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Alexander Arnold (actor)

Alexander Arnold[1] (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as Rich Hardbeck in the E4 teen drama Skins.[2]

Alexander Arnold
Born (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 33)
Ashford, Kent, England
Other nameAlex Arnold
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • singer
Years active2010–present

Career

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Acting

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Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins, playing the keen metalhead Rich Hardbeck. He got the role while still in the sixth form through the open audition process in London.[3] In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by Cloud Control. Directed by the award-winning Luke Snellin, it was shot in Spain over two days.[4]

He starred in a two-part ITV drama called A Mother's Son, written by Chris Lang and first screened in September 2012.[5] In 2013, he appeared in the BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh, and in the third series of crime drama Vera.[6] He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series What Remains.[7] In 2015, he joined the cast of Poldark, a new BBC series based on The Poldark Novels.[8]

Arnold landed his first film role in the 2014 western The Salvation, shot in South Africa.[9]

Music

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Arnold enjoys playing the bass guitar,[10] and is the lead singer of an indie band called Circuithouse.[11][12]

Charity work

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In April 2011, Arnold donated a painting of his childhood bear to The Bristol Autism Project, which helps autistic children in Bristol.[13][14]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Mickey & Michaela Bury Their Dad Mickey Short film [15]
2014 The Salvation Voichek Borowski [16]
Nighthawks Jack Short film [17]
2015 The Son The Kid Short film [18]
2016 The Removal Mick Short film [19]
David Brent: Life on the Road Pog [20]
2017 My Cousin Rachel Young Lad [21]
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Anaesthetist [22]
2019 Yesterday Gavin [23]
The Outpost Sergeant Chris Griffin [24]
2021 Creation Stories Jim Reid [25]
2022 The Chromakey Man Dan Short film [26]
2024 The Last Breath Brett [27]
The Entertainer Joe [28]
Meet Me by the Sea Oliver Short film [29]
Fine Dining Luke Short film [30]
Marble Dust Nick Short film [31]
2025 Delivery Run Lee [32]
Fuze Corporal Martin [33]
2026 What Goes Round (Or Things That Go Bump in the Night) Headphone Man Short film [34]
TBA Blueberry Inn † Louis Post-production [35]
TBA The Intimacy Coordinator † Nigel Short film [36]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Skins Rich Hardbeck Series regular; 16 episodes [37]
2012 A Mother's Son Jamie Cutler Miniseries; 2 episodes [38]
2013 In the Flesh Alex Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1" [39]
Vera Sam Bishop Episode: "Castles in the Air" [40]
What Remains Adam Moss Miniseries; 4 episodes [41]
2014 Silk David Cowdrey Episode: "The Goodbye Kid" [42]
2015 Foyle's War Daniel Woolf Episode: "Trespass" [43]
Poldark Jim Carter Recurring role; 4 episodes [44]
Capital Parker Miniseries; 2 episodes [45]
2016 Death in Paradise Matt Holt Episode: "Dishing Up Murder" [46]
2018 Save Me Luke Recurring role; 6 episodes [47]
2022 Signora Volpe Sasha Pavlenko Episode: "Truffles & Treachery" [48]
Pistol Jamie Reid Miniseries; 3 episodes [49]
2025 Just Act Normal Rory Recurring role; 2 episodes [50]

Music videos

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Year Song Artist
2011 Death CloudCloud Control
2016 PainkillersBrian Fallon
2019 The RacesSports Team

Theatre credits

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Year Title Role Venue Ref
2014 Four Minutes Twelve Seconds Nick Hampstead Theatre, London [51]
2015 Luna Gale Peter Hampstead Theatre, London [52]
2015 Crushed Shells and Mud Vince Southwark Playhouse, London [53]
2016 Shopping and Fucking Robbie Lyric Theatre, London [54]
2019 Bitter Wheat Roberto Garrick Theatre, London [55]
2025 Most Favoured Mike Soho Theatre, London [56]

