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Richard Winsor | |
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| Born | (1982-01-04)4 January 1982 (age 43) Thoresby,Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Richard Winsor (born 4 January 1982) is a British actor and dancer. He is best known for his role asCaleb Knight in the long-runningBBC television medical drama seriesCasualty from January 2014 until April 2017, when his character was killed off after being stabbed by a patient's relative. He reprised the role in August 2021 but as a hallucination of Cal experienced by Cal's bereaved brother Ethan.
In 2010, he played Tomas in the British filmStreetDance 3D produced byVertigo Films and he also appeared as the characterFather Francis inHollyoaks in 2011. In 2018 and 2019, he has appeared as Tony Manero in the stage musical version ofSaturday Night Fever.
Richard Winsor is a trained dancer and has starred in several Matthew Bourne productions. In August 2001, he joined Bourne's companyAdventures in Motion Pictures (later to becomeNew Adventures) for the US tour ofCar Man continuing in the role until early 2002 with tours in France and Japan. In 2002, he appeared in the production ofPlay Without Words which opened to excellent reviews at the National Theatre and which was later to be given two prestigiousOlivier Awards. With Bourne he created and then played 'Dorian' in the sell-out Edinburgh festival and London runs ofDorian Gray, a dance/theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novelThe Picture of Dorian Gray, and 'Edward' in Bourne'sEdward Scissorhands. In 2013, Winsor collaborated with a Japanese dance company on a revival production ofDorian in Tokyo. In 2011, he starred as The Swan/The Stranger in Bourne'sSwan Lake in the UK and on world tours including New York and Tokyo and which has subsequently been released as a 3D DVD following a special filming at Sadlers Wells.[1]
In 2005, Winsor appeared inElle magazine in an eight-page photo special featuring him and Victoria Beckham in the Christmas special edition.Elle Magazine December 2005.
Winsor made his speaking stage acting debut in 2008 with his performance as the monster inMary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Laurie Sampson, at The Royal Playhouse Northampton which earned positive reviews for his athletic and emotional portrayal.
Winsor was educated at Ranby House and Worksop College, Nottinghamshire, before training at theCentral School of Ballet from 1998 to 2001 and theGuildhall School of Music and Drama. He toured with Ballet Central during his third year and danced at the Kirov Masterclass atSadlers Wells under the direction ofIrek Mukhamedov. He performed with the Bejart Ballet at Sadlers Wells inBolero and inOne Touch of Venus at the Royal Opera House during his final year at Central before graduating and successfully auditioning forAdventures in Motion Pictures.