LIGHT, John

PERSONAL

Son of John Light, Sr. Education: Studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Markham & Froggatt Ltd., 4 Windmall St., London W1T 2HZ, England.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Ian Charleson Award nomination, best classical actor under 30, 1995, for The Tower; Ian Charleson Award nomination, best classical actor under 30, 2000, for The Seagull; American Film Institute Awards for motion pictures nomination, best movie or miniseries, 2002, for Band of Brothers.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Peter, Investigating Sex, 2001.

John Elias, Purpose, Lakeshore Entertainment, 2002.

Eric, Dracula II: Ascension (also known as Wes Craven Presents Dracula II: Ascension ), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003.

Heights, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Student Daniel, Cold Lazarus, Bravo, BBC1, and Channel 4, 1996.

Major Wethersby, The Unknown Soldier, PBS, 1998.

Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Aristocrats, BBC1 and PBS, 1999.

Lieutenant Colonel Dobie, Band of Brothers, HBO, 2001.

James Jesus Angleton, Cambridge Spies, BBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mario Brunos, The Jump, 1998.

Boyfriend Harold, Cider with Rosie, PBS, 1998.

Young Reggie, A Rather English Marriage, BBC and PBS, 1998.

Robin Hughes–Wright, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, CBS, 1999.

Archangel Gabriel, Mary, Mother of Jesus, NBC, 1999.

Tony Deighton, Trance, 2001.

Colin Cochrane, Lloyd & Hill, 2001.

Christian, "Love in a Cold Climate," BBC1, 2001, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 2002.

Detective Constable Hat Bowler, Dalziel and Pascoe: Dialogues of the Dead, 2002.

John Andre, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Mattia Carcano (young), Il papa buono (also known as The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII and Il papa buono—Giovanni Ventitreesimo ), 2003.

Geoffrey, The Lion in Winter, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

I'm a Fool (short film), 1976.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Private Frank Floyd, "Going Back," Soldier Solider, ITV, 1994.

Private Meredith, "Unknown Soldiers," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1996.

Mark Fleck, "Rolling in It," The Bill, ITV1, 1997.

Tony Rourke, "In the Firing Line," The Bill, ITV1, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

Philippe D, The Tower, Almeida Theatre, London, 1995.

Henry, Clocks and Whistles, Bush Theatre, London, 1996.

John Kipling, My Boy, Jack, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1997.

Title role, Macbeth, National Youth Theatre, 1997.

Leonard, In the Company of Men, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1997.

Siczynski, A Patriot for Me, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1997.

The Cenci, Almeida Opera, 1997.

Michael, Certain Young Men, Almeida Theatre, 1999.

Konstantin, The Seagull, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2000.

Also appeared as Stefan, Singer, Oxford Stage Company; Orsino, The Cenci, Almeida Theatre.

Radio Appearances:

Appeared as Michael, Les parents terribles, Catherine Bailey; Basil Anthony, Man and Body, Catherine Bailey; Tom Lefroy, Minuet, BBC Radio 4.