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Richard Ashcroft(II)

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  • Composer
  • Director
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Richard Ashcroft in The Verve: Northern Souls (1997)
Trailer for Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback
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Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback (1995)
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Richard Ashcroft was born on 11 September 1971 in Billinge, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Adjustment Bureau (2011), The Beach (2000) and Cruel Intentions (1999). He has been married to Kate Radley since 1995. They have two children.
BornSeptember 11, 1971
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    Known for

    Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    The Adjustment Bureau
    7.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2011
    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000)
    The Beach
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2000
    Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (1999)
    Cruel Intentions
    6.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 1999
    Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in The Girl Next Door (2004)
    The Girl Next Door
    6.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Richard Ashcroft: Surprised by the Joy (2018)
      Richard Ashcroft: Surprised by the Joy
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2018
    • Richard Ashcroft: Out of My Body
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: These People
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: They Don't Own Me
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On (Mirwais RMX)
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: This Is How It Feels
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2016
    • Hot Press: Uncovered (2014)
      Hot Press: Uncovered
      5.4
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2014
    • Richard Ashcroft: The Future's Bright
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2011
    • RPA and the United Nations of Sound: Are You Ready? (2010)
      RPA and the United Nations of Sound: Are You Ready?
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2010
    • Richard Ashcroft: The Journey
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2009
    • Richard Ashcroft in The Verve: Rather Be (2008)
      The Verve: Rather Be
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2008
    • The Verve: Love Is Noise (2008)
      The Verve: Love Is Noise
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2008
    • Urbanation Icons (2008)
      Urbanation Icons
      TV Series
      • 2008–2010
    • Richard Ashcroft: Why Not Nothing
      Music Video
      • Richard Ashcroft
      • 2006

    Composer

    • She is a Million Different Cats (2025)
      She is a Million Different Cats
      Short
      • composer (segment "The track 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is the featured musical segment for the duration of the film.")
      • 2025
    • Issey Cross: Bittersweet Goodbye
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Richard Ashcroft: This Thing Called Life (2021)
      Richard Ashcroft: This Thing Called Life
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Richard Ashcroft: Out of My Body
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: These People
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: They Don't Own Me
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On (Mirwais RMX)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: This Is How It Feels
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft in The Verve: Rather Be (2008)
      The Verve: Rather Be
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Richard Ashcroft: Why Not Nothing
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Richard Ashcroft in Richard Ashcroft: Music Is Power (2006)
      Richard Ashcroft: Music Is Power
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Richard Ashcroft: Break the Night with Colour (2005)
      Richard Ashcroft: Break the Night with Colour
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Richard Ashcroft: Science of Silence (2003)
      Richard Ashcroft: Science of Silence
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Richard Ashcroft in Richard Ashcroft: Check the Meaning (2002)
      Richard Ashcroft: Check the Meaning
      8.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2002

    Director

    • Richard Ashcroft: Surprised by the Joy (2018)
      Richard Ashcroft: Surprised by the Joy
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Richard Ashcroft: Out of My Body
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: These People
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: They Don't Own Me
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On (Mirwais RMX)
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: Hold On
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft: This Is How It Feels
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Richard Ashcroft in The Verve: Rather Be (2008)
      The Verve: Rather Be
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • The Verve: History
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1995

    Videos1

    Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback
    Trailer 1:39
    Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • The Verve
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • September 11, 1971
      • Billinge, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Kate Radley1995 - present (2 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 7 Interviews
      • 10 Articles
      • 11 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Became famous in the 1990s as the lead singer and songwriter of British rock band, The Verve, whose album "Urban Hymns" was one of the most successful of the decade. It later won the 2007 Q Classic Album Award.
    • Quotes
      As a writer I like to write about the personal but also I can't ignore the wider world.
    • Trademarks
        Leather Jacket
    • Nicknames
      • Mad Richard
      • The cancer of the class

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