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Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon is widely known for playing cult figures General Zod in Krypton Series 1 & 2; Doctor Moon in Doctor Who and Charles Robinson in three Bond films: Die Another Day; The World Is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies. He also played James ‘One’ Shade in Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Retribution, and, Max Stafford in Alien vs Predator.
His other films include Mortal Engines; Criminal; London Has Fallen;The Bank Job; The Statement; My Kingdom and Fanny and Elvis.
Having launched his prolific screen career playing Oswald opposite Helen Mirren, in the series Prime Suspect II, Salmon’s other tv work includes Intelligence; Silent Witness; Musketeers; 7 episodes of Kiefer Sutherland’s 24: Live Another Day; Law and Order UK: Series 1, 2 & 8; Death in Paradise; Rev; Spooks IX; Merlin; The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency; Secret Diary of a Call Girl; Party Animals; Sea of Souls; Dawn French‘s Murder Most Horrid; Trial and Retribution VIII.
A new departure is the role of Agent Carson in virtual reality computer game Blood and Truth.
Salmon’s theatre work includes seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and, more recently, Samuel Beckett’s Texts for Nothing at the ‘Arts Over Borders Festival‘ in Northern Ireland.
Colin Salmon is also an Ambassador for The Prince’s Trust.

Readings

John Milton: 'Paradise Lost' - Satan: "If Thou Beest He" read by Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'Don Juan (Excerpt Canto the First)' read by Colin Salmon
Paradise Lost, 'Farewell happy fields', read by Colin Salmon
John Milton: Paradise Lost read by Simon Chandler, Sophie Cookson, Joanna David, Edward Holcroft and Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'She Walks In Beauty' read by Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'So We'll Go No More A Roving' read by Colin Salmon
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John Milton: 'Paradise Lost' - Satan: "If Thou Beest He" read by Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'Don Juan (Excerpt Canto the First)' read by Colin Salmon
Paradise Lost, 'Farewell happy fields', read by Colin Salmon
John Milton: Paradise Lost read by Simon Chandler, Sophie Cookson, Joanna David, Edward Holcroft and Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'She Walks In Beauty' read by Colin Salmon
Lord Byron: 'So We'll Go No More A Roving' read by Colin Salmon
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