Hubert Burton is an English actor best known for his roles as Rusbridger in Living (2022), Gerald Middleton in Rivals (2024), Wyndham Best in Their Finest (2016) and his role in the premiere production of the acclaimed play The Inheritance (2018–2019).
Early life and education Burton was born in London and raised near Basingstoke before attending Sherborne School. Burton discovered an affinity for acting at school under director Alastair Whatley, and was accepted to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. During his training, he performed in productions of Betrayal, Twelfth Night and The Sea, among others. He graduated from RADA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2014.
Career After graduating from RADA, Burton made his television acting debut as Cyril in the 2014 BBC drama The Passing Bells, after which he was cast in The Outcast (2014) and Channel 4's UKIP: The First 100 Days (2015). He also featured in the 2015 ITV series Jekyll and Hyde and The Last Post (2017). In 2016, he played the character of Wyndham Best in the Lone Scherfig film Their Finest and in 2022 he was cast in the role of Mr Rusbridger in Living, a British adaptation of the Japanese film Ikiru, starring Bill Nighy. In 2023, it was announced that Burton had joined the cast of a television adaptation of Jilly Cooper's 1988 novel Rivals on Disney+, playing the recurring role of Gerald Middleton.
In theatre, Burton was cast in 2015 in a new production of Harley Granville Barker's Waste at The National Theatre in London, followed by an acclaimed 2016 production of The Deep Blue Sea starring Helen McCrory, again at The National Theatre. In 2018, Burton was cast in the original Young Vic production of The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, which debuted to critical acclaim. The play then transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End, with Burton reprising his role. The Inheritance went on to win numerous accolades, including Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and Best New Play at the Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2019, Burton starred as Greg in a production of Relatively Speaking at Salisbury Playhouse, followed by a starring role in a new play by Pamela Carter, The Misfortune of the English at Orange Tree Theatre in London. From 2022 to 2023 he played the role of Tim Allgood in a revival of Noises Off, which toured the UK before transferring to London's West End. In 2024 Burton played the role of Delio in a modern retelling of The Duchess of Malfi by Zinnie Harris in London's West End.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole Notes 2014 Testament of Youth Wounded Tommy 2016 Their Finest Wyndham Best 2021 The Most Reluctant Convert Owen Barfield 2022 Living Rusbridger 2025 Mr Burton Robert "Tim" Hardy
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2014 Holby City Tom Reck Episode: "Severed" The Passing Bells Cyril 5 episodes2015 The Outcast Ed Rawlins 2 episodes UKIP: The First 100 Days Harry Long-Innes Television film Jekyll and Hyde Tom Bateman 3 episodes 2017 The Last Post Hugo Rankin Episode: "Starfish" 2024–present Rivals Gerald Middleton Recurring, 13 episodes2024 Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Thomas Howard the Lesser 2 episodes Miss Austen Edward Austen Knight 2 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Location 2010 Journey's End German Soldier Original Theatre Company2015 She Stoops to Conquer Charles Marlow Bath Theatre Royal Waste Walter Kent The National Theatre 2016 The Deep Blue Sea Philip Welsh The National Theatre 2018–2019 The Inheritance Young Henry/Young Man 3 Young Vic/Noël Coward Theatre2019 Relatively Speaking Greg Salisbury Playhouse Breaking the Code Christopher Morcom Salisbury Playhouse 2021 Into the Night Narrator Original Theatre Company 2022 The Misfortune of the English Harrison Orange Tree Theatre 2022–2023 Noises Off Tim Allgood Phoenix Theatre, London 2024 The Duchess Delio Trafalgar Theatre
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