Jack Farthing

Biography

Jack was born in 1985 and grew up in his native London, attending Westminster School and the Hall School, Hampstead, where he got into acting . From Oxford University he went to study acting at LAMDA but left when he was spotted and cast as Benvolio at the Globe Theatre, taking part in other productions there, as well as at the Orange Tree, Richmond and the Royal Court. Here he was seen by casting director Andy Pryor who got him into television, with a small role in the period drama 'Dancing on the Edge' and a more substantial, recurring part as Freddie, daft son of the house in 'Blandings'. Now an established television face he has appeared in the likes of 'Poirot' and the remake of 'Poldark'.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Gerald Paynter

Dancing on the Edge

Young Waiter

Poldark

George Warleggan

Blandings

The Hon. Frederick Threepwood

Blandings

Freddie Threepwood

Pramface

Mitchell

Cilla

John Lennon

The ABC Murders

Donald Fraser

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Islands	Dave
2024	Electra	Milo
2021	Spencer	Charles
2021	The Lost Daughter	Joe
2020	Four	The Young Man
2020	Love Wedding Repeat	Marc
2019	Official Secrets	Andy Dumfries
2017	300 Years of French & Saunders
2016	Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wild	Andrew
2016	Burn Burn Burn	Dan
2016	Wild	Andrew
2016	Poldark Revealed	Self / George Warleggan
2014	The Riot Club	George Balfour
2010	Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe	Benvolio
2010	Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe	Dumaine
	Savage House	Reginald Halifax
	Night and Day
	Next Life

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Towards Zero	Thomas Royde
2023	The Serial Killer's Wife	Tom Fairchild
2023	Rain Dogs	Selby
2022	Chloe	Richard Greenbank
2020	Unsaid Stories	Police Voice (voice)
2018	The ABC Murders	Donald Fraser
2015	Poldark	George Warleggan
2014	Cilla	John Lennon
2013	Blandings	The Hon. Frederick Threepwood
2013	Dancing on the Edge	Young Waiter
2013	Blandings	Freddie Threepwood
2012	Pramface	Mitchell
1989	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Gerald Paynter