Christopher Staines

Stanton Davidson Associates
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Christopher Staines

Stanton Davidson Associates
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Soon to screen:
Clinton Cresswell in The CHELSEA DETECTIVE, dir Jennie Darnell
Brother Thomas, WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT, dir Peter Kosminsky

ABIGAIL'S PARTY: "Excellent as Laurence, a taut core of anxiety coated in a light veneer of affable charm." BritishTheatre.
JULIUS CAESAR: "Christopher Staines' testily explosive Cassius" The Guardian; "Christopher Staines' sinuous Cassius plunges headlong towards his fate" The Stage.
THE PHILANDERER: “The funniest performance of the night is Christopher Staines as Dr Paramore” The Times.


Actor36-50 yearsBritish
Place of residence Greater London (GB)
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
Height (cm)177
Weight (in kg)69
LanguagesEnglish(native)FrenchGermanPortuguese
DialectsAmerican-StandardAustralianBristolCockneyLondon(native dialect)Yorkshire
InstrumentsCelloPianoClarinetDouble bass
SportStage combatClimbingSwimmingYogaskiing
DanceContemporary danceJazz dance
PitchBass-baritone, Baritone
SingingClassicOpera
Film
Mrs Dalloway (Feature film)
Willy
Marleen Gorris Mrs Dalloway Productions
2014
The Terminal (Short film)
Colin
Tom Bober
Television
The Ruby Ring
Rupert
Harley Cokeliss Hallmark
The Student Prince
Adams
Simon Curtis BBC Television
This Life
Dex
Dominic Lees BBC Television
Highlander
Percy Shelley
Adrian Paul
The Queen's Nose
Henry
Carol Wiseman BBC Television
Good Friday 1663
Rhodophil
Frank Cvitanovich Channel 4
Pride And Prejudice
Sanderson
Simon Langton BBC Television
2024
The Chelsea Detective
Clinton Cresswell
Jennie Darnell BBC/Expectation
2024
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Brother Thomas
Peter Kosminsky Playground
2023
The Crown
Hawkins, Warden of the Swans
Erik Richter Strand Left Bank Pictures with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix
2023
FBI International
Dr Lechner
Eduardo Sanchez CBS
2022
Silent Witness
John Davenport
Bindu de Stoppani BBC
2020
Quiz
Martin
Stephen Frears Left Bank Pictures
2017
Impossible Planet
RB29
David Farr Sony Pictures
2014
Wolf Hall
Brother Thomas
Peter Kosminsky BBC Drama
2014
Handel's Messiah at the Foundling Hospital
Hogarth
Rob Coldstream Reef TV for BBC
2011
Garrow's Law
Thomas Davy
Bryn Higgins BBC
2009
On Expenses
Redactor
Simon Cellan Jones BBC Drama
2009
Survivors 2
Overseer
David Evans BBC
2007
Judge John Deed
Lex Wetcote
Darcia Martin BBC Television
2006
Casualty
Anton
Luke Watson BBC Drama
2005
Rosemary and Thyme
Nick
Simon Langton Carnival Films
2005
Foyle's War
Douglas Wright
Jeremy Silberstone Greenlit Productions/ITV
Theater
2023
Rooftoppers (Workshop)
Monsieur Esteoule
Phillip Breen Heartaches Ltd
2023
The Score
Quantz
Trevor Nunn Bath Theatre Royal
2023
Measure for Measure
Angelo
Emma Gersch Moving Stories
2023
Waiting for Anya
Willhelm
Mark Leipacher Barn Cirencester
2022
Ospedale
Ambassador
Sabina Netherclift, Osnat Schmool Filament
2022
Tamburlaine 1 and 2
Callapine/Agydas
Phillip Breen Malthouse, Canterbury
2022
Massacre at Paris
King Henry III
Abigail Rokison-Woodall Malthouse, Canterbury
2019
The Rhythmics
Nick
Poppy Burton-Morgan The Other Palace / Metta
2018
Abigail's Party
Laurence
Douglas Rintoul Queen's, Hornchurch
2018
Clockwork Canaries
Stein-Hoffelmann
Luke Kernaghan Plymouth Theatre Royal
2017
