- Born
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Currently, George is starring as Valentin in THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN at the Curve Theatre, Leicester having finished a run in the ground-breaking production of A GHOST IN YOUR EAR at the Hampstead Theatre, directed by Jamie Armitage (Six: The Musical).
George starred as Athelstan in the internationally successful television series VIKINGS (2013-2015) for 3 seasons. The success of his character and the show led to a spin-off series in collaboration with the release of Season 3, called VIKINGS: Athelstan's Journal (2015). George also lead VERSAILLES (2015) - the Canal Plus & BBC2 hit series - as King Louis XIV and starred in the critically acclaimed series BLACK MIRROR - his episode, "Hang the DJ", was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Single Drama 2018.
Recently, George can be seen starring in feature film The Run (2025) opposite Roxanne McKee, in the interactive film HELLO STRANGER directed by Paul Raschid, in the sci-fi thriller RUBIKON (2022) and in The Land of Dreams (2022) - a musical film produced by Italy's Leone Film Group for the International market.
George started his career by playing the cynical revolutionary Grantaire in the Academy Award winning 2012 movie-musical adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), directed by Tom Hooper. Other film credits include leads in Indies No Postage Necessary (2017) and How You Look at Me (2019).
On stage, George starred in the West End production of COMPANY directed by Marianne Elliott (lead by Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone) and in "Tartuffe" at The Theatre Royal Haymarket with Paul Anderson. He played the lead in Jamie Lloyd's "The Pitchfork Disney" at The Shoreditch Town Hall.
George created a short film about A.I. called Lara (2020), which was an attempt to see whether one person could make a film entirely on their own, without any help from anyone else. Lara (2020) went on to win multiple awards at various film festivals both nationally and internationally.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseLaura Pitt-Pulford(September 29, 2019 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenArlo Peter
- ParentsSimon Blagden
- RelativesKatie Blagden(Sibling)
- Crystal blue eyes
- Some of George's many skills include: being fluent in French, singing, playing the guitar, piano, and flute, snowboarding, archery, and acrobatics.
- From 4th to 6th September 2015, he cycled from London to Paris in under 72 hours and raised nearly £5,000 for the charity Diabetes UK.
- Began singing at the age of 13, performing in various choirs and his own rock band.
- Supporter of Diabetes UK.
- Member of the National Youth Theatre and was selected as one of four students to participate in a masterclass with Sir Ian McKellen.
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