References

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  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005 A45B
  2. ↑ "The new Skins cast revealed - BBC Newsbeat". BBC News. 6 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Alexander Arnold plays Rich - Channel 4 - Info - Press".
  4. ↑ "Cloud Control 'Death Cloud' by Luke Snellin on Promo News".
  5. ↑ "Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes to front new ITV Drama". Radio Times. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Lynn (26 October 2012). "Royle Family actor Ricky Tomlinson to star in new BBC3 zombie drama, In The Flesh". Unreality Primetime. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "David Threlfall leads all-star cast in Tony Basgallop's compelling new BBC One drama What Remains". BBC. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (11 April 2014). "Poldark: new BBC One drama adds '70s series star Robin Ellis". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Salvation". spierfilms. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Alex Arnold previews Rich's episode". digitalspy. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Circuit House's Open Mic". vimeo. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Circuit House". facebook. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Art Explosion for Bristol Autism Project". ecojam. Retrieved 30 April 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ TotallyLayouts.com. "Hello, Sweetie".
  15. ↑ Munday, Rob (25 July 2018). "Mickey & Michaela Bury Their Dad by Tom George". Short of the Week. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Cannes First Looks: Mads Mikkelsen & Eva Green In 'The Salvation' And Viggo Mortensen In 'Jauja'". The Playlist. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Olson, Chris (25 January 2016). "Movie Review - Nighthawks short film review". UK Film Review. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "The Son - Director Nikolaj Belzer". garethmunden.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Munday, Rob (4 December 2018). "The Removal by Paul Gay - Short Film". Short of the Week. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  20. ↑ White, James (17 November 2015). "First look at Ricky Gervais' David Brent in Life On The Road". Empire. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "My Cousin Rachel - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  23. ↑ Williams, Sam (5 July 2019). "Actor Alexander Arnold, from Ashford, stars in Danny Boyle's latest film Yesterday". Kent Online. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Fallen Rudyard Soldier Portrayed, Remembered in New Movie 'The Outpost'". EUP News. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Creation Stories - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "The Chromakey Man". William Samaha. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  27. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (24 June 2024). "The Last Breath review – Julian Sands's last film is solid shark-meets-shipwreck thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "The Entertainer". British Council. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Meet Me by the Sea NOMINATED". Instagram. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Fine Dining - Short Film - 9 min". Werner Vivier. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "MARBLE DUST (2024)". Andrew Vezzman. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  32. ↑ Learoyd, James. "Delivery Run Review". UK Film Review. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  33. ↑ Jones, Kimberley (23 April 2026). "Fuze Review: Disposable UK Actioner Squanders a Good Premise". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  34. ↑ Hepburn, David (14 January 2026). "Glasgow Frightfest 2026 Full Lineup: Here are all 12 films at the festival of horror this year - and how to get tickets". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  35. ↑ Stoilova, Mila (7 May 2026). "UK comedy 'Blueberry Inn' starring Jack Davenport acquired for sales". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  36. ↑ Ritman, Alex (9 June 2025). "'Code of Silence' Star Kieron Moore to Lead 'The Intimacy Coordinator' From 'Sister Wives' Director Louisa Connolly-Burnham (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  37. ↑ "The new Skins cast revealed". BBC News. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  38. ↑ Blackett, L'Oréal (20 April 2020). "Jamie From 'A Mother's Son' Played A 'Skins' Character True Fans Will Recognise". Bustle. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  39. ↑ "Cast announced for BBC Three zombie drama 'In The Flesh'". CultBox. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "Vera - Series 3 - Episode 1". ITVX. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  41. ↑ "What Remains - Media Pack". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  42. ↑ Sweeting, Adam (25 February 2014). "Silk, Series 3, BBC One". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  43. ↑ Hall, Ian (12 January 2015). "Foyle's War, Trespass. Television Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  44. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (13 March 2015). "Poldark's Alexander Arnold: 'I hope it captivates like the original'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  45. ↑ "Episode 2 - Capital - Episode 2 of 3". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  46. ↑ "Episode 6 - Death in Paradise - Series 5 Episode 6 of 8". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  47. ↑ Charnock, Steve (20 March 2018). "Who's who in Save Me". Dead Good Books. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  48. ↑ "Signora Volpe: New Emilia Fox Mystery Series Continues with More Intrigues". The British TV Place. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  49. ↑ Ashton, Will (31 May 2022). "'Pistol' Review: A Frenetic, at Times Exhausting, Dive Into Sex Pistols Lore". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  50. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (15 April 2025). "'Charisma in abundance': why Just Act Normal is the best showcase for new talent since Adolescence". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  51. ↑ "FOUR MINUTES TWELVE SECONDS: FULL CAST ANNOUNCED". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  52. ↑ Billington, Michael (23 June 2015). "Luna Gale review – to whom does a baby really belong?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  53. ↑ Hitchings, Henry (7 October 2015). "Crushed Shells And Mud, theatre review: Teen spirit in the apocalypse". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  54. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (13 October 2016). "Shopping and Fucking". Time Out. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  55. ↑ "BITTER WHEAT". Nimax Theatres. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  56. ↑ Wiegand, Chris (16 December 2025). "Most Favoured review – David Ireland's brief encounter asks big questions". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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