Andrew Lincoln

Acting

Andrew Lincoln

Born
(age 53)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Credits
58 titles

Biography

Andrew Lincoln (born Andrew James Clutterbuck; September 14, 1973) is an English actor. His first major role was as the character Egg in the BBC drama This Life (1996–1997). Lincoln later portrayed Simon Casey in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers (2001–2003), Mark in the Christmas-themed romantic comedy film Love Actually (2003) and Dr. Robert Bridge in the ITV television series Afterlife (2005–2006).

Beginning in 2010, Lincoln gained international fame for his portrayal of Rick Grimes, the lead character on the hit AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. For his portrayal of Rick Grimes, Lincoln won the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 2015 and 2017. He departed the cast of The Walking Dead in 2018, but reprised the role of Rick in the 2024 Walking Dead Spin-off, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 57

YearTitleRole
TBA A Man's Best Friend Film Man
TBA Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout Film Self
2026 Force of Nature TV Self - Narrator (voice) (6 ep)
2025 Coldwater TV John (6 ep)
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live TV Rick Grimes (6 ep)
2024 The Walking Dead: The Return Film Self / Rick Grimes
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities TV Edgar (1 ep)
2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV Self (1 ep)
2021 Penguin Bloom Film Cameron Bloom
2020 A Christmas Carol Film Ebenezer Scrooge
2019 셜록 홈스는 어떻게 세상을 바꿨는가 TV (1 ep)
2018 Big Cats About The House TV Narrator (3 ep)
2018 Who? Film Rick Grimes (Tv Series Footage)
2017 The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Film Rick Grimes (voice)
2017 Red Nose Day Actually Film Mark
2016 Ride with Norman Reedus TV Self (2 ep)
2016 The Sun TV Narrator (1 ep)
2015 Fear the Walking Dead TV Rick Grimes (1 ep)
2014 Tigers About the House TV Narrator (5 ep)
2013 The Image Revolution Film Self
2013 The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead Film Self
2013 How Sherlock Changed the World Film Narrator
2010 The Walking Dead TV Rick Grimes (132 ep)
2010 Made in Dagenham Film Mr. Clarke
2010 The Making of The Walking Dead Film Self
2010 Natural Paradises of Africa TV Narrator (13 ep)
2010 Wildest Africa TV (4 ep)
2010 Strike Back TV Hugh Collinson (6 ep)
2010 Heartbreaker Film Jonathan Alcott
2009 Digital Theatre: Parlour Song Film
2009 Wuthering Heights TV Edgar Linton (2 ep)
2009 Moonshot Film Michael Collins
2008 The Things I Haven't Told You Film DC Rae
2007 This Life +10 Film Edgar 'Egg' Cook
2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature Film Jamie
2006 Rick Grimes demolishes the pure Existence of Fiction TV The Goat (1 ep)
2006 Comme t'y es belle ! Film Paul
2006 These Foolish Things Film Christopher Lovell
2006 The Sun Film Narrator
2005 Afterlife TV Robert Bridge (14 ep)
2004 Lie with Me TV DI Will Tomlinson (2 ep)
2004 Enduring Love Film TV Producer
2004 Whose Baby? Film Barry Flint
2003 Canterbury Tales TV Alan King (1 ep)
2003 Love Actually Film Mark
2003 Trevor's World of Sport TV Mark Boden (1 ep)
2003 State of Mind Film Julian Latimer
2002 Offending Angels Film Sam
2001 Teachers TV Simon (18 ep)
2000 Gangster No. 1 Film Maxie King
1999 Human Traffic Film Felix
1998 Understanding Jane Film 1st Party Stonehead
1997 The Woman In White Film Walter Hartright
1997 The Woman In White TV Walter Hartright (2 ep)
1996 This Life TV Egg (32 ep)
1995 Boston Kickout Film Ted
1990 Drop the Dead Donkey TV (1 ep)

Crew credits 4

YearTitleJob
2026 Elsinore Film Thanks
2025 Coldwater TV Executive Producer (6 ep)
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live TV Story, Executive Producer, Creator (1 ep)
2001 Teachers TV Director (2 ep)
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