JF
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English actor
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
14 October 1985(London, England, UK)
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Education:
University of Oxford
Westminster School
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is an English actor who is notable for playing Freddie Threepwood in Blandings (2013–2014) and as villain George Warleggan in the BBC One drama series Poldark (2015–2019). He also appeared as George Balfour in The Riot Club (2014) and Marc Fisher in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Wedding Repeat (2020).
Early life and career
Born and raised in North London, Farthing has described his childhood as "lovely". He was educated at Westminster School, before reading History of Art at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and then attending London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Farthing has performed at the Royal Court Theatre and had a small role in Stephen Poliakoff's series Dancing on the Edge.
Television
| 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 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | BBC One TV series 1 |
| Dancing on the Edge | Young Waiter | BBC Two TV series 1 episode 3 | |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Botticelli | Fox TV series 1 episode 4 | |
| Poirot: The Big Four | Gerald Paynter | ITV | |
| 2014 | Blandings | The Hon. Frederick Threepwood | BBC One TV series 2 |
| Cilla | John Lennon | ITV TV series (2 episodes) | |
| 2015–2019 | Poldark | George Warleggan | BBC One |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Donald Fraser | BBC One |