Hugh Skinner

Hugh William Skinner (born 6 January 1985) is an English film, television, and stage actor. 2Early life and education Skinner grew up in London and Tunbridge Wells, and attended Eastbourne College from 1998 to 2003. He lived in Perth, Australia for a year at age 4. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2006. 2Career Skinner has worked extensively in film, television, and theatre since 2007. His first professional theatre role was in the English Touring Theatre's 2007 production of French Without Tears. In addition to performing in many different theatres in London and around the United Kingdom, he played supporting roles in two BBC series: Felix, the brother of Angel Clare, in the 2008 adaptation of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Lionel, the estranged son of the main character Logan Mountstuart, in the 2010 production of Any Human Heart. He also played the role of Joly, one of the student revolutionaries, in the 2012 film of Les Misérables.On 7 October 2013, it was announced that Skinner would play the role of Luis Carruthers, a closeted gay man who is in love with the show's protagonist, Patrick Bateman, in the world premiere of American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre. He also appeared on the London cast album, which was released in 2016. While performing in American Psycho, he began filming the first series of the comedy W1A, playing the role of Will Humphries, an inept yet endearing intern at the BBC. The first series was released in 2014, with subsequent series airing on BBC2 in 2015 and 201