Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

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Richard is a writer and actor. He co-created, wrote and starred in the ITV drama series Wonderful You and he also writes for radio.

His work has been nominated for both the Imerson and Tinniswood Awards and his latest play, The Six Loves of Billy Binns, which starred Tom Courtenay, aired earlier this year to critical acclaim.
 
In addition Richard is a talented musician and is currently developing a multi-platform project based on an earlier stage play, The Rise and Fall of Lenny Smallman.

Television
Performer
The Life of Riley (Series 3)
Roger Weaver
Director Richard Boden

Holby City
Dave Richardson
Director Jamie Annett

The Impressions Show
Various
Director Angela De Chastelai Smith

Summer in Transylvania
Mike Farley
Director Nic Phillips

The Catherine Tate Christmas Special
Bob Cracthitt
Director Gordon Anderson

Life Of Riley Series 2
Roger
Director Richard Boden

Garrow's Law
Tomkins
Director Peter Lydon

Doctors
Tony Wylie
Director Brett Fallis

Free Agents
Malcolm
Director James Griffiths

Life of Riley
Roger
Director Martin Dennis

Holby City
Stewart
Director James Larkin

U Be Dead
D.I. Steven Thorpe
Director Jamie Payne

Eastenders
Arnold
Director Jamie Annett

Disconnected
David
Director Tom Harper

Party Animals
Nigel
Director Niall MacCormick

Casualty
Paul
Director Various

Suburban Shootout
Toby
Director Gordon Anderson

Catherine Tate Show
Martin & Bernie
Director Various

Princess Daffodil
King Hawthorn
Director Ben Kellett

Love Soup
Stephen
Director Sandy Johnson

Sugar Rush (2 series)
Nathan
Director Sean Grundy

All About Me (series regular)
Charles
Director Richard Boden

Bodies
Ben Levine
Director Richard Laxton

Coogans Run 'Death of a Salesman'
Alun
Director Geoff Posner

Hardwear
Cliff Hicks
Director Ben Kellett

Casualty
Jim
Director Eros Flynn

Celeb
Reporter
Director Ed Bye

The House That Jack Built
Roger (series co-lead)
Director Various

People Like Us
Paul
Director John Morton

Attila
Petronius
Director Dick Lowry

Dangerfield
Darren
Director Delyth Thomas

Hornblower
Hether
Director Andrew Grieve

Chalk
Ronald Langland
Director Juliette May

It's It Legal(3 series)
Colin
Director Martin Dennis

Nelson's Column
Tony
Director Susie Belbin

Sharp End
Nutter(series regular)
Producer Brian Parker/David Penn

Waterfront Beat
Pitcher
Director Brian Morgan

First of the Summer
Foggy
Director Mike Stephens

Wine
 

One Foot In The Grave
 
Director Susie Belbin

Performer and Writer
Wonderful You
7 x 60'
Henry (series lead)
Director Matt Lipsey Writer Richard Lumsden Starring Greg Wise, Lucy Akhurst, Dorian Healy & Ben Miles

Drama series which plots the lives and loves of a group of people in their early thirties.

Radio
Writer
The Six Loves of Billy Binns
1 x 45' 2010
BBC  
Director Sally Avens Writer Richard Lumsden Starring Tom Courtenay

Radio play about a 110-year-old who wants to remember what love feels like one last time before he dies.

 
Man in the Moon
1 x 45' 2006
BBC Radio 4  
Writer Richard Lumsden Starring Tom Courtenay

 
A Good Place for Fishing
1 x 45' 2001
BBC Radio 4  
Writer Richard Lumsden Starring Anne Reid

 
Theatre
Performer and Writer
The Fall & Rise Of Lenny Smallman
Lenny Smallman
Creator Richard Lumsden Producer Arts Theatre Director Richard Lumsden Writer Richard Lumsden

The play tells of the travels and turbulence in the life of a struggling musician as he tries to follow in the footsteps of his heroes

Performer
Northanger Abbey
John Thorpe
Producer Greenwich Theatre Director Matthew Francis

Rat In The Skull
Roche
Producer Theatre Exchange Director Julia Carey

The Glory Of The Garden
Granville
Producer Duke of Yorks Director Robin Herford

Hindle Wakes
Alan Jeffcote
Producer No. One Tour Director David Kirk

Hamlet
Hamlet
Producer Haymarket, Basingstoke Director Kit Thacker

As You Like It
Silvius/Le Beau
Producer Haymarket, Basingstoke Director Ian Mullins

Master Harold And The Boys
 
Producer Haymarket, Basingstoke Director Kit Thacker

Far From The Madding Crowd
Joseph Poolgrass
Producer New Victoria Theatre Director Chris Martin

Juno and The Paycock
Johnny Boyle
Producer New Victoria Theatre Director Chris Martin

We Could Be Heroes
Richard Lumsden
Producer Bridewell Theatre Director Graham Gill

Writer
Skeleton
2008
Soho Theatre
Writer Richard Lumsden

Film
Performer
The Scouting Book For Boys
Feature
James
Director Tom Harper

Morris: A Life With Bells On
Feature
Push
Director Lucy Akhurst

Silent Cry
Feature
Tim Cox
Director Julian Richards

Room To Rent
Feature
Sam
Director Khaled El Hagar

The Avengers
Boodles
Director Jeremiah Chechik

Sense And Sensibility
Feature
Robert Ferrars
Director Ang Lee