Jack Farthing

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Jack Farthing
Born (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 38)
North London, England
NationalityBritish
Education Westminster School
Alma mater St Catherine's College, Oxford
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Riot Club George BalfourDirected by Lone Scherfig
2015 Burn Burn Burn DanDirected by Chanya Button
2019 Official Secrets Andy DumfriesDirected by Gavin Hood
2020 Love Wedding Repeat MarcDirected by Dean Craig
2021 The Lost Daughter JoeDirected by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Spencer Charles, Prince of Wales Directed by Pablo Larraín

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Pramface MitchellBBC Three TV series 1 episode 4
Silk Patrick TelfordBBC One TV series 2 episode 3
2013
Dancing on the Edge Young WaiterBBC Two TV series 1 episode 3
Da Vinci's Demons Botticelli Fox TV series 1 episode 4
Agatha Christie's Poirot Gerald PaynterITV series 13 episode 2
2013–2014 Blandings The Hon. Frederick Threepwood BBC One TV series 1-2
2014 Cilla John Lennon ITV TV series (2 episodes) [11]
2015–2019 Poldark George WarlegganBBC One
2018 The ABC Murders Donald FraserBBC One
2022 Chloe RichardBBC One TV series
2023 Rain Dogs Florian SelbyBBC One TV series
The Serial Killer's Wife TomParamount+
TBA Towards Zero Filming [12]

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