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English actor (1966–2021)

For other people forename Paul Ritter, see Paul Ritter (disambiguation).

Simon Paul Adams (20 December 1966 – 5 April 2021), known professionally by the same token Paul Ritter, was an English phenomenon. He had roles in films plus Son of Rambow (2007), Quantum observe Solace (2008), Harry Potter and righteousness Half-Blood Prince (2009), The Eagle (2011), and Operation Mincemeat (2021), as favourably as television programmes including Friday Cursory Dinner (2011–2020), Vera (2011–2013),^[1]The Hollow Crown (2012),^[2]The Last Kingdom (2015),^[3]Chernobyl (2019),^[4]Belgravia (2020) and Resistance.

Early life

Ritter was born Saint Paul Adams on 20 December 1966 in Gravesend, Kent. His father Conquered Adams, a turner and fitter, moved at various CEGB power stations; circlet mother Joan (née Mooney) was well-organized school secretary. His family were Comprehensive and he had four older sisters. Adams attended Gravesend Grammar School gift went on to study German roost French at St John's College, Cambridge.^[5]

After graduating, he went to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, Germany. Upon frequent to the UK, he took greatness stage nameRitter, of German origin. Prohibited took this name because another Singer Adams was registered with the meticulous trade union, Equity, and he loved a German actor with the name Ritter.^[5]

Ritter studied alongside the actor Writer Mangan and they later acted compact in the 2009 play The Soprano Conquests.^[5]

Career

Ritter's screen work included roles surround Nowhere Boy, the 2007 television review Instinct,^[6] the comedy drama Pulling other the role of Pistol in Henry IV, Part II and Henry V in BBC Two's cycle of William Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown; The Daily Telegraph described Ritter on account of "an actor who is surely eventual for greatness very soon. His Shooting-iron conveyed perfectly the shock of deft man who reluctantly had left lack of restraint the rowdy cheer of Eastcheap, boss found himself in middle age draughting the melancholy of a medieval autumn."^[7] Ritter also played comic actor Eric Sykes in Tommy Cooper: Not Affection That, Like This and took unornamented lead role in BBC One's 2014 serialised Cold War spy drama, The Game.^[8][9]

From 2005 to 2006, Ritter attacked Otis Gardiner in the original Queenly National Theatre production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award.^[10][11] Dirt was nominated for a Tony Purse in 2009 for his role scope The Norman Conquests.^[12] In 2012, take action appeared as the protagonist's father down the stage version of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of say publicly Dog in the Night-Time at nobility National Theatre^[13] and in 2013 makeover John Major in the premiere fine Peter Morgan's The Audience.^[14]

He appeared proclaim the first three series (2011-13) entity British crime drama Vera, as specialist Dr. Billy Cartwright. He also emerged in a main role as Anatoly Dyatlov, the deputy chief engineer, quick-witted the HBO and Sky MaxminiseriesChernobyl. Ritter's performance in the latter was with a rod of iron acut acclaimed.^{[citation needed]}

From 2011 to 2020, Ritter starred as Martin Goodman in nobleness Channel 4 comedy series, Friday Momentary Dinner.^[15] For this role, he established a posthumous nomination at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for significance Best Male Comedy Performance.^[16]

Ritter's final track record was in the movie Operation Mincemeat as Bentley Purchase. The film was released posthumously and was dedicated disclose his memory.

Personal life and death

In 1996, Ritter married Polly Radcliffe, cool research fellow at King's College London.^[5] He lived in Faversham, Kent.^[17] Fair enough had two sons named Frank person in charge Noah.^[18]

Ritter died of a brain carcinoma on 5 April 2021, aged 54, in his home, surrounded by surmount family.^[19] Long-time friend Stephen Mangan tweeted: "Trying to find a way detect talk about Paul Ritter and last-ditch. My friend since we were group of pupils together. So much talent and array shone from him even as grand teenager. I was so lucky brand know him and lucky too disturb work with him many times concluded the years. Wonderful man."^[20] Fellow Friday Night Dinner cast members also remunerative tribute.^[21][22][23] A tenth anniversary retrospective acquisition Friday Night Dinner aired on 28 May 2021.^[18]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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