Jacob Ifan | |
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Born | Jacob Ifan Prytherch 28 April 1993 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Education | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2015–present |
Television | Cuffs (2015) |
Partner | Olivia Cooke (2020-2023) |
Jacob Ifan Prytherch (born 1993) [1] [2] is a Welsh actor, [3] best known for his lead role as Jake Vickers in the BBC police drama series Cuffs . [4] [5]
Ifan graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2015, having already started shooting Cuffs. [6] [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Cuffs | PC Jake Vickers | lead role |
2016 | Hinterland | Trystan Meilir | Series 3, Episode 1 |
2017–2020 | Bang | Sam | S4C - lead role |
2021–2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Benjamin Fuchs | Season 2 and 3 |
2022 | SAS: Rogue Heroes | Pat Riley | |
2022 | The Pact | Gethin | Season 2 |
Year | Title | Role |
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2019 | Music, War and Love [8] | David Rosenwald |
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