Corin Redgrave

A scion of the famous acting family, Corin Redgrave has had the lowest profile as well as long periods of inactivity. Nevertheless, he has amassed a respectable list of stage credits as well as numerous key supporting roles in British features.

Redgrave's first professional stage work was as director of "The Scarecrow" at the Royal Court Theatre in London, and by the next year he was an acting, as Lysander in the Royal Court's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". By 1963, he had crossed the Atlantic to appear on Broadway in a supporting part in "Chips With Everything". Redgrave's feature film work began with a turn as Roper in Fred Zinnemann's "A Man for All Seasons" in 1966. Many of his other film roles have been in decidedly British works, such as the remake of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968), directed by then brother-in-law Tony Richardson, and Sir Richard Attenborough's heralded "Oh, What a Lovely War" (1969). After many years spent concentrating on politics in his native land, Redgrave turned his attentions back to acting. He was the nemesis Robert Dixon in "In the Name of the Father" (1993) and Hamish, whom Andie MacDowell marries, in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994). Redgrave's TV appearances have been sporadic, most notably as Steerforth in "David Copperfield" (NBC, 1970) and Octavius in "Antony and Cleopatra" (BBC, 1975).

He is the son of the late Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson and brother of Vanessa and Lynn. Redgrave's daughter Jemma is an actress and his son Luke is a cameraman. In 1994, Redgrave joined his sister Vanessa in founding the Moving Theatre Company.

• Also Credited As:
  Corin William Redgrave
• Born:
  Corin William Redgrave on July 16, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Director

Family

• Daughter: Jemima Redgrave. Born in 1965; mother, Deirdre Redgrave; appeared as Irina on the London stage in The Three Sisters with aunts Lynn and Vanessa in 1990
• Father: Michael Redgrave. Born in 1908; died in 1985 of complications from Parkinson s disease
• Grandfather: Roy Redgrave. Born in 1873; had been previously married and sired four children before his wedding to Daisy Scudamore; died in Australia in 1922
• Grandmother: Daisy Scudamore. Died in 1958
• Mother: Rachel Kempson.
• Nephew: Carlo Speranero. Born in 1969; son of Vanessa Redgrave and actor Carlo Nero
• Niece: Joely Richardson. Born in 1965; daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson
• Niece: Kelly Clark. Born in 1970; daughter of Lynn Redgrave and John Clark
• Niece: Natasha Richardson. Born in 1963; daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson; died March 18, 2009 of a head injury from a skiing accident at age 45
• Sister: Lynn Redgrave. Born in 1943
• Sister: Vanessa Redgrave. Born in 1937; co-founded Moving Theater with Corin in 1994
• Son: Arden Redgrave. Born in 1983; mother, Kika Markham
• Son: Harvey Redgrave. Born in 1979; mother, Kika Markham
• Son: Luke Redgrave. Born in 1967; mother, Deirdre Redgrave

Education

• University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

Milestones

• 1961 Stage directing debut, The Scarecrow at Royal Court Theatre in London
• 1962 Made stage acting debut in Lysander
• 1963 Made NY stage debut in Chips With Everything
• 1966 Film acting debut as Roper in A Man For All Seasons
• 1970 TV-movie debut, David Copperfield (NBC)
• 1994 Co-directed and starred in The Flag
• 1994 Co-starred in Four Weddings and a Funeral
• 1994 Founded Moving Theater with sister Vanessa
• 1998 Had featured role in the British miniseries Ultraviolet (aired in the US on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2000)
• 1998 Headlined the production of a lost Tennessee Williams play Not About Nightingales which premiered in London
• 1999 Co-starred with wife Kira Markham and sister Vanessa in the London stage production of Song at Twilight
• 1999 Returned to the NY stage in Not About Nightingales ; earned a Tony Award nomination
• 2000 Had featured role in Honest ; film proved a disappointment in England and was pulled after less than a week s run in theaters
• 2000 With Vanessa, co-starred in The Cherry Orchard at London s National Theatre
• 2001 Co-starred with John Wood in the London stage revival of Pinter s No Man s Land
• 2004 Cast in the thriller Close Your Eyes
• 2005 Appeared in the British TV drama, The Girl in the Café ; directed by Richard Curtis and starred Bill Nighy and Kelly Macdonald