Star File

Hugh Coles

Rising star Hugh Coles has most recently appeared opposite Donald Glover in series 3 of Atlanta (FX) and just wrapped on the Roughcut /Channel 4 comedy The Odds, as well as the Merman/Sky comedy series Dreamland taking one of the lead roles alongside Lily Allen, Freema Agyemann and Aimiee Ffion Edwards. He will soon be filming the BBC / HBO series Juice. For originating the role of George McFly in Universal's musical adaptation of Back to the Future in 2022, Hugh was Olivier and Stage Debut-nominated as well as winning the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. A graduate of the prestigious LAMDA school in London, he is also known as series reg Liam in BBC's Defending The Guilty with Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson, with screen credits including the recent series of Death In Paradise (BBC), Doc Martin (ITV), and The Mysterious Disappearance Of Agatha Christie (Sky) with Anna Maxwell Martin. In film Hugh plays the support lead of Rex in The Festival (Fudge Park).