| Jack Farthing | |
| Birth Date: | 1985 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | North London, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.
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]
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 Charles, Prince of Wales in the drama Spencer (2021).[7] [8] [9]
Farthing is in a relationship with actress and writer Hanako Footman, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Riot Club | George Balfour | Directed by Lone Scherfig |
| 2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Dan | Directed by Chanya Button |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | Andy Dumfries | Directed by Gavin Hood |
| 2020 | Love Wedding Repeat | Marc | Directed by Dean Craig |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter | Joe | Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Spencer | Charles, Prince of Wales | Directed by Pablo Larraín |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pramface | Mitchell | BBC Three TV series 1 episode 4 | |
| Silk | Patrick Telford | BBC One TV series 2 episode 3 | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| Dancing on the Edge | Young Waiter | BBC Two TV series 1 episode 3 | ||
| Da Vinci's Demons | Botticelli | Fox TV series 1 episode 4 | ||
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Gerald Paynter | ITV series 13 episode 2 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | BBC One TV series 1-2 | |
| 2014 | Cilla | John Lennon | ITV TV series (2 episodes)[11] | |
| 2015–2019 | Poldark | George Warleggan | BBC One | |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Donald Fraser | BBC One | |
| 2022 | Chloe | Richard | BBC One TV series | |
| 2023 | Rain Dogs | Florian Selby | BBC One TV series | |
| The Serial Killer's Wife | Tom | Paramount+ | ||
| TBA | Towards Zero | Filming[12] |