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Jack Farthing
British actor
Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.
Jack Farthing | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 38) North London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Farthing was born and raised in North London; the son of gastroenterologist Michael Farthing,[1] he attended two independent schools; The Hall School, Hampstead and Westminster School in central London.[2] He read History of Art at St Catherine's College, Oxford, before attending London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]
He is notable for playing Freddie Threepwood in Blandings (2013–2014) and villain George Warleggan in the BBC One drama series Poldark (2015–2019).[4][5][6] He also appeared as George Balfour in The Riot Club (2014), Marc Fisher in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Wedding Repeat (2020) and Charles, Prince of Wales in the drama Spencer (2021).[7][8][9]
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dunsinane | The Boy Soldier | National Theatre of Scotland / Royal Shakespeare Company | Roxana Silbert | play by David Greig |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Riot Club | George Balfour | Directed by Lone Scherfig |
| 2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Dan | Directed by Chanya Button |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | Andy Dumfries | Directed by Gavin Hood |
| 2020 | Love Wedding Repeat | Marc | Directed by Dean Craig |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter | Joe | Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| 2021 | Spencer | Charles, Prince of Wales | Directed by Pablo Larraín |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pramface | Mitchell | BBC Three TV series 1 episode 4 |
| Silk | Patrick Telford | BBC One TV series 2 episode 3 | |
| 2013 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | BBC One TV series 1 |
| Dancing on the Edge | Young Waiter | BBC Two TV series 1 episode 3 | |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Botticelli | Fox TV series 1 episode 4 | |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Gerald Paynter | ITV series 13 episode 2 | |
| 2014 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | BBC One TV series 2 |
| Cilla | John Lennon | ITV TV series (2 episodes)[10] | |
| 2015–2019 | Poldark | George Warleggan | BBC One |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Donald Fraser | BBC One |
| 2022 | Chloe | Richard | BBC One TV series |
| 2023 | Rain Dogs | Florian Selby | 8 episodes. BBC One TV series |
| 2023 | The Serial Killer's Wife | Tom | Paramount+ |
- Goldsbrough, Susannah (29 October 2021). "Jack Farthing interview: 'I knew that I had to fight Prince Charles's corner'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "LAMDA and RADA grads on screen in Poldark Series 2 - Conservatoire for Dance and Drama". 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- Ellie Walker-Arnott. "Meet the cast of BBC1's comedy drama Blandings". RadioTimes.
- Wise, Louis (4 September 2016). "He's no heartless villain, he's just misunderstood". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "The Riot Club (2014)". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
- Elliott, Megan (10 April 2020). "'Love Wedding Repeat': Eleanor Tomlinson and Jack Farthing From 'Poldark' Reunite in New Netflix Rom-Com". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Goldsmith, Annie (26 August 2021). "Watch the New Trailer for 'Spencer,' Starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana". Town & Country. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Cilla, a three-part drama for ITV". itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- Jack Farthing at IMDb
- Jack Farthing at the British Film Institute
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