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      "year": 2007,
      "event": "Performed Bérenger in Rhinoceros",
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      "year": 2008,
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      "year": 2009,
      "event": "Portrays Guy Burgess in The Turning Point",
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      "year": 2010,
      "event": "Appeared in The Whistleblower (2010) and Four Lions (2010)",
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      "year": 2010,
      "event": "Starred in Royal National Theatre production of After the Dance",
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      "year": 2011,
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      "event": "Wins an Olivier Award",
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      "year": 2012,
      "event": "Described a cyberstalking incident in London home.",
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      "year": 2012,
      "event": "Portrays Christopher Tietjens in Parade's End",
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      "event": "Provided voice for Smaug the Dragon and the Necromancer in The Hobbit (2012-2014)",
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      "year": 2013,
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      "year": 2013,
      "event": "Played Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)",
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      "year": 2014,
      "event": "Designed a Sherlock Holmes-themed Paddington Bear statue for charity",
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      "year": 2014,
      "event": "Participated in a cancer awareness and fundraising gala for the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust",
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      "year": 2015,
      "event": "Marries Sophie Hunter",
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      "year": 2015,
      "event": "First son Christopher Carlton born",
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      "year": 2017,
      "event": "Second son Hal Auden born",
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