John Hollingworth (actor)

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John Hollingworth
Born21 August 1981 (1981-08-21) (age 43) [1] [2] [3]
Keighley, England [4] [5]
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Notable work Poldark
Doc Martin
Wuthering Heights
Top Coppers
Arthur & George
Da Vinci's Demons
Dark Angel
The Hour
Napoleon

John Hollingworth (born 21 August 1981) [1] [2] [3] is an English actor from Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. [6] [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Hollingworth was raised in Oxenhope, Keighley, by his mother Jane. [4] [5] [7] He studied at Bradford Grammar School, and Trinity College, Dublin. [6] [7] While at Bradford Grammar School he played rugby for Yorkshire Schoolboys, and played in the same team as future England and British and Irish Lions international Charlie Hodgson, before injury forced Hollingworth to hang up his boots and become an actor. [7] [8] He trained as an actor at RADA. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Dorian Gray Patrol Policeman [10]
2010 Pelican Blood Owen Whittle [10]
Godard & OthersPC Dale [11]
2011 The Burma Conspiracy Invité Plateau CNBC
2012 The Dark Knight Rises CIA Analyst [6] [10] [12] [13]
2016 The Legend of Tarzan Steward [10] [14]
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Tristan [10] [15]
2018 Another Day of Life Ryszard Kapuściński (voice)Based on Kapuściński's memoir of the same name [16] [17]
Kursk Bruce Hamil Lt. [18]
2019 1917 Sergeant Guthrie
2020 Rebecca Giles Lacy
2021 In the Earth James
2022Trouble in MindBill O'Wray
2023 Napoleon Marshal Ney

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Wuthering Heights Robert ITV miniseries
Casualty 1909 Police Constable [19]
Being Human TurlowEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising" [20] [21]
2011 Twenty Twelve ReporterBBC series [22] [23]
The Man Who Crossed Hitler Max FürstTV film [24] [25]
London's Burning Community Policeman Channel 4 TV film [10]
2012 The Hour Alastair3 episodes [6] [10] [26]
2013 Breathless TerenceEpisode #1.1 [27]
2013, 2021 Endeavour Taxi Driver / Dan LofthouseEpisodes: "Home" (2013) and "Striker" (2021) [10]
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Francesco Sassetti 4 episodes [21]
Crossing Lines Lawrence BaxendaleEpisode: "The Velvet Glove" [10]
Our World War Lieutenant CohenEpisode: "War Machine" [28] [29]
2015 Arthur & George Dr Butter3 episodes [30] [31]
Top Coppers Peterson6 episodes [32] [33]
Josh TeabagEpisode: "Teabag and No Sympathy" [34] [23]
2015–2017 Poldark Captain Henshawe20 episodes [20] [21] [18] [35]
2016 Dark Angel Dr John Maling2 episodes [36] [37]
Midsomer Murders Brin DunneEpisode: "A Dying Art" [38]
Damilola, Our Loved Boy Detective WallaceDocudrama [39]
2017–2019 Doc Martin Professor Sam Bradman5 episodes [18]
2019 The Crown Lord Porchester Episode: "Coup" [40]
Vera PC Shawn TurnleyEpisode: "Cuckoo" [41]
2019–2022 Gentleman Jack Mr Abbott4 episodes [42]
2020 The Queen's Gambit Randall FosterEpisode: "End Game"
Soulmates Brother HickockEpisode: "Break on Through"
Call the Midwife Tony VenablesEpisode: "Christmas Special"
2021 Dalgliesh Dr. Eric Hewson2 episodes
2022 The Witchfinder RafeEpisode #1.2
The Midwich Cuckoos MichaelEpisode: "Bad Things"
2023 Beyond Paradise Andrew ParkerEpisode #1.4
Sister Boniface Mysteries Trevor SymondsEpisode: "The Good Samaritan"
The Full Monty James WarnerEpisode: "Leveling Up"
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office James Hartley2 episodes
Belgravia: The Next Chapter Dr. Kerry2 episodes
Professor T. Peter TierneyEpisode: "Attachment Issues"
Franklin Viscomte de Stormont / Lord David Stormont3 episodes
TBA Generation Z Sergeant ParrensterPost-production

Stage roles

Hollingworth won early roles in National Youth Theatre productions of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Threepenny Opera and The Master and Margarita opposite Matt Smith. [8]

He has worked extensively on stage, which include leading roles in Making Noise Quietly , [43] Our Country's Good , [6] [44] [45] An Intervention [46] and Earthquakes in London . [47] In 2011, he starred opposite Maxine Peake in The Deep Blue Sea at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. [48] [49]

Some of his other theatre credits include Women, Power and Politics at the Tricycle theatre, [46] For King and Country at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, [46] The Playboy of the Western World at the Nuffield Theatre (Southampton), [46] Ignition 2 at the Royal Court Upstairs, [46] The Power of Yes at the National Theatre, [50] Design for Living at the Old Vic [51] and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme at the Hampstead Theatre. [52]

His portrayal of Nick Clegg at the Tricycle Theatre caught the attention of fellow Keighley born Alastair Campbell. [53] In 2017 he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn’s trilogy of plays The Norman Conquests at Chichester Festival Theatre. [54]

Hollingworth was Offie-nominated for his role in The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2020. [55] He performed in Trouble In Mind at The National Theatre in 2021/2022. [56] He played Antony in Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra at The Globe Theatre in 2024. [57] The production won an award at the UK Theatre Awards in November 2024. [58] He went on to play the lead in the new Richard Bean play ‘Reykjavik’, returning to the Hampstead Theatre in November 2024. [59]

Radio roles

Hollingworth was runner-up in the BBC SoundStart Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in 2008. [60]

He appeared with Damian Lewis in series four and five of the BBC Radio 4 drama series Number 10 . [61] [62] Other work for Radio 4 includes the comedies Deadheading [63] [64] [65] and Modesty Blaise, both of which have 5 episodes each. [66] [67] He has often played multiple characters in the same production. [68]

Other work

Hollingworth plays the band manager in the music video for The Futureheads' single "Walking Backwards". [69] An award-winning student journalist, [70] he has written occasional pieces about acting. [71] His short plays have been performed in London at the Arcola, [72] Soho Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre. [73] His first full-length play Multitudes which is set in the City of Bradford, was performed at the Tricycle Theatre in February 2015, directed by artistic director Indhu Rubasingham. [4] [74] In 2018, Hollingworth wrote "Songs for the Seven Hills" for Sheffield Theatres for their community company The Sheffield People's Theatre.

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