George Rainsford

George Rainsford was born in Huddersfield in Yorkshire in 1982, and later attended Repton School in Derbyshire. He joined the National Youth Theatre in 1999 and later became involved with student theatre whilst reading for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama at the University of Manchester. In 2003 he won a Goldman-Sachs Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). On graduation in 2006 his first professional engagement was as D'Artagnan in the Bristol Old Vic's Christmas production of 'The Three Musketeers'. He is known for his regular performances in, amongst others, "Casualty", "Call The Midwife" and "Waking The Dead", as well as numerous theatre roles (including plays at the Royal Court, RSC and National Theatre).