Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is an English actor. He played the role of Francis Weston in the BBC series Wolf Hall (2015), Francesco Salviati in Medici (2018), Townes in the Netflix chess period drama The Queen's Gambit (2020), Grigory Petrov in The Great (2023), detective Charles Whiteman in Bodies (2023), and Brian Epstein in Midas Man (2024). Fortune-Lloyd has also appeared in the films Crooked House (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and See How They Run (2021).
Early life and education Jacob Fortune-Lloyd was born in the London Borough of Hillingdon, the son of Scottish journalist John Lloyd. He is Jewish.
He studied at St. Anne's College at Oxford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. He then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2014. As a student, he performed in a number of plays, including Agamemnon, The Man of Mode, Guys & Dolls, and medieval mystery plays.
Career As a theatre actor, Fortune-Lloyd starred in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company theatre and other productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merchant of Venice The Moderate Soprano, Macbeth, and Othello.
He starred as Archbishop Francesco Salviati in the medieval drama series Medici in 2018, and has appeared as a Sith fleet officer in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX). He starred as Francis Weston for five episodes of the BAFTA-winning series Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance, Claire Foy, and Jonathan Pryce. Fortune-Lloyd starred as D.L. Townes for four episodes of the Netflix chess miniseries The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.
In 2021, Fortune-Lloyd appeared as Gideon Tooms in the week 15 episode of Midsomer Murders.
He was cast as the Beatles' former manager Brian Epstein in the film Midas Man, which began filming in 2021.
In 2023, Fortune-Lloyd appeared as Ricky Monke in the TV series The Power. He also plays The Duke of Buckingham in two French action adventure films, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady, in a cast that includes Vincent Cassel and Eva Green.
Recognition In 2022, Fortune-Lloyd was named in Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" for all his film, television, and theatre work to date.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Crooked House Brent 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Sith Fleet Officer 2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover AndrewCapture Jamie Short film2022 Canyon Del Muerto Jean Charlot See How They Run Gio2023 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan The Duke of Buckingham The Three Musketeers: Milady The Duke of Buckingham 2024 Midas Man Brian Epstein TBA As Deep as the Grave Jean Charlot Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Wolf Hall Francis Weston 5 episodes 2016 The Living and the Dead 1920s Man Episode 6 2017 The Collection Cesar 3 episodes: "The Weekend", "The Afterglow", "The Launch" 2018 Medici Francesco Salviati Season 2–7 episodes Endeavour Don Mercer Series 5 episode 3: "Passenger"2020 Strike Back Spiegel 2 episodes: "Vendetta": Part 3 and 4 The Queen's Gambit Townes 3 episodes: "Exchanges", "Doubled Pawns", "End Game" 2021 Midsomer Murders Gideon Tooms Season 22 episode 2: "The Stitcher Society"2023 The Power Ricky Monke Recurring role The Great Grigory Petrov Season 3–6 episodes Bodies DS Karl "Charles Whiteman" Weissman Main role2025The Rig Darian York Season 2Bookish Stewart Howard 2026Steal DCI Demetrius "Rhys" Covaci Main role
Live streaming theatre Year Title Role2015 Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merchant of Venice Bassanio Royal Shakespeare Company: Othello Cassio 2018 Oscar Wilde Season: The Importance of Being Earnest John Worthing
Music video Year Title Artist Role 2021 "How Does It Feel" London Grammar Main male
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External links
Pindrop Profile Jacob Fortune-Lloyd - MFI Profile Jacob Fortune-Lloyd - Showreel