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Jack Farthing

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Jack Farthing
Born (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 39)
North London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationWestminster School
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.

Early life

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Farthing was born and raised in North London; the son of gastroenterologist Michael Farthing,[1] he attended two independent schools: The Hall School, Hampstead, and Westminster School in central London.[2] He read History of Art at St Catherine's College, Oxford, before attending London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]

Career

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He is notable for playing Freddie Threepwood in Blandings (2013–2014) and villain George Warleggan in the BBC One drama series Poldark (2015–2019).[4][5][6] He also appeared as George Balfour in The Riot Club (2014), Marc Fisher in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Wedding Repeat (2020), and as Charles, Prince of Wales in the 2021 dramatic film Spencer.[7][8][9] In 2025, Farthing acted alongside Angelica Huston, Clarke Peters, and Matthew Rhys in the BBC three-part television series Towards Zero, an adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, playing the estranged nephew of Huston's matriarch.[10]

Personal life

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Farthing is in a relationship with actress and writer Hanako Footman, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets.[11]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role
2014 The Riot Club George Balfour
2015 Burn Burn Burn Dan
2016 Wild Andrew
2019 Official Secrets Andy Dumfries
2020 Love Wedding Repeat Marc
2021 The Lost Daughter Joe
Spencer Charles, Prince of Wales
2024 Electra Milo
2025 Islands Dave

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Pramface Mitchell Series 1, episode 4
Silk Patrick Telford Series 2, episode 3
2013
Dancing on the Edge Young Waiter Episode 3
Da Vinci's Demons Botticelli Series 1, episode 4
Agatha Christie's Poirot Gerald Paynter Series 13, episode 2
2013–2014 Blandings The Hon. Frederick Threepwood Series 1 & 2 (13 episodes)
2014 Cilla John Lennon Episodes 1 & 3[12]
2015–2019 Poldark George Warleggan Series 1–5 (43 episodes)
2018 The ABC Murders Donald Fraser Episodes 1–3
2020 Unsaid Stories Police Voice (voice) Episode 3
2022 Chloe Richard Episodes 1–6
2023 Rain Dogs Florian Selby Episodes 1–8
The Serial Killer's Wife Tom Episodes 1–4
2025 Towards Zero Thomas Royde All three episodes

References

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  1. ^ Dougary, Ginny (19 February 2019). "Poldark's Jack Farthing on playing George Warleggan, stripping off on camera and his crush on Timothée Chalamet". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ Goldsbrough, Susannah (29 October 2021). "Jack Farthing interview: 'I knew that I had to fight Prince Charles's corner'". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "LAMDA and RADA grads on screen in Poldark Series 2". Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ Walker-Arnott, Ellie (10 January 2013). "Meet the cast of BBC1's comedy drama Blandings". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Who's who in Poldark? A guide to the characters, from Demelza to Drake". The Sunday Telegraph. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ Wise, Louis (4 September 2016). "He's no heartless villain, he's just misunderstood". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "The Riot Club (2014)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ Elliott, Megan (10 April 2020). "'Love Wedding Repeat': Eleanor Tomlinson and Jack Farthing From 'Poldark' Reunite in New Netflix Rom-Com". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ Goldsmith, Annie (5 November 2021). "Everything We Know About Spencer: A New Film About Princess Diana". Town & Country magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ^ Mangan, Lucy (2 March 2025). "Towards Zero review – Anjelica Huston is at the peak of her powers in this fiendish Agatha Christie". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. ^ Towers, Emily (24 February 2024). "Jack Farthing from The Serial Killer's Wife: Co-star lover and all his roles to date". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Cilla". ITV Press Centre (Press release). 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
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