Jordan Bolger

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Jordan Bolger
Born
Jordan Bolger

(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29)
Radford, England, UK
Alma mater Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Jordan Bolger (born 9 November 1994) is an English actor. He has performed in television notably in Peaky Blinders , The 100 and The Book of Boba Fett . 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, 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. Cousins of Carla Becky & Rhiannon Bolger. 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 the supporting role, Malik, in the acclaimed 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 The Crow Post-production [8]

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

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