Ryan Philpott

Ryan is Artistic Director of Dickens Theatre Company. He has written, directed, produced and starred in stage adaptations of Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and The Trials of Charles Dickens, touring major UK theaters. His acting career began at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, before training for 3 years at LAMDA. Notable TV includes Matthew Thyme, the policeman son of Laura Thyme (Pam Ferris) in Rosemary & Thyme (2003) for ITV as well as on-off appearances in EastEnders (1985) (BBC) playing Sergeant Kenny Morris. Lots of comedic roles, Harry Hill's TV Burp (2001) for ITV and Coupling (2000) for BBC and Elton John's father Stanley Dwight in Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked (2019). Ryan is a partner at Deadpan Films, where he and Tim MacKenzie-Smith and Matt Wyllie have produced a number of documentaries, TV projects and short films. Deadpan Films is in pre-production for comedy-horror 'Dracula- Essex Legend' filming in 2023.