Andrew Lincoln

Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973),^[1] better known by his stage name Andrew Lincoln, is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Rick Grimes in the AMC drama series The Walking Dead. He first came to public attention as Egg in the BBC drama This Life, followed by roles such as Simon in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers and Mark in the romantic comedy movie Love Actually.

Andrew Lincoln
Lincoln at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Andrew James Clutterbuck (1973-09-14) 14 September 1973 (age 51) London, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, activist
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Love Actually (2003) The Walking Dead (2010–2018, 2022)
Spouse	Gael Anderson ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2

Early life

Lincoln was born in London.^[2] He is the son of a civil engineer father and a nurse mother.^[3] His family moved to Kingston upon Hull when he was 18 months old. Then they moved to Bath, Somerset when he was eight or nine.^[2] He attended Beechen Cliff School. He had his first acting role at the age of 14 as the Artful Dodger in a school production of Oliver!.^[4] He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London. He became interested in acting as a career.^[5] After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	Boston Kickout	Ted
1998	Understanding Jane	Party Stonehead 1
1999	A Man's Best Friend	Man	Short film
	Human Traffic	Felix
2000	Gangster No. 1	Maxie King
	Offending Angels	Sam
2003	Love Actually	Mark
2004	Enduring Love	TV Producer
2006	These Foolish Things	Christopher Lovell
	Hey Good Looking!	Paul
	Scenes of a Sexual Nature	Jamie
2010	Heartbreaker	Jonathan
	Made in Dagenham	Mr Clarke
2020	Penguin Bloom	Cameron Bloom

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Drop the Dead Donkey	Terry	Episode: "Births and Deaths"
1995	N7	Andy	Unaired pilot
1996	Over Here	Cappy	2 episodes
	Bramwell	Martin Fredericks	Episode: "The Return of the Betrayer"
1996–1997	This Life	Edgar "Egg" Cooke	32 episodes
1997	The Woman in White	Walter Hartright	2 episodes
2000	Bomber	Captain Willy Byrne	Television film
2000–2001	Shipwrecked	Narrator (voice)	27 episodes
2000	A Likeness in Stone	Richard Kirschman	Television film
2001–2003	Teachers	Simon Casey	20 episodes; also directed 2 episodes
2003	Trevor's World of Sport	Mark Boden	Episode #1.1
	State of Mind	Julian Latimer	3 episodes
	The Canterbury Tales	Alan King	Episode: "The Man of Law's Tale"
2004	Lie with Me	DI Will Tomlinson	2 episodes
	Whose Baby?	Barry Flint	Television film
2005–2006	Afterlife	Robert Bridge	14 episodes
2007	This Life + 10	Edgar "Egg" Cooke	Television special
2009	Wuthering Heights	Edgar Linton	2 episodes
	The Things I Haven't Told You	DC Rae	Television film
	Moonshot	Michael Collins
2010	Strike Back	Hugh Collinson	6 episodes
2010–2018, 2020, 2022	The Walking Dead	Rick Grimes	111 episodes
2014	Tigers About the House	Narrator (voice)	4 episodes
2017	Red Nose Day Actually	Mark	Television short
	Robot Chicken	Rick Grimes (voice)	Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking"
2018	Fear the Walking Dead	Rick Grimes	Episode: "What's Your Story?"	[7][8]
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities	Edgar Bradley	Episode: "The Murmuring"
2024	The Walking Dead: The Return	Himself	TV special
	The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live	Rick Grimes	Lead role, also executive producer and co-creator	[9]
TBA	Cold Water	John	Filming[10]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Location	Playwright
1998	Sugar Sugar	Joe	Bush Theatre	Simon Bent
1999	Hushabye Mountain	Danny	Hampstead Theatre	Jonathan Harvey
2000–2001	Blue/Orange	Bruce	Cottesloe Theatre (2000) Duchess Theatre (2001)	Joe Penhall
2002	Free	Alex	Loft (Lyttelton Theatre)	Simon Bowen
2006	The Late Henry Moss	Ray	Almeida Theatre	Sam Shepard
2009	Parlour Song	Dale	Almeida Theatre	Jez Butterworth
2020	A Christmas Carol	Ebenezer Scrooge	The Old Vic	Jack Thorne

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Fortnite Battle Royale	Rick Grimes	Likeness	[11]
2024	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III		Playable Character (DLC); Voice and Likeness	[12]

Audio

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath	Dr Mark Tyborn		[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Work	Ref.
2004	British Academy Television Awards	Best New Director (Fiction)	Nominated	Teachers
	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award	Best Ensemble Acting	Nominated	Love Actually
	Empire Awards	Best Newcomer	Nominated
2007	Golden Nymph Award	Outstanding Actor – Drama Series	Won	Afterlife
2010	IGN Summer Movie Award	Best TV Hero	Won	The Walking Dead
2011	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Nominated
	Scream Awards	Best Horror Actor	Nominated
2012	Satellite Awards	Best Ensemble – Television (Special Achievement Award)	Won
2013	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Nominated
	TV Guide Award	Favorite Actor	Nominated
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor	Nominated
		Favorite TV Anti-Hero	Won
2015	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Won
	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best TV Actor	Nominated
2016	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Nominated
2017	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor	Nominated
	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Won		[14]
2018	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Nominated		[15]
	People's Choice Awards	Best TV Actor	Nominated
2019	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	Nominated		[16]

References

1. BFI Film & TV Database – Andrew Lincoln Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
2. Roz Lewis (26 September 2014). "Andrew Lincoln: My family values". The Guardian.
3. "Andrew Lincoln Biography". Starpulse. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
4. Steve Fennessy. "The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Lives Up to A Challenge". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
5. Caroline Bishop (8 April 2009). "Andrew Lincoln". Official London Theatre.
6. "Andrew Lincoln". The Scotsman. 20 October 2004.
7. "Andrew Lincoln - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
8. "Andrew Lincoln | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
9. Maas, Jennifer (2022-07-22). "'The Walking Dead' Movie Replaced by Limited Series Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
10. Shepphard, Jordan (8 July 2024). "ITV thriller filming in Glasgow's Dennistoun as The Walking Dead actor stars in Cold Water". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. Delaney, Mark. "Fortnite Rick Grimes Skin Is The Newest Walking Dead Crossover". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
12. BEELER-BEISTAD, LAUREN. "Call of Duty Fans Aren't Happy About Rick Grimes Skin". Gamerant. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
13. https://www.absurdventures.com/abetterparadise ^{[bare URL]}
14. Siegel, Lucas (29 June 2017). "Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
15. McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
16. Mancuso, Vinnie (16 July 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". Collider. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

Other websites

• Andrew Lincoln on IMDb