Jack Farthing (born 14 October 1985) is a British actor.
Early life Farthing was born and raised in North London, the son of gastroenterologist Michael Farthing. He attended two independent schools: The Hall School, Hampstead, and Westminster School in central London. He read History of Art at St Catherine's College, Oxford, before attending London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career He is notable for playing Freddie Threepwood in Blandings (2013–2014) and villain George Warleggan in the BBC One drama series Poldark (2015–2019). He has also appeared as George Balfour in The Riot Club (2014), Marc Fisher in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Wedding Repeat (2020), Joe in Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter and as Charles, Prince of Wales in the 2021 dramatic film Spencer. For his work as Selby in HBO/BBC Rain Dogs (2023) he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series. 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.
Personal life Farthing is married to actress and writer Hanako Footman, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film Year Title RoleRef. 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 2026 Savage House Reginald Halifax Next Life Noah Completed
Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 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 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 Amadeus Alexander Pushkin Episode 5 2026The RaptureFrasier MevilleEpisodes 1–5
References
External links
Jack Farthing at the British Film Institute