Kyle Soller

Kyle Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American-British film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Kyle Soller
Soller at the UK premiere of The Keeping Room in 2014
Born	(1983-07-01) July 1, 1983 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	College of William & Mary Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Phoebe Fox ( m. 2010)

Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College of William & Mary before graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008, after which he remained based in England. He has appeared in several films, such as Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and earned an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

Early life

Soller was born July 1, 1983[1] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary, where he majored in art history.[2] During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London,[3] and was offered admission into the academy.[2] Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at RADA.[2]

Career

Soller acted in various plays following his graduation from RADA in 2008, and his breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.

In 2012 Soller starred in the West End hit A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.[4]

Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer.[5] In 2016 he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross's cousin, Francis, and in The Hollow Crown, in the role of Clifford. He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.[6]

Personal life

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Anna Karenina	Korsunsky
2013	The Fifth Estate	Young Staffer
2014	The Keeping Room	Henry
2014	Monsters: Dark Continent	Karl Inkelaar
2014	Fury	Medic No. 1
2017	Marrowbone	Porter		[8]
2017	The Trip to Spain	Jonathan
2018	The Titan	Dr. Elliot Blake		[9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Bad Education	Kevin Schwimmer	Series 2, Episode 2
2015–2016	Poldark	Francis Poldark	14 episodes	[10]
2015	An Inspector Calls	Gerald Croft	Television film
2016	The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses	Clifford	Episode: "Henry VI: Part II"	[10]
2016	You, Me and the Apocalypse	Scotty McNeil	Miniseries	[10]
2016	Silent Witness		Episode: "Life Licence"
2016	Counterfeit Cat	The Kid (voice)
2017	Bounty Hunters	Misha	Episode 1.3
2019	Brexit: The Uncivil War	Zack Massingham	Television film
2019	101 Dalmatian Street	Dante (voice)	4 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Character	Venue	Notes
2019	The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez	Eric Glass	Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2018	The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez	Eric Glass	Young Vic & Noel Coward Theatre	Olivier Award for Best Actor
2016	Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen[11]	George Tesman	National Theatre
2013	"Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe[12]	Gaveston / Lightborne	National Theatre	Nominated — WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2012	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand	Christian	American Airlines Theatre
2012	"Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eugene O'Neill[13]	Edmund	Apollo Theatre	Nominated — Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2011	The Faith Machine by Alexi Kaye Campbell[14]	Tom	Royal Court Theatre	Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer
2011	The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, version by David Harrower[15]	Khlestakov	Young Vic	Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer
2010	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams[16]	Jim	Young Vic	Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer
2010	The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, adaptation by Phyllis Nagy	Tom Ripley	Royal & Derngate, Northampton
2009	A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare	Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed	Shakespeare's Globe
2008	The Beautiful People by William Saroyan[17]		Finborough Theatre

References

1. "Kyle Soller". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
2. "Kyle Soller Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
3. "Introducing Kyle Soller", Official London Theatre, 2011
4. Roundabout Theatre Company. "Cyrano de Bergerac". Roundabout Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
5. "The American, Series 2, Bad Education – BBC Three".
6. "An Inspector Calls – BBC One".
7. Steafel, Eleanor (September 4, 2016). "Poldark's Kyle Soller on class, Cornwall – and why American actors lose out to their Brit rivals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
8. "Kyle Soller". British Film Institute. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
9. "Kyle Soller". British Film Institute. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
10. "Kyle Soller Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
11. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/hedda-gabler
12. Edward II, Royal National Theatre, 2013, archived from the original on 2014-03-30
13. "Long Day's Journey into Night", Apollo Theatre, 2012
14. "The Faith Machine", Royal Court, 2011
15. "The Government Inspector", The Young Vic, 2011, archived from the original on 2012-04-15
16. "The Glass Menagerie", The Young Vic, 2010, archived from the original on 2012-01-27
17. "The Beautiful People", The British Theatre Guide, 2008

External links

• Kyle Soller on IMDb