Clive James Standen (born 22 July 1981) is an English actor best known
for playing Bryan Mills in the NBC series Taken, based on the film
trilogy of the same name, as well as Rollo in the History Channel
series Vikings, Sir Gawain in the Starz series Camelot, Archer in the
BBC One series Robin Hood, and Private Carl Harris in the British
sci-fi show Doctor Who.Clive James Standen was born on a British Army
base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in
Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. He went to school at the King
Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray followed by a performing arts course
at Melton Mowbray College. Standen then went on to earn a place on the
3 year diploma course in Acting at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art. Away from acting, in his late teens Standen was a former
international Muay Thai boxer and later Fencing gold
medalist.Standen's first experience of stunts, horse riding and sword
fighting was at age 12 when he got his first job working in a
professional stunt team in Nottingham. At the age of 15 Standen was a
member of both the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music
Theatre performing in productions at many well known venues. Later
Standen won a place on the three-year acting course at the London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
for playing Bryan Mills in the NBC series Taken, based on the film
trilogy of the same name, as well as Rollo in the History Channel
series Vikings, Sir Gawain in the Starz series Camelot, Archer in the
BBC One series Robin Hood, and Private Carl Harris in the British
sci-fi show Doctor Who.Clive James Standen was born on a British Army
base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in
Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. He went to school at the King
Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray followed by a performing arts course
at Melton Mowbray College. Standen then went on to earn a place on the
3 year diploma course in Acting at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art. Away from acting, in his late teens Standen was a former
international Muay Thai boxer and later Fencing gold
medalist.Standen's first experience of stunts, horse riding and sword
fighting was at age 12 when he got his first job working in a
professional stunt team in Nottingham. At the age of 15 Standen was a
member of both the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music
Theatre performing in productions at many well known venues. Later
Standen won a place on the three-year acting course at the London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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