Wilf Scolding

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Wilf Scolding
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Scolding at the 2021 German Comic Con
Born
Wilfred John Scolding

(1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 33)
Cambridge, England
Education Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Wilfred John Scolding (born 25 April 1990) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC One drama The Passing Bells (2014) and the Netflix series The One (2021). His films include Bees Make Honey (2017).

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Early life

Scolding was born in Cambridge. He attended Kingswood School in Bath. [1] He went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2013. [2]

Career

Upon graduating from drama school in 2013, Scolding made his professional stage debut in Strange Interlude at the National Theatre. He had his first major television role as Freddie in the 2014 BBC One war miniseries The Passing Bells . [3] This was followed by further stage roles in the English Touring Theatre production of Arcadia , [4] The Win Bin at the Old Red Lion, The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in 2015, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre Royal, Bath in 2016.

In 2017, Scolding made his feature film debut in Bees Make Honey . [5] As predicted by fans of the series in advance, [6] Scolding guest starred as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen opposite Aisling Franciosi as Lyanna Stark in a season 7 flashback of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones . [7] [8] Also in 2017, Scolding began voicing Christopher Carter in the BBC Radio 4 audio soap opera The Archers . [9] He has worked extensively with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who and original audio dramas. [10]

Scolding starred as John Martin alongside Peter Capaldi in the 2019 BBC television film adaptation of Martin's Close . He also appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson , and on stage in The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse and The Sweet Science of Bruising at Wilton's Music Hall. He had a main role as Ethan in the 2021 Netflix science fiction series The One . [11] In 2023, Scolding joined the cast of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre on the West End as Ernst Ludwig [12] [13] and played Captain Vanis Tigo in the Disney+ series Andor . [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Put DownJohnShort film
2017 Bees Make Honey Inspector Shoerope
2018The CouplingFreddie YipShort film
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Frank Doyle (Workman)
2023 Stockholm Bloodbath Johan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Skins BrunoEpisode: "Everyone"Doctors
2014 Doctors Jared KilkennyEpisode: "The Boy Narcissus"
The Passing Bells FreddieMiniseries
Borgia Anton van LalaingEpisode: "1506"
2016Six Wives with Lucy Worsley Thomas Culpepper Episode: "Divorced, Beheaded, Survived"
2017 Game of Thrones Rhaegar TargaryenEpisode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"
2018 Mrs Wilson Mike Shannon1 episode
2019 Martin's Close John MartinTelevision film
2021 The One EthanMain role
2022 Andor Captain Vanis Tigo5 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 FIFA 19 Terry Williams
Battlefield V
2020 Amnesia: Rebirth Various
2022 The Diofield Chronicle Castavere DunnowEnglish version
2023 Final Fantasy XVI English version

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Strange Interlude Gordon Evans National Theatre, London
2015 Arcadia Septimus Hodge Theatre Royal, Brighton / UK tour
The Win BinKnock Old Red Lion Theatre, London
The Glass Menagerie Jim Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Theatre Royal, Bath
2018 The Madness of George III Prince of Wales Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
2019The Sweet Science of BruisingGabriel Lamb Wilton's Music Hall, London
2023 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Playhouse Theatre, London

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The Confessions of Dorian GrayVarious Big Finish Original
2014Clayton GrangeDanny BBC Radio 4
2017Aliens Among UsPersonal trainerBig Finish Productions, episode: "Superiority Complex"
The New Adventures of Bernice SummerfieldMogron / RadioBig Finish Productions, 2 episodes
2017–present The Archers Christopher CarterBBC Radio 4
2018CiceroPisoBig Finish Original
TorchwoodAlejandro / CourtierBig Finish Productions, 2 episodes
LowBrian EnoBBC Radio 4 [15]
ClassChrisBig Finish Productions, episode: "Now You Know..."
The War MasterFirst SoldierBig Finish Productions, episode: "Sins of the Father"
2019PuckoonBBC Radio 4
2020The Sins of Captain JohnKing Charles II / TomBig Finish Productions, 2 episodes
ATA Girl 2Henry LloydBig Finish Original
Doctor Who: Main RangeCharles CrookshapBig Finish Productions, episode: "Thin Time"
Time Lord VictoriousGrothBig Finish Productions, episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction"
The Congress of Rough RidersNarrator Penguin Audio, novel by John Boyne
2022Gallifrey: Time WarVariousBig Finish Productions, 3 episodes
The Lost StoriesJassic / GuardBig Finish Productions, episode: "Mind of the Hodiac"
UNIT: Brave New WorldRoman Krojač / Professor Ian FenningBig Finish Productions, 2 episodes
2023Doctor Who: RedactedDroneBig Finish Productions, 4 episodes

Reference

  1. "Kingswood Welcomes Former Student And Actor Wilf Scolding Back To School". Kingswood School. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. "From RWCMD to The RNT". #RWCMD. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. "The Passing Bells - Freddie". BBC One. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. Peterson, Tyler (17 December 2014). "Dakota Blue Richards to Lead ARCADIA UK Tour; Full Cast Announced!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. Colageo, Gaby (10 July 2018). "Wilf Scolding Talks Bees Make Honey". Skewed & Reviewed. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. Davies, Megan (10 August 2017). "Game of Thrones fans think they've worked out who's playing Rhaegar Targaryen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. Thompson, Avery (29 August 2017). "Wilf Scolding: 5 Things To Know About The Actor Playing Rhaegar On 'Game Of Thrones". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. Rees, Katrina (26 September 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Wilf Scolding". CelebMix. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. "The Archers - Christopher Carter". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. "Wilf Scolding - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. Anderson, Hayley (14 March 2021). "The One cast: Who is Wilf Scolding? Meet actor behind Ethan". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. Tossell, Shaun (15 August 2023). "Nic Myers, Wilf Scolding, Jessica Kirton & more announced for West End production of Cabaret". Theatre Fan. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. "Wilf Scolding - Cabaret". Kit Kat Club. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. Sarrubba, Stefania (17 February 2023). "The Archers cast: Meet the main stars of the BBC Radio 4 soap". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. "Wilf Scolding". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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