Julius Caesar
Cassius
Loveday Ingram Chester Storyhouse
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snout
Alex Clifton Chester Storyhouse
2016
The Philanderer
Dr Paramore
Paul Miller Orange Tree
2015
The Great Gatsby
George
Linnie Reedman Arts Theatre
2015
When Blair Had Bush and Bunga
Tony Blair
Patrick Ryecart Pleasance, Edinburgh
2015
Playing for Time
Kommandant Kramer
Richard Beecham Sheffield Crucible
2014
Our Town
Simon Stimson
David Cromer Almeida Theatre
2014
Duck, Death and the Tulip
Wolf Erlbruch
Andy Brunskill, Jimmy Grimes Orange Tree Theatre
2014
Dr Faustus
Dr Faustus
Martin Parr Rose Theatre, London
2013
A Door Must Be Kept Open or Shut
The Baron
Martin Parr Osborne Studio, London
2013
The Hired Man
Pennington
Daniel Buckroyd Mercury, Colchester; Curve, Leicester
2012
Arsenic and Old Lace
Dr Einstein
Tony Casement Mercury, Colchester
2012
King Lear
Edgar
Andrew Hilton Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory
2011
The Tempest
Ferdinand
Peter Glanville RSC/Little Angel
2010
The Grapes of Wrath
Man Going Back
Tony Casement Mercury, Colchester
2010
The Tempest
Ariel/Caliban
Andrew HIlton Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory
2010
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck
Andrew Hilton Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory
2009
The Making of Moo
Walter
Sam Walters Orange Tree Theatre
2009
Drive/Ride/Walk
Man 1
Sabina Netherclift Bridewell Theatre
2009
Factors Unforseen
Claisse
Sam Walters Richmond Orange Tree
2008
The Little Prince
Fox
Anthony Clark Hampstead Theatre
2008
Theatre Cafe Europe
John Retallack Company of Angels
2007
Theatre Cafe
John Retallack, Ben Harrison, Max Key Arcola Theatre
2007
Pinocchio
Florenzini
Lu Kemp Northampton Royal
2006
Blue/Orange
Bruce
Annabelle Comyn Abbey, Dublin
2006
Longitude
Halley
Fiona Laird Greenwich Theatre
2006
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jack
David Fielding Bristol Old Vic
2005
Paradise Lost
Adam
David Farr Bristol Old Vic
2005
The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
David Farr Bristol Old Vic
2004
She Stoops To Conquer
Marlow
Max Stafford-Clark Out Of Joint & Royal National
2002
The Zoo Story
Jerry
Stephen Wrentmore National Theatre
2001
Three Sisters
Solyony
Loveday Ingram Chichester Festival Theatre
2000
Hamlet
Rosencrantz
John Caird National Theatre
1999
Gross Indecency - The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Sidney Mavor
Moises Kaufman Gielgud Theatre
1997
Amy's View
Toby Cole
Richard Eyre Aldwych & National Theatre
1997
Leonce And Lena
Leonce
David Farr The Gate Theatre
1997
Flora the Red Menace
Willy
Sam Walters Orange Tree, Richmond
1996
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Flute
John Doyle Regent's Park Open Air
1996
The Music Man
Tommy Djilas
Ian Talbot Regent's Park Open Air
1996
Richard III
Dorset
Brian Cox Regent's Park Open Air
1994
Cabaret
Victor
Sam Mendes Donmar Warehouse
Other
Babel's Tower
young Babel
Tim Dee Radio 3
Eye of the Day
Tallow
Claire Groves Radio 4
The Charm Factory
Marion Nancarrow BBC Radio 4
Dossier Ronald Akkerman
Ronald
Jocelyn Boxall BBC Radio 4
The Rose and the Ring
Giglio
Don Taylor BBC Radio
Antigone
The Messenger
Jocelyn Boxall BBC Radio
The Decameron
Andreuccio
Don Taylor BBC Radio
2022
Ospedale
Signor Ortelli
Sabina Netherclift/Osnat Schmool Filament
2022
BOUM! C'est chantastique
Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zédel; Sands Film Studios