John Castle

John Castle was born in Croydon, England and raised in Brighton from the ages of six to eighteen. At a relatively late point in his life Castle managed to get a scholarship at R.A.D.A., where he began to build a stage career.

His first big break was while understudying for the role of Shakespeare's "Henry V", and the principal actor took ill, Castle took the stage and was praised for his brilliance. This gave him the push needed to get him to join the New Shakespeare Company, with whom he toured the Far East for six months. Once back, John Castle made an appearance in "Saved" at the Royal Court Theatre. Then, most notably, portrayed Malcolm in the controversial "Macbeth" with Alec Guinness and Simone Signoret.

His first film was Antonioni's "Blow Up."

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