Kyle William Soller (born July 1, 1983) is a UK-based American film, stage, and television actor. His accolades include three Evening Standard Theatre Awards as well as the 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at the Young Vic Theatre in 2018.

Soller has appeared in films such as Anna Karenina (2012) and Marrowbone (2017), and on television in Poldark (2015–2016), Andor (2022–2025), and Bodies (2023).

Early life and education Soller was born on July 1, 1983, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Mount Vernon High School before going on to study art history the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. During his third year of studies, he spent a semester abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, and was offered admission into the academy. Soller left the College of William & Mary and relocated to London to complete his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2008 with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level).

Career

Theatre Soller's 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 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. In 2019, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Inheritance, staged at The Young Vic.

Television and film Soller appeared in BBC Three's comedy Bad Education as the new teacher Mr Schwimer. Between 2015 and 2016, he appeared in BBC One's Poldark, playing Ross Poldark'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.

In 2022 and 2025, he appeared in the Disney+ show Andor. In 2023, he played a main role as 19th century Detective Inspector Hillinghead in Bodies.

Personal life Soller is married to actress Phoebe Fox, whom he met at RADA. They live in London.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Anna Karenina Korsunsky 2013 Young Staffer 2014 Henry Monsters: Dark Continent Karl Inkelaar Fury Medic No. 1 2017 Marrowbone Porter Jonathan 2018 Dr. Elliot Blake 2025 Jay Kelly Director Post-production Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Bad Education Kevin Schwimmer Series 2, Episode 2 2015 Gerald Croft Television film 2015–2016 Poldark Francis Poldark 14 episodes 2016 Clifford Episode: "Henry VI: Part II" You, Me and the Apocalypse Scotty McNeil Miniseries Silent Witness Marcus Chadwell Episode: "Life Licence" Counterfeit Cat The Kid Voice 2017 Bounty Hunters Misha Episode 1.3 2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Zack Massingham Television film 2019–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Dante Voice; 4 episodes 2022–2025 Andor Syril Karn Main role; 17 episodes 2023 Bodies Alfred Hillinghead Main role 2025 Death by Lightning Robert Todd Lincoln Supporting role 2026 Jim Series 6

Theatre Year Title Character Venue 2008 The Beautiful People by William Saroyan Owen Webster Finborough Theatre London, England 2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Demetrius / Francis Flute / Mustardseed Shakespeare's Globe London, England 2010 The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith adaptation by Phyllis Nagy Tom Ripley Royal & Derngate Northampton, England The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Jim Young Vic London, England 2011 The Faith Machine by Alexi Kaye Campbell Tom Royal Court Theatre London, England The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol version by David Harrower Khlestakov Young Vic London, England 2012 Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Christian American Airlines Theatre New York City, NY, U.S. Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill Edmund Apollo Theatre London, England 2013 Edward II by Christopher Marlowe Gaveston / Lightborne National Theatre London, England 2016 Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen George Tesman 2018 The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez Eric Glass Young Vic & Noël Coward Theatre London, England 2019 Ethel Barrymore Theatre New York City, NY, U.S. 2025 Romans by Alice Birch Jack Roman Almeida Theatre London, England

Radio Year Title Role Notes 2020 The Lovecraft Investigations Casey The Shadow over Innsmouth, 5 episodes 2022-2024 Aldrich Kemp Sebastian Harcourt 16 episodes

Awards and nominations

Theatre YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2011Evening Standard Theatre AwardOutstanding NewcomerThe Faith Machine, The Glass Menagerie and The Government Inspector2012WhatsOnStage AwardNewcomer of the Year2013Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actor in a Supporting RoleLong Day's Journey into NightWhatsOnStage AwardBest Supporting Actor in a Play2014WhatsOnStage AwardBest Supporting Actor in a PlayEdward II2018Evening Standard Theatre AwardBest ActorThe InheritanceCritics' Circle Theatre AwardBest Actor2019Laurence Olivier AwardBest ActorWhatsOnStage AwardBest Actor in a Play2020Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Actor in a Play2022Peabody AwardEntertainmentAndor

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