Ash Hunter

Ash Hunter is a British actor known for playing Heathcliff in Emma Rice’s production of Wuthering Heights at The National Theatre[1] in London and Alexander Hamilton in the West End musical, Hamilton.[2] He also had recurring roles in TV series Bridgerton (Netflix),[3] Harlots (ITV/BBC/HULU)[4] and The Secret Agent (BBC)[5]

This article is about the actor. For other people, see Ashley Hunter (disambiguation).

Career

Hunter played the character, Hedges, in The Secret Agent – a BBC mini-series starring Stephen Graham and Toby Jones about a 19th century shop owner who doubles as a Russian spy.[6]

He starred as the alternate Alexander Hamilton in the original production of hit West End musical Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London from 2017 -2018 before taking on the lead role full-time from December 2018 to early 2019.[7]

In 2019 he took on the role of Hal Pincher in the third season of period TV drama Harlots, alongside Alfie Allen as his brother Isaac.[8]

In 2020 he played Tom in series 1 of Shondaland’s historical-romance TV series Bridgerton,[9] which became the most watched original TV series ever on Netflix[10]

Meanwhile, in 2021/22 Hunter took on the leading role of Heathcliff in Emma Rice’s acclaimed production of Wuthering Heights at The Bristol Old Vic[11] in Bristol and The National Theatre[12] in London.

The Times, which gave the play five stars, wrote: “The excellent Hunter sells us both on Heathcliff’s capricious cruelty and on the context of it”[13] while the Evening Standard said: “Hunter powerfully expresses the character’s seething resentment and brutal iron will.”[14] The British Theatre Guide called his depiction “an excellent performance of a difficult, complex character”.[15]

Hunter’s other theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Almeida, Antony and Cleopatra with the RSC and Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at The National Theatre.[16]

He was included in the Evening Standard’s ‘The faces to watch in 2022 in TV and theatre’ list.[17]

References
  1. Curtis, Nick (7 February 2022). "Wuthering Heights review: Brontë adaptation brings joy to the National Theatre". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. Williams, Stacey (3 October 2018). The Evening Standard https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/hamilton-west-end-announce-cast-13325804. Retrieved 25 August 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Bayley, Sian (9 June 2021). "Bridgerton stars to narrate new Georgian history book". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. Pederson, Erik (7 March 2019). "'Harlots' Gets Season 3 Premiere Date; Hulu Drama Adds Alfie Allen & Ash Hunter". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. "The Secret Agent". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. "BBC One - the Secret Agent - Hedges". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. Williams, Stacey (3 October 2019). "Hamilton West End announce cast changes as show goes into second year". The Mirror. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. Pederson, Erik (7 March 2019). "'Harlots' Gets Season 3 Premiere Date; Hulu Drama Adds Alfie Allen & Ash Hunter". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. Bayley, Sian (9 June 2021). "Bridgerton stars to narrate new Georgian history book". The Bookseller.
  10. Brodsky, Rachel. "Bridgerton is now Netflix's most-watched original series ever". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  11. Hutera, Donald (21 October 2021). "Wuthering Heights review — emotionally epic entertainment from Emma Rice". The Times. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  12. Curtis, Nick (7 February 2022). The Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/wuthering-heights-review-emily-bronte-national-theatre-b981088.html. Retrieved 25 August 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. Hutera, Donald (21 October 2021). "Wuthering Heights review — emotionally epic entertainment from Emma Rice". The Times. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  14. Curtis, Nick (7 February 2022). "Wuthering Heights review: Brontë adaptation brings joy to the National Theatre". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. "Review: Wuthering Heights, National Theatre". BritishTheatre.com. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. Bowie-Sell, Daisy (5 September 2018). "Hamilton's Jamael Westman and Ash Hunter to appear in Tristan Bates' Off the Record event". What's On Stage. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  17. Rosseinsky, Katie (13 January 2022). "Culture in London: the faces to watch in 2022 - TV and theatre". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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