Robert Wilfort

Robert Wilfort
Born	Robert Kenneth Wilfort (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 48) Porthcawl, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present

Robert Kenneth Wilfort (born 20 April 1977)^{[ citation needed ]} is a Welsh actor from Porthcawl, who has made many appearances on British television and film. He is best known for his role as Jason West in BBC's Gavin & Stacey . His other television appearances have included roles in series such as Wolf Hall and Bridgerton .

Early life

Wilfort was born in Porthcawl, Wales and now lives in South England with his long-term partner.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Wilfort's film roles have included Dr Simon Griffith in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002) and Rita Skeeter's photographer in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He also had a minor role in The Libertine (2004) and co-starred in Man Up (2015).

Wilfort played the history teacher Tom Barkley in the E4 teen drama series Skins and Mr Fisher in BBC's White Van Man . He also has a recurring role as Jason West in the BAFTA award-winning TV show Gavin & Stacey , the role for which he is best known. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

In 2008, he appeared in his underwear in an advert for Barclaycard, where he descends an enormous water slide from his city office, all the way through the city and back to his home. ^[5] In addition, he featured in adverts for Crunchy Nut cereal and the London recycling campaign.

Since 2015, Wilfort has been the voice of Samson (UK/US) in the CGI series of Thomas & Friends . Also in 2015 he appeared as George Cavendish in the BBC's adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novel Wolf Hall ^[6] and in Bridgerton . ^[7] In 2015 and 2016 he played Bob Cratchit in the BBC drama Dickensian .^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2018, he played the role of Lord Liverpool in Mike Leigh's Peterloo Theatre credits include plays at Chichester Festival Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Soho Theatre, Trafalgar Studios and Theatre Clwyd. ^[8]

In 2022, Wilfort portrayed Spike Milligan in the touring production of SPIKE, written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. ^[9] Then in May 2023, he appeared in episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ross Hutchinson. ^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	All or Nothing	Doctor
2004	The Life and Death of Peter Sellers	Motorcycle Delivery Man
2004	The Libertine	Huysmans
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Bozo the Photographer
2008	Me and Orson Welles	Radio Director
2011	Hundreds and Thousands	Jonathan
2012	8 Minutes Idle	Bryan
2014	A Wonderful Christmas Time	Gary Greene
2015	Brand New-U	Surgeon Two Peter	Titled as Identicalsin the United States
2015	Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure	Samson (voice)	UK/US versions Uncredited
2015	Man Up	Ryan
2016	Grimsby	Harold Lowsley
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Nobleman
2016	Thomas & Friends: The Great Race	Samson and a Great Railway Show Judge (voice)	UK/US versions
2018	Peterloo	Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
2018	Last Summer	Dr. Glyn Davies
2021	The Dig	Billy Lyons

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Murder Most Horrid	Gaunt Jr.	Episode: "Frozen"
1999	High Hopes: Saving Private Ryan	Hoffman	Television movie
1999	The Blonde Bombshell	Lewis	Episode: "#1.2" Television miniseries
2002	Grass	PC Harriet	8 episodes
2002	Holby City	JB Fallows	Episode: "High Risk"
2003	Lucky Jim	Evan Johns	Television movie
2003	The Bill	Clive Kittle	Episode: "180: Lured in to the Trap"
2004	Comedy Lab	Various	Episode: "Clitheroe"
2005–2007	Coronation Street	Estate Agent	3 episodes
2006	Pulling	Brian	Episode: "#1.2"
2007	Raging	Various Characters	Television movie
2007–2010, 2019, 2024	Gavin & Stacey	Jason West [11] [12]	8 episodes - including 2019 Christmas Special and Gavin and Stacey: the finale
2007	Skins	Tom	3 episodes
2008	M.I. High	Nigel	Episode: "The Big Bling"
2008	Beautiful People	Mr. Bell	Episode: "How I Got My Nose"
2009	Casualty	Steve	Episode: "Not Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings"
2010	The Persuasionists	Peter	Episode: "Being Creative"
2010	Ashes to Ashes	Rick Travers	Episode: "#3.5"
2010	D.O.A.	Danny	Television movie
2011	Campus	Customer No. 1	Episode: "Publication, Publication, Publication"
2012	White Van Man	Mr. Fisher	Episode: "Charity"
2012	Doctors	Craig Snelling	Episode: "The Woman at the Bus Stop"
2013	Love Matters	Jobsy	Episode: "Officially Special"
2013	Casualty	Mike Priestly	Episode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2014	Citizen Khan	Gabe	Episode: "A Khan Family Christmas"
2015	Wolf Hall	George Cavendish	Episodes: "Three Card Trick" and "Entirely Beloved"
2015–2018	Thomas & Friends	Samson (voice)	UK/US versions Recurring cast
2015–2016	Dickensian	Bob Cratchit	20 episodes
2015	Jekyll and Hyde	Hotel Manager	Episode: "The Harbinger"
2016	Power Monkeys	Brett	6 episodes
2017	Endeavour	Lester Fagen	Episode: "Lazaretto"
2019	Piss Off, I Love You	Hugh	Recurring cast
2019	The Crown	Documentary Director	Episode: "Bubbikins"
2020	Cursed	Royal Aide	Episode: "Nimue"
2021	Sex Education		Series 3
2021	Tear Along the Dotted Line	Additional cast (voice)	Episode: "Episode 6"
2022	Bridgerton	Mr Finch	Series 2, 2 episodes
2023	Vera	Cal Wallace	Series 12 Episode 1: "Against the Tide"
2023	Doctors	Terry Hutchinson	Recurring role

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	Additional Multiplayer Voices (voice)

References

1. "Gavin & Stacey Christmas special might reveal what happened on that fishing trip". Metro. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. "Gavin & Stacey cast actually drank during Christmas pub scene". Radio X. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
3. Leggett, Tabatha. "9 Years Later, This Is What The Cast Of "Gavin And Stacey" Look Like". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. Clements, Laura (3 December 2018). "This is what the cast of Gavin and Stacey look like now". walesonline. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
5. Yaqoob, Janine (21 December 2019). "Gavin and Stacey stars had 'real drinks' for boozy Christmas special pub scene". mirror. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
6. Laura Clements (3 December 2018). "This is what the cast of Gavin and Stacey look like now". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
7. Jacob Bush (20 September 2022). "Interview: Actor Robert Wilfort on the UK tour of SPIKE". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
8. "Robert Wilfort featured in Peterloo, directed by Mike Leigh". 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
9. "SPIKE". spiketheplay.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
10. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael goes UNDERCOVER!". What to Watch . (Future plc). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
11. Levine, Nick (2 December 2020). "'Gavin & Stacey' Stars to Reunite for Christmas Day Radio Show". www.bbcamerica.com. BBC America . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
12. Gordon, Naomi (12 September 2020). "James Corden says another Gavin & Stacey special would be the final part". www.prima.co.uk. Prima. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

• Robert Wilfort at IMDb