Andrew Lincoln facts for kids

Andrew Lincoln
Lincoln in October 2014.
Born	Andrew James Clutterbuck 14 September 1973 (1973-09-14) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Gael Anderson (2006–present)
Children	2

Andrew James Clutterbuck (born; 14 September 1973),) 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 film Love Actually.

Early life

Lincoln was born in London.He is the son of a civil engineer father and a nurse mother. 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. 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!. He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London. He became interested in acting as a career. After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Boston Kickout	Ted
1998	Understanding Jane	Party Stoner
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	Nominated – PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting Nominated – Empire Award Best Newcomer
2004	Enduring Love	TV Producer
2006	These Foolish Things	Christopher Lovell
	Hey Good Looking!	Pauly
	Scenes of a Sexual Nature	Jamie
	Comme t'y es belle !	Paul
2009	Moonshot	Michael Collins	Television film
2010	Heartbreaker	Jonathan
	Made in Dagenham	Mr. Clarke

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Drop the Dead Donkey	Terry	Episode: "Births and Deaths"
1995	N7	Andy	Spin-off of The Nick Revell Show
1996	Over Here	Caddy
	Bramwell	Martin Fredericks	Episode 2.3
1996–1997	This Life	Edgar "Egg" Cook	32 episodes
1997	The Woman in White	Walter Hartright
2000	Bomber	Captain Willy Byrne
	A Likeness in Stone	Richard Kirschman
2001–2003	Teachers	Simon Casey	20 episodes Directed 2 episodes Nominated – BAFTA TV Award Best New Director (Fiction)
2003	Trevor's World of Sport	Mark Boden	Episode 1.1
	State of Mind	Julian Latimer
	The Canterbury Tales	Alan King	Episode: "The Man of Law's Tale"
2004	Holby City	Patient's Boyfriend	Episode: "Letting Go"
	Whose Baby?	Barry Flint
	Lie with Me	DI Will Tomlinson
2005–2006	Afterlife	Robert Bridge	14 episodes Golden Nymph Outstanding Actor – Drama Series
2007	This Life + 10	Edgar "Egg" Cook
2009	The Things I Haven't Told You	DC Rae
	Wuthering Heights	Edgar Linton
2010	Strike Back	Hugh Collinson	6 episodes
2010–present	The Walking Dead	Rick Grimes	57 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series (2012) IGN Award Best Hero (2010) Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actor (2013) Nominated – Saturn Award Best Actor on Television (2011, 2013) Nominated – Scream Award for Best Horror Actor (2011)

Stage

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, Duchess Theatre	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

Images for kids

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  Lincoln in 2012