George Blagden is best known for leading television roles in the historical dramas Versailles and Vikings, where he plays King Louis XIV and the Anglo-Saxon monk Athelstan respectively and the episode Hang the DJ in the Black Mirror series where he plays Lenny His current film releases include Rubikon which premiered at Karlovy Vary and The Gallery interactive film that will have its world premiere at the 33rd Dinard Festival of British Film. His stage appearances have included musical theatre and playing London’s West End theatres.

During lockdown in 2020, George wrote-directed- filmed-edited and created the music for a short film ‘Lara’ which premiered at IndieX 2020. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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