MawlewasborninOxford.HegrewupinaVictorianmanorhouseonafarmoutsideShipston-on-Stour,Warwickshire.HeisoneofthreechildrenfromafamilywithahistoryofninegenerationsoffarminginWarwickshire.Hismotherwasateacher.HisfatherRichardstillfarmstheland.[1] HeattendedTheCroftprepschoolontheoutskirtsofStratford-upon-Avonwherehewasdiagnosedasseverelydyslexicandasaresulthewentfromth...(展开全部) MawlewasborninOxford.HegrewupinaVictorianmanorhouseonafarmoutsideShipston-on-Stour,Warwickshire.HeisoneofthreechildrenfromafamilywithahistoryofninegenerationsoffarminginWarwickshire.Hismotherwasateacher.HisfatherRichardstillfarmstheland.[1] HeattendedTheCroftprepschoolontheoutskirtsofStratford-upon-Avonwherehewasdiagnosedasseverelydyslexicandasaresulthewentfromtheagesof13to16ataboardingschoolforspecialneeds.Mawlelefttheschoolat16tobecomeanactor,butcontractedlabyrinthitis,leavinghim70percenthearing-impairedintheupperregisterandwithtinnitus.HepersuadedthedirectorofthelocalcollegeatStratford-upon-AvontolethimstudyforaBTECinperformingartswhiledoinganassortmentofjobssuchasfitnessinstructoranddish-washer.[2]HedidalsodosomeactingfortheBoxCleverTheatreCompanyandinhisownproductionof'SoloHamlet'.HewonascholarshiptostudyattheBristolOldVic'stheatreschool.[2] MawlegraduatedfromBristolOldVicTheatreSchoolin2002inthesameyearheappearedintheIrishHurlingTVadvertsforGuinness.Heleftin2002withnoagentandworkedasanassistantinaspecialneedsschool.Helandedhisfirstmajorroleina2003productionofTroilusandCressidaplayingTroilusforShakespeareatTheTobaccofactory,workattheNuffieldTheatre,Southampton,inHamletandin2005theRoyalExchangeManchester'sproductionofAntony&Cleopatrafollowed. ItwashisperformanceinthetelevisionfilmSoundproofin2006thatmadehisbiggestimpactwhereadeafactorwasneededfortheleadrole.MawlewasnominatedfortheRTSBreakthroughOnScreenAwardanddirectorEdCoulthardwontheBAFTAforbestdirectorin2007.