Jack Barton (actor)

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Jack Barton
Education Oxford School of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2020-
Television Heartstopper
SAS: Rogue Heroes

Jack Barton is an English actor. His television appearances include Heartstopper (2023) and SAS: Rogue Heroes (2025).

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Career

He attended the Oxford School of Drama, graduating in 2018. [1] He played Foldo in television series The Letter for the King in 2020. He had a breakout role as David Nelson in the Netflix coming-of-age romance series Heartstopper . [2] [3] He had a small part in Yorgos Lanthimos’s film Poor Things . [4] He also had roles in War of the Worlds , The Pursuit of Love , and Grantchester . [5]

He played real-life SAS soldier John Tonkin in series two of Steven Knight World War Two set drama SAS: Rogue Heroes for BBC One in 2025. [6] In preparation for the role he read Ben Macintyre's book on the SAS and was able to speak to Tonkin's daughter, Jane who was living in Australia. [7] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 The Letter for the King Foldo6 episodes
2020 Grantchester Chris1 episode
2021 The Pursuit of Love Angelic man2 episodes
2022 War of the Worlds Hiram6 episodes
2023 Poor Things FopFilm
2023-2024 Heartstopper David Nelson5 episodes
2025 SAS: Rogue Heroes John Tonkin6 episodes

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References

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