28 - Alumni Spotlight: Malcolm Sinclair
Malcolm Sinclair, Class of 1969 After leaving Trinity, Malcolm read drama and theology at the University of Hull and went on to do a one-year postgraduate acting course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. After seven years in different repertory companies around the country, he made his London debut in 1985 at the Notting Hill Gate Theatre in Arthur Schnitzler’s play Anatole, which he describes as the first thing that got him noticed.
Since then, he has appeared with both the National and Royal Shakespeare Company and has taken on musical roles in productions including Privates on Parade and My Fair Lady. On television, he has been bumped off several times in who-dunnit mystery dramas, though he stayed the course as supercilious Assistant Chief Constable Freddie Fisher in Pie in the Sky. In July 2010 he was elected the president
of Equity, the actors’ union. Looking into the school archives, I can see you performed in many school plays, including the lead in Cyrano De Bergerac and Becket. What impact did Trinity have on the career you chose? It was the only thing I was any good at, so that helped. They were good plays and I enjoyed myself so much! I also realised that I could