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Corey Mylchreest
English actor (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corey Mylchreest (born 8 May 1998[1]) is an English actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he is known for his starring role as a fictionalised King George III in the Netflix period drama miniseries Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023). In 2025, he starred in the film My Oxford Year and thriller series Hostage.
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Early life and education
Corey Mylchreest was born on 8 May 1998[2] in Whipps Cross University Hospital[3] and grew up in Leytonstone, East London.[4] His father is an NHS psychiatric nurse from Liverpool, while his mother, a violist, is from Yorkshire.[5] He attended Forest School, Walthamstow,[6] and joined the National Youth Theatre.[7] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2020.[7]
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Upon graduating from RADA, Mylchreest was cast in open-air productions of the Shakespeare plays Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Abbey Wood. In 2022 he made his television debut in the premiere episode of the Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.[8]
Also in 2022 it was announced Mylchreest would star as a young, fictionalised version of King George III in the period drama prequel miniseries Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which was released on Netflix in May 2023.[9][10] Karama Horne of TheWrap was appreciative of the chemistry between Mylchreest and India Amarteifio (who played the title role of Queen Charlotte) and added that he "does a beautiful job wandering through the wilderness of King George’s mind without being campy".[11]
In June 2023 Mylchreest signed with WME for representation.[12] He made his West End debut as Edmund in Kenneth Branagh's production of King Lear at Wyndham's Theatre.[13] He has appeared in the second installment of the Phelps twins' travel show Fantastic Friends.[14][15] He had a role in the Netflix political thriller Hostage.[16][17] In 2025, Mylchreest starred as a supporting lead in My Oxford Year with Sofia Carson.
In November 2025, it was announced that Mylchreest will star in the thriller film Banquet, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, alongside Meghann Fahy, Alfie Williams, and Finbar Lynch, and will be produced by David Yates.[18]
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