Blair Dunlop
British actor and musician
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| Intro | British actor and musician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1992, Chesterfield | |
| Age | 32 years |
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Biography
Blair Dunlop (born February 11, 1992) is an English musician and actor.
Background
Blair Dunlop is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released one EP and three albums. His first full-length solo album entitled Blight and Blossom was released on Rooksmere Records in 2013. He won the Horizon Award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. He also received the Special Jury Prize of the Premio Ciampi in the city of Livorno in Italy in November 2014.
His second solo album, House of Jacks, was released in May 2014.
His Third Album, Gilded, was released on his own record label Gilded Wings Records on 6th May 2016.,
Dunlop is the son of folk-rock musician Ashley Hutchings (formerly a member of Fairport Convention) and singer Judy Dunlop. He was educated at Repton School.
As a young actor, Dunlop made his film debut with an American accent in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), directed by Tim Burton. Dunlop played the young Willy Wonka, a child under strict rule by his father. Dunlop was also on Rocket Man, an English television show.
In 2011 Dunlop took over the running of The Albion Band from Hutchings but folded the band in 2013 to focus on his solo career.