Andrew Lincoln

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 19961997 Lincoln later portrayed Simon Casey in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers 20012003 Mark in the Christmasthemed romantic comedy film Love Actually 2003 and Dr Robert Bridge in the ITV television series Afterlife 20052006 Beginning in 2010 Lincoln gained international fame for his portrayal of Rick Grimes the lead character on the hit AMC postapocalyptic 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 Spinoff The Walking Dead The Ones Who Live