John Light (actor)

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John Light
Born
John Andrew Light

(1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 50)
Birmingham, England
Education King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007;div. 2011)​

John Andrew Light (born 30 September 1973) is an English television, theatre, and film actor. He has received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for his supporting performance in the play Taken at Midnight (2014).

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Career

Light appeared as Henry Lennox (with Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe) in the BBC production North and South from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. He played the title character (the son of Rudyard Kipling) in the original Hampstead Theatre production of David Haig's My Boy Jack (1997).

An early screen role came in Cider with Rosie (1998). He played Lord Edward Fitzgerald in the 1999 serialised adaptation of “Aristocrats” by Stella Tillyard. He portrayed British pilot Robert Newman in the German film Dresden , in which he spoke German; and played Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany in the 2003 film The Lion in Winter alongside Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. He played Satan in two films released in 2005 which were titled The Prophecy: Uprising and The Prophecy: Forsaken . He also appeared in the title role of the 2009 play A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine . [1]

In 2011, he appeared in an episode of BBC TV series Silk as Alan Bradley, a man accused of rape.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, he appeared as Chief Inspector Roger Nelson in the BBC TV series WPC 56 (series 1), and he appeared as Hercule Flambeau, nemesis of Father Brown, in the BBC TV series Father Brown , a role he has reprised in a recurring capacity. [2]

Has appeared as Professor Felix Garwood in Lewis (2014 series 8 episode 2, both parts (The Lions of Nemea)) [3] and in the pilot episode of the prequel Endeavour .

In 2016, he appeared as Dacourt in the ITV series Maigret episode 1.2 "Maigret's Dead Man". [4]

Light is a prolific stage actor. [5] His theatre performances include the Complete Works Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he starred in Sean Holmes' Julius Caesar as Brutus and in Rupert Goold's The Tempest as Caliban. In 2012, he appeared as the titular character in Thom Pain (based on nothing) , a role for which critics praised him. [6]

In 2015, Light starred in the play Taken at Midnight with Penelope Wilton. He received a nomination for an Olivier for Best Supporting Actor in a Play. [7] Soon after he starred as Escamillo in Carmen Disrupted with Sharon Small. [8]

In late 2016 through early 2017, he was in a limited run of Mary Stuart along with Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams at the Almeida. [9] He continued the role after the play transferred to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre in 2018. [10] [11]

In January 2019, it was announced that John Light would join the cast of Florian Zeller's "The Son." The play ran at the Kiln Theatre from 20 February 2019 through 6 April 2019. [12] He reprised the role in the West End production in autumn 2019 at the Duke of York's Theatre. [13]

He also appeared in Agatha Raisin "The Curious Curate" as Richard Binser (2019) and in Midsomer Murders "Death of the small Coppers" as Luke Fawcett (2018)

Light joined the cast of "Uncle Vanya" at the Theatre Royal Bath for a limited run in summer 2019. The production marked the directorial debut of Rupert Everett. [14] During rehearsals, Everett accidentally injured Light's eye, which later led to Light falling off stage. Light performed using a crutch. [15]

In 2022, Light appeared as a Confederate soldier in Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series).

Personal life

In 2005, Light began dating Canadian film and television actress Neve Campbell. They became engaged in December 2005, and married on 5 May 2007 in Malibu, California. [16] Campbell filed for divorce from Light on 30 June 2010 in Los Angeles. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Five Seconds to SparePaisley
2001 Investigating Sex Peter
2001 Band of Brothers Lieutenant Colonel O. DobieEpisode 5 "Crossroads"
2002 Purpose John Elias
2003 Cambridge Spies James AngletonTV miniseries
2003 The Lion in Winter GeoffreyTV movie
2004 North & South Henry LennoxTV miniseries
2005 Heights Peter
2005 The Prophecy: Uprising John Reigart/Satan
2005 The Prophecy: Forsaken John Reigart/Lucifer
2006 Scoop Poker Player
2006 Dresden Robert Newman
2007 Partition Walter Hankins
2008Four SeasonsSimon Maxwell
2011 Albert Nobbs Mr. Smythe-Willard
2011 Silk Alan Bradley
2011 Vera Andrew Franks
2012 Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter Jason Fox
2013 Jo Pierre LambertSeason 1, episode 6
2013 WPC 56 Chief Inspector Roger Nelson5 episodes
2014 Lewis Felix Garwood2 episodes
2014 Atlantis Diagoras2 episodes
2016 Mars Paul Richardson2 episodes
2016 Maigret DacourtSeason 1, episode 2
2018 Midsomer Murders Luke FawcettSeason 20, episode 2
2019 Agatha Raisin Richard BilsnerSeason 2, episode 3
2021 There's Always Hope LukeTV movie
2021 Around the World in 80 Days Ambrose AbernathySeason 1, episode 7
2022 Murder in Provence Dr. Marcel VannierSeason 1, episode 3
2024 Showtrial Season 2, episode 1
2013-2024 Father Brown Hercule Flambeau Recurring, 12 episodes

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  2. ↑ Hoffman, Grace (18 January 2022). "Father Brown actor's life and ex-marriage to major Hollywood movie star". oxfordshirelive. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Carmen Disruption". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mary Stuart". Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Tour archive for Mary Stuart (Play). 15th January 2018-28th April 2018 [TOUR]". Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Full-Cast-Announced-For-Uk-Premiere-Of-Florian-Zellers-THE-SON-20190114 Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine , https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/amanda-abbington-to-star-in-florian-zellers-the-son/ Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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