George Russo

George Russo is an English actor, writer and producer with over twenty years of experience in TV and film. In his first screenplay, the slice of life drama 'Turnout' (2011) George played the lead role alongside Neil Maskel, Ophelia Lovibond and Ben 'Plan B' Drew. It was picked up and Distributed by Revolver Entertainment and had a UK theatrical release. His second feature was the acclaimed crime drama 'Villain' (2020) directed by BAFTA nominated director Phil Barantini. It received many glowing reviews including the New York Times 'critics pick' and went on to hold the No1 film spot on Netflix UK's movie chart for over a week. In September 2022 George appeared in a one off special episode of the long running popular UK soap Eastenders. Set in the winter of 1979, he played Eric Mitchell, the extremely abusive father of brothers Grant and Phil and husband to the iconic Peggy Mitchell, portrayed by Jaime Winstone. His two short films Smack Edd (2019) and Baby Boy (2021) have screened at film festivals all over the world picking up numerous awards along the way. The latter won George an award for best actor at the BAFTA and BIFA qualifying BUFF film festival. Baby Boy was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious Iris Prize, resulting in multiple screenings on Channel 4 and becoming available on their streaming service All4 for a whole year. In 2022 George reprised his role as Joey 'Basildon Joe' Waller in the popular Rise Of The Footsoldier franchise spin off 'Tate: Two Days Of Blood' (2023). He also has several other projects being released in 2023 including supporting roles in two BBC Dramas and a recurring role in an unannounced, high profile HBO series.