[1] In his formative years Anatol also enjoyed success in national public speaking competitions which earned him the position of compère at Youth Makes music festival at the Royal Albert Hall.
[9] In 2014 he appeared in a central ensemble including, Rory Kinnear, Shirley Henderson, Sean Harris, and Eddie Marsan, in Channel 4's BAFTA-nominated Southcliffe, receiving special mention in an article by IndieWire on the best TV episodes of 2014.
He received unilaterally excellent reviews including, Marilyn Stasio of Variety who stated that “he makes his presence felt in a riveting performance”[12] and Ben Brantley of The New York Times added that he “is splendid as a pugilistic Laertes and a lyrical Player King.”[13] Helen Shaw also commented that Anatol “does a speech as the Player that runs rings around the stars nearby.”[14][15] In 2018, Anatol starred as King Leontes in Arin Arbus’ production of The Winter’s Tale at Theatre for a New Audience, again receiving positive reviews.
Off Off Online praised him as “completely convincing, masterly in the language and commanding a range of emotions.”[16] Jesse Green of The New York Times called the production terrific and haled Anatol’s performance.
His portrayal of biographer Peter Evans as well as turns as Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, and Artie Shaw were described as "capturing the essence of Ava’s trio of lovers with an interesting character performance that really brings the story to life.”[18] Upcoming releases include You Can't Win, & Day Of The Fight, directed by Jack Huston.