Al Barclay
- Actor
Alexander Hugo Lothian Barclay (Al Barclay) was born and raised in Jersey, Channel Islands. His mother, Thérèse de las Casas was a model and his father Norman Barclay was a racing driver and Olympic bobsledder. He is a grandson of Lieutenant Commander Oswald de las Casas (OBE) and a great-great-grandson of Emanuel de las Casas, biographer and confidante to Napoleon.
Barclay attended Ashdown House School and Harrow School, where he began acting. After he finished school he studied English at Reading University. He continued his training as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduating with an honours in Classical Acting. His first job was the only movie ever directed by Stephen Fry - (Bright Young Things).
Barclay has worked in theatre, television, film and radio. His interest in experimental work involved him deeply in the early days of immersive theatre in London with Coney and Punchdrunk, even though he never stopped following his love of film. This interest led him to a place in The Factory, a network of practitioners dedicated to working deeply with classical texts in new and challenging ways.
Through this network he has continued to pursue his passion for the classics alongside his passion for film over the last few decades. He is at likely to be seen at the Royal Shakespeare Company as on the set for a new British comedy movie.
Barclay attended Ashdown House School and Harrow School, where he began acting. After he finished school he studied English at Reading University. He continued his training as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduating with an honours in Classical Acting. His first job was the only movie ever directed by Stephen Fry - (Bright Young Things).
Barclay has worked in theatre, television, film and radio. His interest in experimental work involved him deeply in the early days of immersive theatre in London with Coney and Punchdrunk, even though he never stopped following his love of film. This interest led him to a place in The Factory, a network of practitioners dedicated to working deeply with classical texts in new and challenging ways.
Through this network he has continued to pursue his passion for the classics alongside his passion for film over the last few decades. He is at likely to be seen at the Royal Shakespeare Company as on the set for a new British comedy movie.
