Jack Farthing
Jack Farthing | |
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Born | North London, England | 14 October 1985
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 |
Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.
Early life
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]
Career
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]
Personal life
Farthing is in a relationship with actress and writer Hanako Footman, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Spencer | Charles, Prince of Wales | Directed by Pablo Larraín |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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)[11] | |
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 |
The Serial Killer's Wife | Tom | Paramount+ | |
TBA | Towards Zero | Filming[12] |
References
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/poldark-jack-farthing-george-warleggan-interview/
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Who's who in Poldark? A guide to the characters, from Demelza to Drake".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Towers, Emily (24 February 2024). "Jack Farthing from The Serial Killer's Wife: Co-star lover and all his roles to date". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Cilla, a three-part drama for ITV". itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Ford, Lily (5 June 2024). "Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Mimi Keene to Star in Agatha Christie Adaptation 'Towards Zero'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
- Jack Farthing at IMDb
- Jack Farthing at the British Film Institute
- Male actors from London
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People educated at The Hall School, Hampstead
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- British film actors
- British male film actors
- British television actors
- English screen actor stubs