Kit Young

Christopher William "Kit" Young (born 24 October 1994) is an English actor. He will star as Jesper Fahey in upcoming Netflix series Shadow and Bone.

Kit Young
Born
Christopher William Young

(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Alma materRADA (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Early life and education

Young was born in Oxford and raised in Abingdon-on-Thames. He is of Scottish and Ugandan descent. He has two younger sisters, Hannah and Olivia. Kit attended Abingdon School from 2008 to 2013; he was a member of the Abingdon Film Unit and played the lead role in the school’s 2012 senior production of Candide.[1]

He was a member of the National Youth Theatre.[2] He had a few minor and ensemble roles as a child, such as in TV film Walter's War and Oxford Playhouse productions Cinderella and Dick Whittington.[3]

He went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2017.[4][5]

Career

Post graduation from RADA, Young played the lead in The Extraordinary Cabaret of Dorian Gray at the 2017 Underbelly Theatre Festival in South Bank. He also joined the UK tour of The Real Thing as Billy.[6][7] In 2018, he played Octavius a production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre,[8] the Journalist in a production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Donmar Warehouse,[9] and Malcolm in Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at the Globe Theatre.[10]

Young made his television debut in 2019 with a guest role in Endeavour. He also appeared in the Dylan Holmes Williams directed short The Devil's Harmony.[11] That spring and summer, he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Bridge Theatre alongside Gwendoline Christie,[12] which earned him an Ian Charleson Award nomination.

In October 2019, it was announced Young would star as Jesper Fahey in upcoming Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of fantasy book series The Grisha Trilogy and the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo.[13]

He has an upcoming film role in The Origins.[14]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Walter's War Young Edward Television film
2018 Alex Alessandro de Medici Short film
2019 Endeavour Chris Episode: "Pylon"
2019 The Devil's Harmony Short film
2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander National Theatre Live
2021 Shadow and Bone Jesper Fahey Main role; upcoming
TBA The Origin Geirr Upcoming

Music videos
Song Year Artist Notes
"Confessions in the Pool" 2018 Ash

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Abingdon Passion Play Jesus Abbey Gardens, Abingdon-on-Thames
2017 The Extraordinary Cabaret Of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray Underbelly Festival, London
2017 The Real Thing Billy UK Tour
2018 Julius Caesar Octavius Bridge Theatre, London
2018 Winter Blossom Karaoke and Other Snippets Camden People's Theatre, London
2018 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Journalist Donmar Warehouse, London
2018 Macbeth Malcolm Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Bridge Theatre, London

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Ian Charleson Awards A Midsummer Night's Dream Pending

See also

References
  1. "Abingdon Film Unit" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  2. "Chris Young as Jesus in Abingdon Passion Play". Abingdon. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. Ffrench, Andrew (16 February 2013). "Donkey shortage hits Easter play". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. "Success for OA Actor". Abingdon. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. "Kit Young". RADA. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. "The Extra-Ordinary Cabaret of Dorian Gray". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. "The Real Thing: Kit Young - Billy". Rose Theatre Kingston. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. Trueman, Matt (5 February 2018). "London Theater Review: Nicholas Hytner's Politically Charged 'Julius Caesar'". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. Felperin, Leslie (16 June 2018). "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. Wood, Alex (13 November 2018). "Michelle Terry and Paul Ready in Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: first look photos". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. Mason, Aiden. "Meet The Cast of Netflix's "Shadow and Bone"". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. Maltby, Kate (24 June 2019). "From Gilead to Gay Disco: Nicholas Hytner's 'Dream'". NYR Daily. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  13. Jones, Marcus (2 October 2019). "Netflix announces Shadow and Bone cast and fans are excited to see Ben Barnes as the Darkling". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. Wiseman, Andreas (4 December 2020). "UK Horror 'The Origin', With 'The 100' & 'Shadow And Bone' Stars, Wraps Shoot For 'Saint Maud' Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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