John Heffernan (British actor)

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John Heffernan
Born (1981-06-30) 30 June 1981 (age 43)
Billericay, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and the National Theatre, [1] taking the lead roles in Edward II at the National Theatre, [1] and Oppenheimer with the RSC. [2]

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Career

Heffernan was born in Billericay, Essex, England and worked as an usher at the National Theatre. He has appeared on screen in a number of roles, including Henry Lascelles in the BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke's novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell , [3] Jaggers in Dickensian and Steven Rose in the fourth series of Luther . In 2017, he played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, in an episode of the Netflix series The Crown . [4] He also played the Nine for Big Finish, in their Doctor Who box sets Doom Coalition and Ravenous . [5] He returned to the National Theatre in 2022 to play the co-lead opposite Katherine Parkinson in a new production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Simon Godwin.

Filmography

Film

YearsTitleRoleNotes
2013 Having You Dr. Matthew Jenson
2015 Eye in the Sky Major Howard Webb
2017 Crooked House Laurence Brown
2019 Official Secrets James Welch
Forget Me Not Jack
2020 Misbehaviour Gareth Stedman Jones
The Banishing Linus Foster
Neddie Cussen The Duke Neddie Cussen

Television

YearsTitleRoleNotes
2008 King Lear OswaldTelevision film
2012 The Hollow Crown Francis2 episodes
2013 Murder on the Home Front Wilfred ZeiglerEpisode: "Part 1"
Love and Marriage Ashley Roehampton6 episodes
2014 Outlander Brigadier General Lord ThomasEpisode: "The Garrison Commander"
Ripper Street Ronald Capshaw2 episodes
2015 Sons of Liberty Governor's Aide3 episodes
Foyle's War James GriffinEpisode: "Trespass"
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Henry Lascelles7 episodes
Luther Steven Rose2 episodes
2015–16 Dickensian Jaggers 13 episodes
2017 The Loch Dr. Simon Marr6 episodes
The Crown Lord Altrincham Episode: "Marionettes"
2018 Collateral Sam Spence4 episodes
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Matthew Elliott Television film
2020 Dracula Jonathan Harker Television mini-series
2021 The Pursuit of Love Davey3 episodes
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Duke of Somerset 8 episodes
2023 A Ghost Story for Christmas The Friend Episode: "Lot No. 249"
2024 A Gentleman in Moscow "The Bishop" Leplevsky8 episodes
This Town Commander Bentley5 episodes

Video games

YearsTitleRole
2007 Manhunt 2 Watchdog Gang Member
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Nero
2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Nero
2021 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Barnier, Sir, M-017
2022 Expeditions: Rome Tricky Praetorian, Vitellius Legionary, Roman Soldier Male, Roman Civilian Rich Male
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Tyler

References

  1. 1 2 "Introducing... John Heffernan". Officiallondontheatre.co.uk. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. Lawless, Jill (28 January 2015). "Art embraces science in new British play 'Oppenheimer'". Timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. Ben Arnold (14 June 2015). "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell recap: episode five – Arabella | Television & radio". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. Power, Ed (9 December 2017). "The Crown, season 2, episode 5 review: the 'priggish' Queen comes under media attack". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "3. Ravenous 3 - Doctor Who - Ravenous - Big Finish". bigfinish.com.