwick-Symes
2004 A Good WomanLord Darlington
2006 Normal for NorfolkManShort (10 minutes)
2006 Amazing GraceJames Stephen
2006 The History BoysIrwin
2008 The Bank JobKevin Swain
2008 Burlesque FairytalesPeter Blythe-Smith
2008 Official SelectionWaltShort (10 minutes)
2008 The ChildrenJonah
2011 Season of the WitchDebelzaq
2011 Johnny English RebornThe Prime Minister
2015 Man UpEd
2015 The Lady in the VanDoctor
2015 The Ones BelowJustin
2015 BurntJack
2017 Goodbye Christopher RobinErnest Shepard
2018 Red JoanMax
2019 Downton AbbeyMajor Chetwode

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2003 ByronJohn Cam HobhouseBBC TwoTwo-part drama
2004 He Knew He Was RightHugh StanburyBBC OneMini-series
2005 Wallis & EdwardEdward VIII
2006 HustleQuenton CornfootBBC OneSeries 3, Episode 3 "Ties That Bind Us"
2007 Rough CrossingsJohn Clarkson
2008 The Sea WolfHumphrey Van WeydenMini-series
2008 Lark Rise to CandlefordJames DelafieldBBC OneSeries 1, Episode 8
2008 Ashes to AshesEvan WhiteBBC OneSeries 1
2009 A Short Stay in SwitzerlandEdwardBBC OneTV film
2010 Ben HurMessalaCBC
2010 PulseNickBBC ThreePilot
2011 Just HenryJoseph DodgeITVTV film
2012 TitanicThomas AndrewsITVMini-series
2012 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremonyChariots of fire sceneBBC OneTelevised Event
2012 HuntedStephen TurnerBBC OneMini Series
2013 ComplicitTony CoveneyChannel 4TV film
2013 The Wrong MansSmokeBBC TwoSeries 1
2013 Words of EverestGeorge MalloryBBC
2014 Our ZooReverend Aaron WebbBBC One
2015 The Go-BetweenViscount Hugh TriminghamBBC OneTV film
2016 StagJohnnersBBC Two
2017 The Child In TimeCharlesBBC OneTV film
2017 The Last PostLieutenant Ed LaithwaiteBBC OneTV series
2019 TraitorsPhillip JarvisChannel 4/NetflixTV series
2019 War of the WorldsJonathon GreshamFox Networks GroupTV series
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References
  1. Stone, Natalie (22 February 2018). "The Crown's Claire Foy Separates from Her Husband After 4 Years of Marriage".
  2. Davies, Serena (24 May 2004). "Stephen Campbell Moore, actor". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Internet Broadway Database: Stephen Campbell Moore – Credits on Broadway". Retrieved 12 November 2006.
  4. "National Theatre: Productions: The History Boys 2004". Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  5. "The History Boys – Arts Reviews". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  6. "John Smythe: theatre reviews: NZIAF – The History Boys: More is more". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  7. Staff (21 June 2004). "The truth behind the History Boys". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. Billington, Michael (19 May 2004). "The History Boys". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. Staff. "He Knew He Was Right (2004 TV Mini-Series): Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. Staff (12 July 2003). "Press Office: He Knew He Was Right – new Andrew Davies adaptation of Anthony Trollope novel for BBC ONE". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  11. Staff. "BBC One: The Go-Between – Credits". BBC Online. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. Billington, Michael (14 September 2015). "Photograph 51 review – Nicole Kidman captures the ecstasy of scientific discovery". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  13. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/last-posts-stephen-campbell-moore-had-brain-tumour-removed-eight/
  14. Imelda Staunton, Geraldine James Join ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie
  15. "2006 – Drama Desk Awards – Nominations". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  16. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/last-posts-stephen-campbell-moore-had-brain-tumour-removed-eight/
  17. Radio Times, 29 January 2015, p.16
  18. independent.co.uk, 12 February 2012
  19. Marie Claire
  20. Bennett, Ray (31 May 2010). "All My Sons – Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  21. Clybourne Park in the West End http://www.clybournepark.co.uk/
  22. Berenice "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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