Solomon Golding

Solomon Golding


in Tottenham, North London, UK
Solomon was born in Tottenham, North London. He is one of five children. At the age of six Solomon and his family moved from London and lived in Jamaica and then Ghana. Upon moving back to the UK, Solomon's mother enrolled him in ballet classes. His talent was quickly noticed and his then ballet teacher, Helen Petit, suggested he audition for The Royal Ballet School. He was offered a full scholarship after the first round of auditions, a year after his first ballet class.

Movies for Solomon Golding...

Birds of Paradise
Title: Birds of Paradise
Character: Luc
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.
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The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
Title: The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
Character: Rustic
Released: June 7, 2017
Type: Movie
The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreograph he refined and purified until the ballet shook off its original meaning, emerging as an abstract celebration of movement and physicality. Marguerite and Armand: Marguerite, a Parisian courtesan, lies on her deathbed. She recalls her tragic love affair with Armand in a series of feverish flashbacks.
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Chainmail
Title: Chainmail
Character: Solomon
Released: March 16, 2016
Type: Movie
The film follows Solomon Golding (the first black British male to be accepted in to the Royal Ballet Company) as he partakes in a fictional underground ceremony that has been going on since the early 90s in the Black (specifically Jamaican) Communities of London. The Ceremonies take place every month and revolve around men showing off chainmail garments they have painstakingly made. Kudos is given for intricacy, design and overall weight of the chainmail worn.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Character: Gardener
Released: December 16, 2014
Type: Movie
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser.