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.
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 as Charles, Prince of Wales in the 2021 dramatic film Spencer. [7] [8] [9] In 2025, Farthing acted alongside Angelica Huston, Clarke Peters, and Matthew Rhys in the BBC three-part television series Towards Zero , an adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, playing the estranged nephew of Huston's matriarch. [10]
Farthing is in a relationship with actress and writer Hanako Footman, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets . [11]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | The Riot Club | George Balfour |
2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Dan |
2016 | Wild | Andrew |
2019 | Official Secrets | Andy Dumfries |
2020 | Love Wedding Repeat | Marc |
2021 | The Lost Daughter | Joe |
Spencer | Charles, Prince of Wales | |
2024 | Electra | Milo |
2025 | Islands | Dave |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Pramface | Mitchell | Series 1, episode 4 |
Silk | Patrick Telford | Series 2, episode 3 | |
2013 | |||
Dancing on the Edge | Young Waiter | Episode 3 | |
Da Vinci's Demons | Botticelli | Series 1, episode 4 | |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Gerald Paynter | Series 13, episode 2 | |
2013–2014 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | Series 1 & 2 (13 episodes) |
2014 | Cilla | John Lennon | Episodes 1 & 3 [12] |
2015–2019 | Poldark | George Warleggan | Series 1–5 (43 episodes) |
2018 | The ABC Murders | Donald Fraser | Episodes 1–3 |
2020 | Unsaid Stories | Police Voice (voice) | Episode 3 |
2022 | Chloe | Richard | Episodes 1–6 |
2023 | Rain Dogs | Florian Selby | Episodes 1–8 |
The Serial Killer's Wife | Tom | Episodes 1–4 | |
2025 | Towards Zero | Thomas Royde | All three episodes |