Andrew Lincoln

About

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.

Known for

The Walking DeadSeries • 2010Fear the Walking DeadSeries • 2015Strike BackSeries • 2010Love ActuallyMovie • 2003Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesSeries • 2022The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSeries • 2024Drop the Dead DonkeySeries • 1990This LifeSeries • 1996TeachersSeries • 2001Penguin BloomMovie • 2021AfterlifeSeries • 2005Wuthering HeightsSeries • 2009ColdwaterSeries • 2025Human TrafficMovie • 1999HeartbreakerMovie • 2010Made in DagenhamMovie • 2010Red Nose Day ActuallyMovie • 2017Enduring LoveMovie • 2004Scenes of a Sexual NatureMovie • 2006Gangster No. 1Movie • 2000The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingMovie • 2017These Foolish ThingsMovie • 2006The Woman In WhiteMovie • 1997Comme t'y es belle !Movie • 2006