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Louis Selwyn

Louis Selwyn

Acting

Biography

Louis Selwyn is an English actor and film producer. He is a founder of Quantum Film Productions & Quantum Records. He is known for both his early Film/TV performances as well as his theatre work. Selwyn portrayed Martin Downes, the only child of Bet Lynch, in Coronation Street. One of his earliest roles was in the BBC's The Three Musketeers and on stage at The Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as later appearances in the series The Strauss Family as Josef Strauss, and later as Jofre Borgia in The Borgias, both for the BBC. He went on to play Mick Jagger in Let the Good Stones Roll on stage at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End; and on to roles at The Royal National Theatre's Olivier Theatre. Louis even released a song, Bind Your Love in Heaven, in 2001 on his own label Quantum Records. Louis has since been credited as a Producer on four feature-length films including Evil Never Dies in which he also starred as 'Gordon' and stars in the hit Hitchcockian thriller/comedy horror Heckle (2021).

Known For

The Growing Summer

“The Growing Summer,” on the ITV network, tomorrow (8.15) features Wendy Hiller. “The Growing Summer,” a novel for children by Noel Streatfeild, has been dramatised for television by Eric Thompson. The story, in seven episodes, is the second series presented in London Weekend Television's “Heyday Theatre". The series has been filmed in colour on location at Bantry Bay, Southern Ireland, which was Miss Streatfeild’s original setting for her book. “The Growing Summer” is a story about four children who have been sent to stay with eccentric Great Aunt Dymphna, while their parents are abroad. They are joined by the mysterious Stephan (played by Louis Selwyn). The story tells how the children's personalities are developed under the guidance of their Great Aunt, a whimsical, almost magical old lady, played by Wendy Hiller. The children are played by Hoagy Davies (Alex), Zuleika Robson (Penny), Mark Ward (Robin), and Laura Hartong (Naomi).

The Growing Summer

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