Around the same time he attended courses with the National Youth Theatre and performed in productions at Leeds University Workshop Theatre.
At this point he had to make a career decision, having been a prominent member of the National Youth Theatre as an actor during his time at university.
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Francis began his acting career with Great Britain's National Youth Theatre, known for its alumni of renown actors including Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Craig, Ben Kingsley, and Orlando Bloom.
Carl is a patron of the National Youth Theatre Company of New Zealand (NYTC)
As a youth he was affiliated to the Oldbury Rep theatre and at the age of 16 attained a place at the National Youth Theatre, where his contemporaries were Daniel Craig, David Walliams and Matt Lucas.