Kyle Soller


Kyle Soller is an American-British film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include one Olivier Award, and three Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Born in Connecticut and raised in Virginia, he attended the College of William & Mary before graduating from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008, after which he remained based in England. He has appeared in several films, such as Anna Karenina and Marrowbone, and earned an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

Early life

Soller was born July 1, 1983 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, but raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary, where he majored in art history. During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was subsequently offered admission into the academy. Soller unenrolled from the College of William & Mary and relocated permanently to London to complete his studies at RADA.

Career

Soller acted in various plays following his graduation from RADA in 2008, and his breakthrough year came in 2011 where he starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic, The Government Inspector also at the Young Vic and in The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Theatre. Based on these performances he won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.
In 2012 Soller starred in the West End hit A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill with David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Trevor White at the Apollo Theatre, and in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac as Christian at the American Airlines Theatre in New York.
Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer. In 2016 he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross's cousin, Francis, and in The Hollow Crown, in the role of Clifford. He starred as an expert on apocalypses, Scotty, in Sky 1's comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse. In 2015, he appeared as Gerald Croft in Helen Edmundson's award-winning BBC adaptation of An Inspector Calls.

Personal life

Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre