Biography
George Rexstrew (born May 6th, 1994) is a new-coming british actor, dancer, theatre performer and singer (tenor). He is most known for his first major on-screen credit as Edwin Payne in the supernatural horror-comedy Netflix series Dead Boy Detectives (2024-). Rexstrew is an alum of the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art, where he got an MFA in acting. During his time in school, he played many roles in various shows and short films. He played Jack in the short film Still Here, Sebastian in a production of Twelfth Night, Andrei in Three Sisters, and three roles (Sigmund Freud, St Thomas, Soldier) in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and roles in various other projects. He is skilled in stage combat, including with props like sabers and swords. In fact, he was the runner-up at 2019's LAMDA Fight Night, a stage-combat-themed event at the school.
Rexstrew is able to fluently speak in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. He also can speak conversationally in Catalan. He also can speak in several dialects, including RP — standard British pronunciation — General American, Belfast, and General Northern. He's also a talented dancer, particularly in Historical, Flamenco, Ballroom and Tap dance.
Rexstrew played Jonny in a play called Screen 9, which ran during the 2021 Edinburgh Film Festival. Screen 9 is based on the true story of the gun violence that took place at a movie theater showing The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. His performance got fantastic reviews, including praise for the "vivid life" he brought to the character. He and his cast mates were all complimented on the sensitivity in their portrayals, too. The show was so well received, in fact, that the production ran at London's Pleasance Theatre. Again, Rexstrew received praise for his "realism and passion" in the role, in "an honest portrayal of survival».