# Rhashan Stone

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{{short description|American-British actor and comedian}}
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{{Infobox person
| name            = Rhashan Stone
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age |1969|11|3}}
| birth_place     = [Elizabeth, New Jersey](/source/Elizabeth%2C_New_Jersey), U.S.
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| occupation      = Actor, playwright, comedian, singer, composer, musician
| years_active    = 1993–present
| spouse          = {{marriage|[Olivia Williams](/source/Olivia_Williams)|2003}}
| parents         = [Joanne Stone](/source/R%26J_Stone) (mother)<br>[Russell Stone](/source/R%26J_Stone) (stepfather)
| relatives       = [Madeline Bell](/source/Madeline_Bell) (aunt)
| children        = 2
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'''Rhashan Stone''' (born November 3, 1969) is an American-born British actor, comedian and musician based in the UK. He has had main roles in series such as ''[Bodies](/source/Bodies_(2004_TV_series))'' (2004–2005), ''[Mutual Friends](/source/Mutual_Friends_(TV_series))'' (2008), ''[Strike Back](/source/Strike_Back_(TV_series))'' (2010–2012), ''[The Smoke](/source/The_Smoke_(TV_series))'' (2014), ''[Ballot Monkeys](/source/Ballot_Monkeys)'' (2015), ''[Keeping Faith](/source/Keeping_Faith_(TV_series))'' (2019–2021) and ''[Hollington Drive](/source/Hollington_Drive)'' (2021).

==Early life==
Stone was born in [Elizabeth, New Jersey](/source/Elizabeth%2C_New_Jersey) to soul and jazz singer Joanne Stone.<ref name="bustle">{{cite web |url= https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-is-rhashan-stone |work= bustle.com |title= Fans Of Keeping Faith Will Definitely Recognise Hollington Drive's Rhashan Stone |date= September 29, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> When he was six years old, his mother married the British singer/songwriter Russell Stone, and they moved to the UK to live with him.<ref name="bustle"/> Together, his mother and stepfather formed the singing duo [R&J Stone](/source/R%26J_Stone).<ref name="bustle"/> His aunt [Madeline Bell](/source/Madeline_Bell) was also involved in the music industry and became the lead singer for [Blue Mink](/source/Blue_Mink). When Stone was 11, his mother died from a brain tumor.<ref name="bustle"/> In later years, he studied acting at the [Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts](/source/Mountview_Academy_of_Theatre_Arts).<ref name="bustle"/> Stone is a classically trained singer, musician and composer of jazz, soul and gospel music.<ref name="bustle"/>

==Career==
Stone started his stage career in 1991 in ''[As You Like It](/source/As_You_Like_It) by [Cheek by Jowl](/source/Cheek_by_Jowl) at the [Albery Theatre](/source/Albery_Theatre).<ref name="theatre"/> ''As a stage actor, he has performed in productions for [The Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/The_Royal_Shakespeare_Company),<ref name="theatre" /> [The National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre),<ref name="theatre" /> the [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre)<ref name="theatre" /> and in London's [West End](/source/West_End_theatre).<ref name="west">{{cite web |url= https://www.westendtheatre.com/129323/news/star-of-into-the-woods-rhashan-stone-interviewed-by-the-bbc/ |work= westendtheatre.com |title= Star of Into the Woods, Rhashan Stone, interviewed by the BBC |date=2022 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>  He played Claudio in ''[Much Ado About Nothing](/source/Much_Ado_About_Nothing)'' at the [Barbican Theatre](/source/Barbican_Theatre) in 1997,<ref name="theatre">{{cite web |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/81z/rhashan-stone |work= theatricalia.com |title=  Rhashan Stone Past productions |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> Hero in the [Sondheim](/source/Stephen_Sondheim) musical ''[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum](/source/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum)'' at [Regent's Park Open Air Theatre](/source/Regent's_Park_Open_Air_Theatre) in 1999,<ref name="theatre" /> and the king's brother [Clarence](/source/George%2C_Duke_of_Clarence) in [''Richard III''](/source/Richard_III_(play)) at the [Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon](/source/Swan_Theatre%2C_Stratford-upon-Avon) in 2001.<ref name="theatre" />

