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Lytton Strachey
Played by Ed Birch.
An extravagantly eccentric symbol of the Bloomsbury set. Lytton is witty, malicious and gay. Unconfident of his physical attractiveness, he enjoys adventurous sex while often falling in romantically unrequited love, more often than not with straight men.
Ed Birch as Lytton alongside Phoebe Fox as Vanessa and James Norton as Duncan
About Ed Birch
Ed Birch has most recently starred in the Amazon series Casanova. His other television work includes Virtuoso, The Eichmann Show, Midsomer Murders, Kerry, Sherlock, Utopia, The Bletchley Circle and Silk.
On stage Ed has performed in Pride and Prejudice, St John’s Night, Coram Boy and Macbeth.
