Kyle Soller

Kyle William Soller (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include three Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and the 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

Kyle Soller
Kyle Soller at a premiere of The Keeping Room in 2014
Born	Kyle William Soller (1983-07-01) July 1, 1983 (age 41) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	College of William and Mary Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Phoebe Fox ​ (m. 2010)​

He has appeared in films, Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and on television in Poldark (2015–2016), Andor (2022), and Bodies (2023).

Early life and education

Soller was born on July 1, 1983,^[1] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia.^[2]

He attended Mount Vernon High School, before going on to study art history the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.^[2] During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London,^[3] and was offered admission into the academy.^[2]

Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at RADA,^[2] graduating in 2008 with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level).^[4]

Career

Theatre

Soller's breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.^[5]

In 2012, Soller starred in the West End hit Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.^[6] In 2019, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at The Young Vic.^[7]

Television and film

Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer.^[8] Between 2015 and 2016, he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross Poldark's cousin, Francis^[9] and in The Hollow Crown, in the role of Clifford.^[9] He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse.^[9] In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.^[10]

In 2022, he appeared in the Disney+ show Andor.^[9] In 2023, he played a main role as 19th century Detective Inspector Hillinghead in Bodies.^[11]

Personal life

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA.^[12] They live in London.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Anna Karenina	Korsunsky
2013	The Fifth Estate	Young Staffer
2014	The Keeping Room	Henry
	Monsters: Dark Continent	Karl Inkelaar
	Fury	Medic No. 1
2017	Marrowbone	Porter		[13]
	The Trip to Spain	Jonathan
2018	The Titan	Dr. Elliot Blake		[13]
2025	Jay Kelly		Post-production	[14]
TBA	Control	TBA	Post-production	[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Bad Education	Kevin Schwimmer	Series 2, Episode 2
2015	An Inspector Calls	Gerald Croft	Television film
2015–2016	Poldark	Francis Poldark	14 episodes	[9]
2016	The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses	Clifford	Episode: "Henry VI: Part II"	[9]
	You, Me and the Apocalypse	Scotty McNeil	Miniseries	[9]
	Silent Witness	Marcus Chadwell	Episode: "Life Licence"
	Counterfeit Cat	The Kid	Voice
2017	Bounty Hunters	Misha	Episode 1.3
2019	Brexit: The Uncivil War	Zack Massingham	Television film
2019–2020	101 Dalmatian Street	Dante	Voice; 4 episodes
2022	Andor	Syril Karn	Main role; 10 episodes
2023	Bodies	Alfred Hillinghead	Main role	[11]
TBA	Death by Lightning	Robert Todd Lincoln	Upcoming miniseries	[16]

Theatre

Year	Title	Character	Venue	Ref.
2008	The Beautiful People by William Saroyan	Owen Webster	Finborough Theatre London, England	[17]
2009	A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare	Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed	Shakespeare's Globe London, England
2010	The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith adaptation by Phyllis Nagy	Tom Ripley	Royal & Derngate Northampton, England
	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams	Jim	Young Vic London, England	[18]
2011	The Faith Machine by Alexi Kaye Campbell[19]	Tom	Royal Court Theatre London, England
	The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol version by David Harrower	Khlestakov	Young Vic London, England	[20]
2012	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand	Christian	American Airlines Theatre New York City, NY, U.S.
	Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill	Edmund	Apollo Theatre London, England	[21]
2013	Edward II by Christopher Marlowe	Gaveston / Lightborne	National Theatre London, England	[22]
2016	Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen	George Tesman	National Theatre London, England	[23]
2018	The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez	Eric Glass	Young Vic & Noël Coward Theatre London, England
2019	The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez	Eric Glass	Ethel Barrymore Theatre New York City, NY, U.S.

Awards and nominations

Theatre

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	Evening Standard Theatre Award[5]	Outstanding Newcomer	The Faith Machine, The Glass Menagerie and The Government Inspector	Won
2012	WhatsOnStage Award[24]	Newcomer of the Year		Nominated
2013	Laurence Olivier Award[25]	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Long Day's Journey into Night	Nominated
	WhatsOnStage Award[26]	Best Supporting Actor in a Play		Nominated
2014	WhatsOnStage Award[27]	Best Supporting Actor in a Play	Edward II	Nominated
2018	Evening Standard Theatre Award[28]	Best Actor	The Inheritance	Nominated
	Critics' Circle Theatre Award[29]	Best Actor		Won
2019	Laurence Olivier Award[7]	Best Actor		Won
	WhatsOnStage Award[30]	Best Actor in a Play		Nominated
2020	Drama Desk Award[31]	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
2022	Peabody Award[32]	Entertainment	Andor	Won

References

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15. Ntim, Zac (May 9, 2024). "James McAvoy Pic Control Enters Production & Adds Sarah Bolger, Nick Mohammed, Jonna Coleman, Rudi Dharmalingam, Kyle Soller, August Diehl & Martina Gedeck To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
16. Campione, Katie (October 11, 2024). "Death By Lightning: Vondie Curtis Hall, Željko Ivanek & Barry Shabaka Henley Among 8 To Join Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
17. "The Beautiful People". The British Theatre Guide. 2008.
18. "The Glass Menagerie". The Young Vic. 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012.
19. "The Faith Machine". Royal Court. 2011.
20. "The Government Inspector". The Young Vic. 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
21. "Long Day's Journey into Night". Apollo Theatre. 2012.
22. "Edward II". Royal National Theatre. 2013. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014.
23. "Hedda Gabler". National Theatre. August 30, 2016.
24. "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners | WhatsOnStage". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
25. "Olivier Winners 2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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28. Thompson, Jessie (November 19, 2018). "Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards". standard.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
29. "The Inheritance wins best new play at UK Critics' Circle awards". The Guardian. January 29, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
30. "Shortlisted nominees announced for 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards". West End Wilma. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
31. Bennett, Anita (June 14, 2020). "'The Inheritance' And 'Moulin Rouge!' Among Winners At 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards". Deadline. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
32. Voyles, Blake (September 13, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Retrieved September 13, 2023.

External links

• Kyle Soller at IMDb