George Russo

George Russo is a British actor, screenwriter and producer.

Early life and education
Russo was born and raised in London. Russo trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. In 2005, he took time away from acting to concentrate on a degree at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.

Career
In 2020, Russo appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jason Ridlash. In 2021, Russo won the British Urban Film Festival Best Actor Award for Baby Boy, a short film he co-wrote alongside director Greg Hall. A year later, he was cast as Eric Mitchell for an episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

The film 'Villain' (2020) also written with Greg Hall and directed by Philip Barantini was the number one film on Netflix UK, Australia and New Zealand and was the New York Times critics pick.