==Personal life==
Stone married actress [Olivia Williams](/source/Olivia_Williams) in 2003; the couple have two daughters.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jan/09/theatre | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Maddy | last=Costa | title=Maddy Costa talks to actor Olivia Williams | date=January 9, 2008 | access-date=July 30, 2023 | archive-date=June 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617115624/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jan/09/theatre | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film and television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1993–1994
|''[Desmonds](/source/Desmonds)''
|Bernie
| 3 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[Goodnight Sweetheart](/source/Goodnight_Sweetheart_(TV_series))''
|James T
| 1 episode
|-
|1997
|''[The Detectives](/source/The_Detectives_(1993_TV_series))''
|Dr Monk
| 1 episode
|-
|1998
|''[Picking Up the Pieces](/source/Picking_Up_the_Pieces_(TV_series))''
|Steve
| 1 episode
|-
|2002
|''[Holby City](/source/Holby_City)''
|Craig Campbell
| 1 episode
|-
|2003
|''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)''
|Paul Sharpe
| 6 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[Wondrous Oblivion](/source/Wondrous_oblivion)''
|Frank Worrell
|Film
|-
|2003
|''[The Crouches](/source/The_Crouches)''
|Sam
|2 episodes
|-
|2004–2005
|''[Bodies](/source/Bodies_(2004_TV_series))''
|Tom Gorman
|9 episodes
|-
|2005
|''[Perfect Day](/source/Perfect_Day_(2005_film))''
|Steve
|
|-
|2006
|''Perfect Day: The Millennium''
|Steve
|
|-
|2007
|''[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))''
|Ken Gilroy
| 1 episode
|-
|2008
|''Bike Squad''
|Sgt. Trev Ellington
| TV film
|-
|2008
|''[Love Soup](/source/Love_Soup)''
|Nigel
| 1 episode
|-
|2008
|''A Deal Is A Deal''
|Ash
|
|-
|2008
|''[Mutual Friends](/source/Mutual_Friends_(TV_series))''
|Dev
| 6 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[Outnumbered](/source/Outnumbered_(British_TV_series))''
|Vicar
|1 episode
|-
|2009
|''[Taking The Flak](/source/Taking_The_Flak)''
|Jeremy Morrison
| 1 episode
|-
|2009
|''[Land Girls](/source/Land_Girls_(TV_series))''
|Cpl. Willard Lacey
| 1 episode
|-
|2009
|''Coppers''
|D.S. Gordon Fenterman
| [Short film](/source/Short_film)
|-
|2009
|''[The Armstrong and Miller Show](/source/The_Armstrong_and_Miller_Show)''
|Various Characters
| 1 episode
|-
|2010
|''[Dollhouse](/source/Dollhouse_(TV_series))''
|Test Subject
|1 episode
|-
|2011
|''[Episodes](/source/Episodes_(TV_series))''
|Howard
|2 episodes
|-
|2009–2011
|''[Horrible Histories](/source/Horrible_Histories_(2009_TV_series))''
|Various
|4 episodes
|-
|2011
|''[Black Mirror](/source/Black_Mirror)''
|Jeff
|Episode: "[The Entire History of You](/source/The_Entire_History_of_You)"
|-
|2011
|''[Strike Back: Project Dawn](/source/Strike_Back%3A_Project_Dawn)''
|rowspan="2"|Major Oliver Sinclair
|10 episodes
|-
|2012
|''[Strike Back: Vengeance](/source/Strike_Back%3A_Vengeance)''
|7 episodes
|-
|2012
|''[Silk](/source/Silk_(TV_series))''
|Ed Marmor
|2 episodes
|-
|2014
|''[Bluestone 42](/source/Bluestone_42)''
|Colin Walters, Minister for the Armed Forces
|1 episode
|-
|2014
|''[The Smoke](/source/The_Smoke_(TV_series))''
|Mal Milligan
|8 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[Ballot Monkeys](/source/Ballot_Monkeys)''
|Obi
| 4 episodes
|-
|2016
|''[Agatha Raisin](/source/Agatha_Raisin)''
|Jez Bloxby
| 5 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[Apple Tree Yard](/source/Apple_Tree_Yard)''
|Robert
| 2 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[Carters Get Rich](/source/Carters_Get_Rich)''
|Tony Carter
|Lead role (6 episodes)
|-
|2019–2020
|''[101 Dalmatian Street](/source/101_Dalmatian_Street)''
|Doug
|Voice (11 episodes)
|-
|2019–2021
|''[Keeping Faith](/source/Keeping_Faith_(TV_series))''
|DI Laurence Breeze; CID detective 
|Series 2 and 3
|-
|2020–present
|''[Rhyme Time Town](/source/Rhyme_Time_Town)''
|Hickory Dickory Dock & Judge Dish
|Voice (3 episodes)
|-
|2021
|''[McDonald & Dodds](/source/McDonald_%26_Dodds)''
|Al
|Season 2 Episode 3
|-
|2021
|''[Baptiste](/source/Baptiste_(TV_series))'' 
|Benjamin 
| 2 episodes
|-
|2021
|''[The Trick](/source/The_Trick_(2021_film))'' 
|Gareth Ellmann 
| TV film
|-
|2022
|''Best & Bester'' 
|Guy
|  
|-
|2022
|''[Hollington Drive](/source/Hollington_Drive)''
|Fraser
| 4 episodes
|-
|2023
|''[The Chelsea Detective](/source/The_Chelsea_Detective)''
|Pete McLoud
|Season 2 Episode 4
|-
|2023
|''[All the Light We Cannot See](/source/All_the_Light_We_Cannot_See_(miniseries))''
|French museum foreman
|2 episodes
|-
|2023
|''[Midsomer Murders](/source/Midsomer_Murders)''
|Joel Myhill
|"Book of the Dead"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3622827/Accidental-playwright.html  Accidental playwright] ''[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)''
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/13/mutualfriends11.shtml  Rhashan Stone plays De in Mutual Friends] ''[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)''

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Category:Male actors from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Category:Male actors from Norfolk

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