Jonathan Bailey is an English actor who has worked in several theatre, television, film, radio, musical recording, and video game productions since his professional debut in 1995. His accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of Les Misérables . He has since starred in contemporary plays such as The York Realist in 2018 and Cock in 2022; in classical plays like Othello in 2013 and King Lear in 2017; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of The Last Five Years in 2016 and the West End gender-swapped revival of Company for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019.
On screen, Bailey starred in the action-adventure series Leonardo (2011–2012) and the musical-comedy Groove High (2012–2013) before becoming known for the crime drama Broadchurch (2013–2015) and the comedy Crashing (2016). He gained wider recognition for his roles in the Regency romance series Bridgerton (2020–present) and the political miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023) which won him a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Bailey has since played Fiyero in the musical fantasy film Wicked (2024).
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Bramwell | William Kilshaw | Series 3, episode 6 | [23] |
Bright Hair | Ben Devenish | Television film | [24] [25] | |
1998 | Alice through the Looking Glass | Lewis, as a child | Television film | [26] |
2001 | Baddiel's Syndrome | Josh | Main role | [27] |
2003 | Ferrari | Alfredo Ferrari | Television film | |
2004 | Playing a Part: The Story of Claude Cahun | Man Ray | Documentary film | [28] |
2005 | The Golden Hour | Stephen Martin | Episode 4 | [12] |
Walk Away and I Stumble | Justin | Television film | [29] | |
2007 | Doctors | Johnno Mitchum | Episode: "See You in the Morning" | [27] |
2008 | The Bill | Chris Villiers | Episode: "The Hit" | [27] |
2009 | Off the Hook | Danny Gordon | Main role | [30] |
2010 | Lewis | Titus Mortmaigne | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" | [12] |
2011 | Campus | Flatpack | Main role | [31] |
2011–2012 | Leonardo | Leonardo da Vinci | Main role | [32] |
2012 | Pramface | Glynn | Episode: "Edinburgh... in Scotland" | [33] |
Me and Mrs Jones | Alfie | Main role | [34] | |
2012–2013 | Groove High | Tom Mason | Main role | [35] |
2013 | Some Girls | Nick the Counsellor | Series 2, episode 1 | [36] |
Fifty Years on Stage | Valentine Coverly | TV movie; Segment: "Arcadia" | ||
2013–2015 | Broadchurch | Olly Stevens | 16 episodes | [37] |
2014 | Doctor Who | Psi | Series 8, episode 5: “Time Heist” | [38] |
2014–2017 | W1A | Jack Patterson | Recurring role (series 1) Main role (series 2–3) | [39] |
2016 | Crashing | Sam | Main role | [40] |
Hooten & the Lady | Edward | 6 episodes | [41] | |
2017 | Chewing Gum | Ash | Series 2, episode 2: “Replacements” | [42] |
2018 | Jack Ryan | Lance Miller | 2 episodes | [43] |
2020–present | Bridgerton | Lord Anthony Bridgerton | Main role | [44] |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | Himself | Guest judge (Series 1); Episode: "West End Wendys" | [45] |
2023 | Fellow Travelers | Tim Laughlin | Main role; Miniseries | [46] |
2024 | The Traitors: The Movie | Harry | For Comic Relief | [47] |
Heartstopper | Jack Maddox | Season 3, episode 6: “Body” | [48] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Five Children and It | Cyril | [49] | |
2007 | Permanent Vacation | Max Bury | [50] | |
St Trinian's | Caspar | [51] | ||
Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Courtier | |||
2013 | NT Live: Othello | Cassio | Recording | [52] |
2014 | Testament of Youth | Geoffrey Thurlow | [53] | |
2016 | The Young Messiah | Herod | [54] | |
2017 | The Mercy | Ian Wheeler | [55] | |
2021 | Best Birthday Ever | Father | Voice role | [56] |
2024 | Wicked | Fiyero | [57] | |
Up the Catalogue | Jeremy | [58] | ||
2025 | Jurassic World Rebirth † | Dr. Henry Loomis | [59] | |
Wicked: For Good † | Fiyero |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Life in the Freezer | Ros | BBC Radio 4 | [60] |
South Downs | Jeremy Duffield | [61] | ||
Ed Reardon's Week: The Intern | Alex | [62] | ||
2014 | By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier | Browne-Clayton / Capt of the 35th | [63] | |
2015 | Red and Blue | Mark Longham | [64] | |
2016 | The Forsytes | Jon | [65] | |
Deliverers | Lee | [66] | ||
2017 | Just One Damned Thing After Another | David Sussman | Audible | [67] |
2018 | Cast Long Shadows | Narrator | Audiobook | [68] |
Home Front | Daniel Marriott | BBC Radio 4 | [69] | |
Somewhere Beyond the Sea | Narrator | Audiobook | [70] | |
2020 | The Flip Side | Narrator | [71] | |
Hell Cats | Captain Jack Rackham | Audible | [72] | |
2021 | Hot White Heist | Eddie | [73] | |
2022 | Love Letter From an Englishman | Narrator | Calm | [74] |
2023 | The Showstopper | Narrator | BBC Radio 2 | [75] |
Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
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2014 | Forza Horizon 2 | Dan Williams | |
2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Rhys Shipley | [76] |
2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Enigmatic Figure | [77] |
2019 | Anthem | Gunther, Off-Duty Sentinel, Fort Newcomer, Customer, Laborer | |
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Crystal Exarch | [27] | |
2021 | Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | G'raha Tia, Growingway | [78] |
2024 | Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | G'raha Tia | [79] |
TBA | Squadron 42 | Aaron Seetow |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | American Psycho (Original Cast Recording) | Concord Music Group | [80] |
2019 | Company (London Cast Recording) | Warner Classics | [81] |
2024 | Wicked (Movie Soundtrack) | Republic Records and Verve Records | [82] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Outstanding Newcomer | South Downs | Nominated | [83] |
2018 | BroadwayWorld UK Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a New Production of a Musical | Company | Nominated | [84] |
2019 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Nominated | [85] | |
Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Won | [86] | ||
2023 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Performer in a Play | Cock | Nominated |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [87] |
2022 | National Television Awards | Best Drama Performance | Nominated | [88] | |
Rainbow Honours | Media Moment of the Year | Nominated | [89] | ||
TV Choice Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [90] | ||
2024 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Fellow Travelers | Won | [91] |
Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Won | [92] | ||
Dorian TV Awards | Best Supporting TV Performance – Drama | Won | [93] | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated | [94] | ||
Astra TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Won | [95] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Astra Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Wicked | Nominated | [95] |
Best Cast Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | [96] | ||
Michigan Movie Critics Guild | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [97] | ||
San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [98] | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [99] | ||
St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [100] | ||
New York Film Critics Online | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [101] | ||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Ensemble Cast | Pending | [102] |
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