George Russo is a British actor, screenwriter and producer.
Early life and education Russo was born and raised in London. Russo trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. In 2005, he took time away from acting to concentrate on a degree at Central St Martins College of Art and Design. Russo is of Italian descent.
Career In 2020, Russo appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jason Ridlash. In 2021, Russo won the British Urban Film Festival Best Actor Award for Baby Boy, a short film he co-wrote alongside director Greg Hall. A year later, he was cast as Eric Mitchell for an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
The film 'Villain' (2020) also written with Greg Hall and directed by Philip Barantini was the number one film on Netflix UK, Australia and New Zealand and was the New York Times critics pick.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1995Point DumeCalvin Watkins2001Skin DeepSkeggsShort film2005TonyMackeyShort film2008Zebra CrossingBlakey2009TonyMackey2010ShitkickerRonnieShort film2011TurnoutGeorgeAlso writer2012Next ExitPeterShort film2014I Am SoldierJJTop DogGraham Hawkins2015A Stranger KindDickyShort film2016Trespass Against UsArmed PolicemanWonderkidManagerShort film2017Bonded by Blood 2Damon AlvinMy Name Is LennyFrank WarrenLondon HeistMasonThe ComposerPolicemanShort film2018The Marine 6: Close QuartersDetectiveTrigger Finger!GavinShort film2019Smack EddEddShort film; also writerThe CorruptedDI Frank Walsh2020VillainSean FranksAlso writer and executive producer2021Baby BoyNicky Reed aka Skinny NickyShort film; also writerRise of the Footsoldier: OriginsJoey Waller2022The Turn of the ScrewDanny ArthurShort film2023Rise of the Footsoldier: VengeanceJoey WallerWussNickShort film13 SecondsCutterShort filmTBAThirteen CarsLennyPost-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991EastEndersJason Warren3 episodes1992Me, You and HimSimonEpisode: "Off His Trolley"1993OasisJohnny Mandell7 episodes1994CasualtyBilly FaradayEpisode: "Tippers"Little NapoleonsGrahamEpisode: "The Godfathers of Education"1996AccusedBilly MurrayEpisode: "Billy"1997Kavanagh QCGraham FosterEpisode: "The Ties That Bind"BramwellLab AssistantEpisode: "The Vaccination Experiment"1992–1998The BillVarious7 episodes1998The Things You Do For Love: I Still BelieveSimonTelevision film1999Maisie RaineStuart FarrelEpisode: "To Sleep..."Daylight RobberyJoyriderEpisode: #1.22000Urban GothicMaccaEpisode: "The Boy's Club"2003ManchildDrug DealerEpisode: #2.22010Doctor WhoPhilip2 episodes2010, 2018Holby CityJules O'Hanlon Paul Clarke2 episodes1999–2014Silent WitnessDanny Mark Bond4 episodes2015Call the MidwifeFrank RobbinsEpisode: #4.42020DoctorsJason RidlashEpisode: "Firewalks"2022, 2025EastEndersEric Mitchell2 episodes2023The GoldYoung Policeman Jack2 episodesThe NeversSimon4 episodesWolfD.I. RichardsEpisode: "Watching"
Music videos YearTitleRole2004The Streets: "Blinded by the Lights"Wedding guest2012Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran: "Watchtower"Devlin's Brother
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