Tobias Beer

Tobias Beer (born 1976) is an English screenwriter and actor.

Acting

He has worked predominantly in the theatre, and his credits include: Great Expectations, Merry Wives of Windsor (with Judi Dench, Simon Callow and Alistair McGowan), Twelfth Night and The Comedy of Errors (all for the Royal Shakespeare Company[1]); The Changeling for Cheek by Jowl,[2] directed by Declan Donnellan; Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park[3] In 2015 he returned to the RSC in Death of a Salesman.

Writing

In 2019 he co-created, wrote and executive produced the television drama 'The Deceived'[4] for Channel 5 and Virgin Media Ireland.

Personal life

He is married to the writer Lisa McGee.[5]

Early life

Born in Cambridge, he studied at Oxford University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. While at Oxford University, he won a blue in rugby union, scoring 11 points in their 1999 16–13 victory over Cambridge University in The Varsity Match.[6][7]

References
  1. Royal Shakespeare Company : Tobias Beer
  2. Cheek by Jowl – productions – the changeling Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. A Midsummer Night's Dream | London Theatre Database Archived 18 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. https://www.channel5.com/show/the-deceived/
  5. "Derry Girls could become TV hit – if viewers can understand them". Belfast Telegraph Digital. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. "FindArticles.com – CBSi". findarticles.com.
  7. "BBC News – RUGBY UNION – Oxford defy the odds". news.bbc.co.uk.


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