--- name: "Jack Farthing" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-farthing" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 October 1985" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T15:59:37.436666+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jack Farthing Actor. Born 14 October 1985 in London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 October 1985, London, England, UK - **Also known as:** 잭 파딩 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Farthing, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18549399, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4958046/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1287084 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Poldark*](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Jack Farthing > Jack Farthing gives polished, privileged men enough uncertainty to make them worth watching. We like his restraint and his contribution to *Poldark*, though the familiar class-conscious casting can make the work seem narrower than it needs to be. George Warleggan in *Poldark* (2015) makes it worth looking past the leading man. Farthing gives Ross's rival enough presence to hold our attention in a series firmly organised around Aidan Turner's appeal. His measured playing suits the ambitious, socially uncertain men he is often asked to portray. He is good at suggesting that someone with all the outward advantages might still feel he has something to prove. The early casting made that territory familiar. Freddie Threepwood in *Blandings* (2013–2014) brought him notice, and George Balfour in *The Riot Club* (2014) put him in another class-conscious setting. By the time *Poldark* made him more widely recognised, the risk of being treated simply as a posh actor was clear. Farthing has said he seeks parts that push against that type, and the wish is understandable. *Poldark* gives that quality time to develop over a long television run. Farthing is part of an ensemble that lets the romantic complications occupy our attention even when Ross is elsewhere. We warmed to the supporting cast because he, Eleanor Tomlinson and Kyle Soller gave those scenes enough personality to hold our attention without the lead. The reservation is with the writing: the bankers receive less patience than the romance. Farthing helps, but we would not pretend that his contribution makes the imbalance disappear. The film work includes Charles, Prince of Wales, in *Spencer* (2021), where his understated playing gives some thought to the person beneath the public role. There is also Joe in *The Lost Daughter* (2021), Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut. These are supporting roles, suited to the measured acting that makes his television work worth watching. *Rain Dogs* (2023) gives him a contemporary role as Florian Selby, a useful change of setting. We would like to see more directors ask something of him beyond variations on privilege, rather than leave him to find fresh uncertainty in another socially assured man. Start with *Poldark* for the ensemble, and allow for writing that gives its leading man rather more help. ## Biography Jack Farthing is a British actor. Born on 14 October 1985 in North London, he attended Westminster School and The Hall School, Hampstead. He read History of Art at St Catherine's College, Oxford, before studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Farthing is known for playing George Warleggan in the BBC series *Poldark* (2015–2019). Earlier television roles include Freddie Threepwood in *Blandings* (2013–2014) and Gerald Paynter in *Agatha Christie's Poirot*. His film credits include George Balfour in *The Riot Club* (2014), Andy Dumfries in *Official Secrets* (2019), Marc in *Love Wedding Repeat* (2020), Charles in *Spencer* (2021) and Joe in *The Lost Daughter* (2021). He has also appeared in stage productions at Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Court. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, as George Warleggan — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Rapture* (2026), series, as Frasier Melville - *Savage House* (2026), as Reginald Halifax - *Next Life* (2026), as Noah - *Islands* (2025), as Dave - *Electra* (2025), as Milo - *Towards Zero* (2025), series, as Thomas Royde - *The Serial Killer's Wife* (2023), series, as Tom Fairchild - *Rain Dogs* (2023), series, as Selby - *Chloe* (2022), series, as Richard Greenbank - *The Lost Daughter* (2021), as Joe - *Spencer* (2021), as Charles - *Industry* (2020), series, as The Commander — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md) - *Four* (2020), as The Young Man - *Unsaid Stories* (2020), series, as Police Voice (voice) - *Love Wedding Repeat* (2020), as Marc - *Official Secrets* (2019), as Andy Dumfries - *The ABC Murders* (2018), series, as Donald Fraser - *300 Years of French & Saunders* (2017), Acting - *Burn Burn Burn* (2016), as Dan - *Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wild* (2016), as Andrew - *Wild* (2016), as Andrew - *Rest Stop* (2015), Acting - *Poldark* (2015), series, as George Warleggan — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) - *The Riot Club* (2014), as George Balfour - *Cilla* (2014), series, as John Lennon - *Dancing on the Edge* (2013), series, as Young Waiter - *Blandings* (2013), series, as The Hon. Frederick Threepwood, Freddie Threepwood - *Pramface* (2012), series, as Mitchell - *Silk* (2011), series, as Patrick Telford - *Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2010), as Dumaine - *Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2010), as Benvolio - *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Gerald Paynter - *Gould Lover*, as Glenn Gould ## Gallery - ![Jack Farthing](https://film.one/media/person/766805/gallery-6ede386bd294.jpg) Jack Farthing — Image via TMDB - ![Jack Farthing](https://film.one/media/person/766805/gallery-baf3ab9bdc75.jpg) Jack Farthing — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/jack-farthing