Notable Alumni

OSD Alumni Richard Gadd
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Richard Gadd

Actor/Comedian

Richard Gadd has worked on the following productions:
  • Writer, creator, and star of Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man play of the same name
  • Gareth in Sky and Showtime’s One Normal Night
  • Eddie McNally in BBC’s Against the Law
  • Conrad Lennox in the Disney+ series Wedding Season
  • Liam Cleasby in Sky’s Code 404
  • Wrote and starred in Edinburgh & Bush Theatre sell-out Baby Reindeer
  • Wrote and starred in Edinburgh & Soho Theatre Monkey See Monkey Do

Awards:

  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2024 (Baby Reindeer)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series 2024 (Baby Reindeer)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series 2024 (Baby Reindeer)
  • Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre 2020 (Baby Reindeer)
  • Scotsman Fringe First Award for New Writing 2019 (Baby Reindeer)
  • Edinburgh Comedy Award 2016 (Monkey See Monkey Do)
Richard Gadd graduated from the