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Lonsdale was born in Marsden, West Yorkshire and has one sister.
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Robert Lonsdale
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He went to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He was once described by Tim Rice as "a young man with enormous talent". Lonsdale first started acting at the age of 8.
One of the first television acting roles was on Coronation Street in 2002.
He has appeared in television and on the stage in various roles. He has also done work on radio plays for the British Broadcasting Corporation, including All Quiet on the Western Front, Henry VIII, The Steps, Walter Now, Pilgrim, The Time Machine (on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 3 in 2009), The Pattern of Painful Adventures (2008), On the Beach (November 2008 for Radio 4) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (British Broadcasting Corporation).
Lonsdale has appeared on stage in Brilliant Adventures as Luke at The Royal Court, A Life at the Finborough Theatre, and Anna Christie (alongside Jude Law and Ruth Wilson) at the Donmar Warehouse. He"s also acted in Louisiana Bete (on West End/Broadway), The Indian Wants The Bronx at the Young Vic and Made in Dagenham.
In 2014, Lonsdale played the lead role of Private Prewitt, the American GI in From Here to Eternity the Musical and sang several numbers in the show.
This was his first musical. He released one of the number from the show, “Fight the Fight”, as a single. He was nominated for a Whatsonstage Award for Best Actor.
Following From Here to Eternity: The Musical, he played Daniel in Another Place at The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth.
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