Troy Marcus Richards is an East 15 (MA) and Birmingham Theatre School trained actor and writer. A former National Youth Theatre member and founding member of Lightpost—the Birmingham Rep’s first-ever all-Black male theatre company—his work bridges classical rigor with grounded working-class storytelling. On stage, his credits include Woyzeck and Zulu Blue (both Birmingham Rep), The Great Gatsby (Theatr Clwyd/Guild of Misrule), Richard II (The Vaults), and new work produced by National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. His training was supported and sponsored by Paapa Essiedu, Rachel De-Lahay MBE, Oliver Lansley, and Christa Harris in association with Les Enfants Terribles and WILDCHILD Arts.

Alongside his performance work, Troy collaborates on confidential pre-production development laboratories with industry companies including Les Enfants Terribles and Infinitum Films. As a writer and spoken word artist, he applies his performance toolkit to original television IP, currently developing concepts rooted in his multicultural West Midlands background.