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Hugo Speer Biography, Age, Career, Marital Status, Salary and Net Worth

Who is Hugo Speer?

Hugo Alexander Speer is an English well-known actor and director. He is most notably known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005), and Mam (2010). His film MAM won Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Williamsburg Independent Film.

How Old Is Hugo Speer?

He is 54 years old as of July 2022, having been born on March 17, 1968, in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Speer shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Rob Kardashian, MeganPlays, Devin Caherly, Undos, Paradiisedd, and many more.

Hugo Speer Family

Who are Hugo Speer’s Parents and Siblings?

His secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has managed to keep his family background very private. In case there is news regarding his parents and siblings, we will update it here as soon as possible.

Hugo Speer Education

He received his education at Harrogate Grammar School. Later he studied acting at the Arts Educational Schools, London.

Hugo Speer Marital Status

He is married to the love of his life actress Vivienne Harvey (born on March 4, 1982). They married on February 19, 2015.

Hugo Speer Kids

He and his wife Vivienne have one kid, a daughter by the name of Nico Belle Speer born in 2013.

Hugo Speer Career

He began his career appearing in the TV series McCallum, The Bill, and Heartbeat. He played a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach before appearing in his first notable role as Guy in the film The Full Monty. After the film’s worldwide success, he went on to appear in other films such as Swing (1999), Deathwatch, and The Interpreter (playing Nicole Kidman‘s brother). Most of his work has been on TV including the sitcom Men Behaving Badly, dramas Clocking Off, The Last Detective, Boudica (2003), and The Rotters’ Club (2005), as well as the 2005 BBC adaptation of Dickens’ Bleak House.

He went on to make an appearance in the postal worker drama Sorted in 2006. Next, he starred alongside Martine McCutcheon in Each Beach in 2008. And then played a repairman whose repairs “come to life” in 2011 in the supernatural drama Haven based on a Stephen King story. Moreover, he provided narration for the ITV series, Cops with Cameras, Channe; 5’s The Bachelor, Channel 4 series 999: What’s Your Emergency?, and the BBC series Seaside Rescue. He then appears in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of Skins as John Foster.

Career Continuation

In addition, he also narrated a factual program on Discovery HD called Gold Divers and Alaska: The Last Frontier. Since 2010, Speer has played in eight series of the BBC Radio 4 police drama show as the lead character of DCI John Stone. He went on to star as Inspector Valentine from 2013 to 2014 in the new version of Father Brown on BBC TV in the first series and the first episode of the second series.

He made a return appearance in 2020 Episode 8.10 “Tower of Lost Souls”. Furthermore, Speer appeared as Captain Treville starting in 2014 in The Musketeers. The series had its conclusion in 2016. Since 2018, he has played in the historical fantasy drama series Britannia the character Lucius which is produced by Sky Atlantic and Amazon Prime.

A Directing Career

He made his directorial debut in 2010 with the short film MAM starring Josie Lawrence, Paul Barber, and Ronan Carter. The family drama is about a 12-year-old boy who was scripted by Vivienne Harvey. And is produced by Vigo Films and shot mostly in Sheffield.