Jordan Bolger

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Jordan Bolger
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Jordan Bolger

Radford, England, UK
Alma mater Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Jordan Bolger is an English actor. He has performed in television, notably in Peaky Blinders , The 100 , The Book of Boba Fett , and This Town . In film, he is known for side roles in Tom & Jerry and The Woman King .

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Early life and education

Bolger was born in Radford, Coventry, England, to a Jamaican father and English mother, and has a brother Daniell. He was brought up by his single mother Liz, who is a gym instructor. He did taekwondo and kickboxing as a youth. [1]

He trained as a dancer at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. [2]

Career

Originally intending to be a professional dancer, Bolger injured himself at a dancing audition and decided to audition as an actor instead. [3] His first acting role was as Isaiah Jesus in the British period crime drama television series Peaky Blinders . He made 13 appearances in the show from 2014 to 2017, before exiting the show due to clashing schedules. [4] In 2018, he appeared on the post-apocalyptic science fiction drama The 100 , cast as Miles Ezekial Shaw. [5]

In 2021, he made his Hollywood debut in a side role in the comedy film Tom & Jerry . [6] In 2022, he was cast as the recurring character Skad in the Star Wars spinoff television series The Book of Boba Fett . [7] He appeared in a supporting role, Malik, in the 2022 film The Woman King . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Will You Kill Me Now?AJ
2015 Is This Rape?: Sex on Trial Phil
2015WarDarryl
2016The Habit of BeautyKevin
2016 Don't Knock Twice Danny
2016 iBoy Danny
2018 Scarborough Daz
2020Caramaka: Worlds ApartCaramaka
2021 Tom & Jerry Cameron
2022 The Woman King Malik
2024 Heavyweight Diamond Derek Douglas
2024 The Crow Chance

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014-2017 Peaky Blinders Isaiah Jesus
2015 Casualty Matt Conley
2015 The Dumping Ground Zach
2017 Into the Badlands Tate
2017 In the Dark East
2018 The Long Song Nimrod
2018-2019 The 100 Miles Ezekial Shaw
2019 David Makes Man Shinobi
2022 The Book of Boba Fett Skad
2024 This Town Gregory Williams

Notes

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