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Tobias Beer

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Tobias Beer is an English screenwriter and actor.

Early life

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Born in Cambridge, he studied at Oxford University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. While at Oxford University, he won a blue in rugby union, scoring 11 points in their 1999 16–13 victory over Cambridge University in The Varsity Match.[1][2]

Acting

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He has worked predominantly in the theatre, and his credits include: Great Expectations, Merry Wives of Windsor (with Judi Dench, Simon Callow and Alistair McGowan), Twelfth Night and The Comedy of Errors (all for the Royal Shakespeare Company[3]); The Changeling for Cheek by Jowl,[4] directed by Declan Donnellan; Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park[5] In 2015 he returned to the RSC in Death of a Salesman.

Writing

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In 2019 he co-created, wrote and executive produced the television drama The Deceived[6] for Channel 5, Virgin Media Ireland and Netflix.

Personal life

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He is married to the writer Lisa McGee, who created the sitcom Derry Girls.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "FindArticles.com – CBSi". findarticles.com.
  2. ^ "BBC News – RUGBY UNION – Oxford defy the odds". news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ Royal Shakespeare Company : Tobias Beer[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Cheek by Jowl – productions – the changeling Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ A Midsummer Night's Dream | London Theatre Database Archived 18 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The Deceived".
  7. ^ "Derry Girls could become TV hit – if viewers can understand them". Belfasttelegraph. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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