Martin Turner (actor)
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Martin Turner is an English stage and television actor.
In the 1970s he was a member of the Inter-Action Community Arts Trust founded by Ed Berman, before deciding to train as an actor at the Drama Centre, London, under Yat Malmgren
and Christopher Fettes.
His stage career has been distinguished by playing lead roles for Cheek by Jowl
(including Oberon/Theseus in their world tour of A Midsummer Nights Dream), the Royal Shakespeare Company
, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
, Royal Exchange, Manchester
, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
, Shakespeare's Globe
, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
, Sheffield Crucible, Chichester Festival Theatre
and other companies.
On the West End stage he has played Evelyn Oakleigh opposite Elaine Paige in Anything Goes, and Pierre Guerre in Martin Guerre (both at the Prince Edward Theatre); Ronald Reagan in Gaddafi at the English National Opera; Father in Rabbit at Trafalgar Studios; and most recently Banquo
, at the Gielgud Theatre, in the highly-acclaimed Macbeth directed by Rupert Goold and starring Patrick Stewart, which transferred to New York’s BAM Harvey Theatre and Broadway.
His featured roles on television include John Harrison in Agatha Christie's Poirot
(Wasp's Nest); Neil Spicer in Rosemary and Thyme; Charles in Prince William (ABC/Fox); Wing-Commander Turner in Foyle's War
(Series 2 & 3); Charles I
in Charles II: The Power & the Passion; William Wilberforce in Breaking the Chains; Arthur Ernest Percival
in The Somme - From Defeat to Victory
; Frogton in Killer Net
; Tim Pye in The Money Men; as well as guest roles in Holby City, Casualty, The Bill, The Knock, Pie in the Sky, Trainer, Dangerfield, Bergerac, Rumpole of the Bailey.
In the 1970s he was a member of the Inter-Action Community Arts Trust founded by Ed Berman, before deciding to train as an actor at the Drama Centre, London, under Yat Malmgren
Yat Malmgren
Yat Malmgren was a Swedish dancer and acting teacher, born in Gävle, Sweden to Gustaf Sigurd Eriksson and Signe Emma Maria Malmgren....
and Christopher Fettes.
His stage career has been distinguished by playing lead roles for Cheek by Jowl
Cheek by Jowl
Cheek By Jowl is a theatre company founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981. The company has performed across the world and, with their 1986 production of Twelfth Night, were the first to bring a Shakespearean play to The Swan....
(including Oberon/Theseus in their world tour of A Midsummer Nights Dream), the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
Everyman Theatre
The Everyman Theatre stands at the north end of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Established in 1964 in a former cinema, it encouraged local talent and played a part in the development of new artistes and writers. The theatre was rebuilt between 1975 and 1977, and was closed again for...
, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed Victorian building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann’s Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street...
, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, in the City of Westminster, London, is a permanent venue with an annual sixteen-week summer season. It was founded in 1932 by Sydney Carroll and Robert Atkins.-The theatre:...
, Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark, located on the south bank of the River Thames, but destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt 1614 then demolished in 1644. The modern reconstruction is an academic best guess, based...
, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
, Sheffield Crucible, Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962. Subsequently the smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989....
and other companies.
On the West End stage he has played Evelyn Oakleigh opposite Elaine Paige in Anything Goes, and Pierre Guerre in Martin Guerre (both at the Prince Edward Theatre); Ronald Reagan in Gaddafi at the English National Opera; Father in Rabbit at Trafalgar Studios; and most recently Banquo
Banquo
Banquo is a character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally to Macbeth and they are together when they meet the Three Witches. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not be king himself, but that his...
, at the Gielgud Theatre, in the highly-acclaimed Macbeth directed by Rupert Goold and starring Patrick Stewart, which transferred to New York’s BAM Harvey Theatre and Broadway.
His featured roles on television include John Harrison in Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios...
(Wasp's Nest); Neil Spicer in Rosemary and Thyme; Charles in Prince William (ABC/Fox); Wing-Commander Turner in Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during World War II, created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and was commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000. It has aired on ITV since 2002...
(Series 2 & 3); Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in Charles II: The Power & the Passion; William Wilberforce in Breaking the Chains; Arthur Ernest Percival
Arthur Ernest Percival
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL was a British Army officer and World War I veteran...
in The Somme - From Defeat to Victory
The Somme - From Defeat to Victory
The Somme – From Defeat to Victory is a BBC documentary film made to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.-Production:...
; Frogton in Killer Net
Killer Net
Killer Net was a television mini series broadcast on Channel 4 in May 1998. The series is set around the lives of three students living in Brighton and an internet based computer game....
; Tim Pye in The Money Men; as well as guest roles in Holby City, Casualty, The Bill, The Knock, Pie in the Sky, Trainer, Dangerfield, Bergerac, Rumpole of the Bailey.