Biography

George Russo is an English actor, writer and producer with over twenty years of experience in TV and film. In his first screenplay, the slice of life drama 'Turnout' (2011) George played the lead role alongside Neil Maskel, Ophelia Lovibond and Ben 'Plan B' Drew. It was picked up and Distributed by Revolver Entertainment and had a UK theatrical release. His second feature was the acclaimed crime drama 'Villain' (2020) directed by BAFTA nominated director Phil Barantini. It received many glowing reviews including the New York Times 'critics pick' and went on to hold the No1 film spot on Netflix UK's movie chart for over a week. In September 2022 George appeared in a one off special episode of the long running popular UK soap Eastenders. Set in the winter of 1979, he played Eric Mitchell, the extremely abusive father of brothers Grant and Phil and husband to the iconic Peggy Mitchell, portrayed by Jaime Winstone. His two short films Smack Edd (2019) and Baby Boy (2021) have screened a

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Filmography