Jordan Bolger | |
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Born | Jordan Bolger Radford, England, UK |
Alma mater | Tring Park School for the Performing Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–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 .
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2014 | Will You Kill Me Now? | AJ | ||
2015 | Is This Rape?: Sex on Trial | Phil | ||
2015 | War | Darryl | ||
2016 | The Habit of Beauty | Kevin | ||
2016 | Don't Knock Twice | Danny | ||
2016 | iBoy | Danny | ||
2018 | Scarborough | Daz | ||
2020 | Caramaka: Worlds Apart | Caramaka | ||
2021 | Tom & Jerry | Cameron | ||
2022 | The Woman King | Malik | ||
2024 | Heavyweight | Diamond Derek Douglas | ||
2024 | The Crow | Post-production [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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