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George Rainsford

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George Rainsford
A young soldier and his experiences in the First World War. It highlights the hardships and horrors faced by many young men who served in the Army during that time. Based on true events.
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Waiting for Dawn (2015)
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George Rainsford was born in Huddersfield in Yorkshire in 1982, and later attended Repton School in Derbyshire. He joined the National Youth Theatre in 1999 and later became involved with student theatre whilst reading for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama at the University of Manchester.

In 2003 he won a Goldman-Sachs Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). On graduation in 2006 his first professional engagement was as D'Artagnan in the Bristol Old Vic's Christmas production of 'The Three Musketeers'.

He is known for his regular performances in, amongst others, "Casualty", "Call The Midwife" and "Waking The Dead", as well as numerous theatre roles (including plays at the Royal Court, RSC and National Theatre).
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At the BAFTA Television Awards 2022
At the BAFTA Television Awards 2022
At the BAFTA Television Awards 2022
At the BAFTA Television Awards 2022
At the ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS 2022
At the ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS 2022
As Herbert in A MONKEY’S PAW
As Herbert in A MONKEY’S PAW
As Herbert in A MONKEY’S PAW
George Rainsford
George Rainsford
George Rainsford

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Casualty (1986)
Casualty
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  • Alexander Forbes-Blackwell
Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
Call the Midwife
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  • The Monkey's Paw
    • Completed
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
  • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
  • Waiting for Dawn (2015)
    Waiting for Dawn
  • Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015)
    Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
    • (English version, voice)
  • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
    Call the Midwife
  • Jamie Bamber, Ben Daniels, Robert Glenister, Bill Paterson, Bradley Walsh, Harriet Walter, and Freema Agyeman in Law & Order: UK (2009)
    Law & Order: UK
  • Waking the Dead (2000)
    Waking the Dead
  • Billie Piper in Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007)
    Secret Diary of a Call Girl
  • Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy, and Emily Blunt in Wild Target (2010)
    Wild Target
  • National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009)
    National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well
  • Souvenirs
  • Angela Lonsdale, Eva Alexander, and Tom Frederic in Doctors (2000)
    Doctors

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    Ended up in a hospital with a gashed fist and damaged tendon after accidentally punching Luke Norris during a stage fight in the Royal Shakespeare Company production Days of Significance.

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