Adrian Lester OBE trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and soon became one of the UK’s most celebrated and versatile actors. After receiving critical acclaim for his work on stage and on the big screen, he became a household name playing Mickey ‘Bricks’ Stone in the hit con drama Hustle (BBC1) alongside Robert Vaughan and Robert Glenister. He has a long, varied and highly celebrated list of film, TV and theatre credits, including winning the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Bobby in Sam Mendes’s Donmar Warehouse production of Company, plus multiple Time Out Awards for Best Actor in other productions. He received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list 2013, for services to drama and recently hosted the Student Share of our Disney Musical in Schools programme.