Will Knightley Explained

Will Knightley
Birth Date:	23 April 1946
Birth Place:	London, England
Nationality:	English
Occupation:	Actor
Alma Mater:	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Yearsactive:	1969–present
Children:	2, including Keira Knightley
Relatives:	James Righton (Son-in-law)

Will Knightley (born 23 April 1946) is an English television and stage actor.^[1]

He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre.^[2] ^[3] In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV appearances in The Bill, A Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders and various adverts.^[4] In 2009, he appeared in the BBC drama A Short Stay in Switzerland.^[5]

In 2004, he appeared on the British series Rosemary & Thyme in the episode "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as character Jeremy Pearson.^[6] He is the father of composer Caleb Knightley (b. 1979) and actress Keira Knightley (b. 1985).^[7]

Selected credits

EastEnders (2014) as Henry Summerhayes
A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009) as Dr Jack Turner
Calendar Girls (2009, stage play)
Flight Path (2007, stage play)
Cinderella (2005-6, stage pantomime) as Baron Hardup
Lone Star Mark Three (2005, stage play)
The Permanent Way (2005, stage play)
The Brief (2004, TV series) as Gerry Graham
Rosemary & Thyme (2004, TV series) as Jeremy Pearson
The Project (2002, TV movie) as Alan Dunn^[8]
Our God's Country (2002, stage play) as Captain Arthur Phillip
The School for Scandal (1996-7, stage play) as Sir Peter Teasle
Woman in Mind (1994, stage play) as Andy
Hush (1992, stage play) as Colin
Diplomatic Waves (1989, stage play) as John
Wild Honey (1984, stage play)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982, television serial) as Dr. Mortimer
Epsom Downs (1977, stage play)
Afternoon Theatre: Only A Game (1976, radio play)
Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1971, stage play) as Friend, Officer

Notes and References

Web site: Will Knightley. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208132018/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0297f9a. dead. 8 February 2018.
Web site: Will Knightley - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
Web site: Will Knightley : Stages of Half Moon. www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk.
Web site: Will Knightley. www.aveleyman.com.
Web site: A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009). https://web.archive.org/web/20180208130648/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d1f4023. dead. 8 February 2018.
Web site: Rosemary & Thyme - S2 - Episode 3: Orpheus in the Undergrowth. Radio Times.
Web site: Keira Knightley: 'I used to try to be sensible and good and professional in a way I don't now'. Megan. Conner. 25 October 2014. The Guardian.
Web site: The Project . . 10 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072455/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1419274/credits.html . 10 October 2024.