---
name: "Jacob Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacob-anderson"
fi1m_id: "jacob-anderson"
imdb_id: "nm2760664"
tmdb_id: 964792
wikidata_id: "Q1677416"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 June 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T16:14:14.038317+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."
---

# Jacob Anderson

## Identity

Jacob Anderson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacob-anderson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacob-anderson
- **IMDb ID:** nm2760664
- **TMDB ID:** 964792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1677416
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677416, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2760664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/964792

Actor. Born 18 June 1990 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 June 1990, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Jacob Basil Anderson, Raleigh Ritchie
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (3), 2020s 67 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677416, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2760664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/964792

## Biography

Jacob Basil Anderson, also known as Raleigh Ritchie, is a British actor and musician. Born on 18 June 1990 in Bristol, England, he began acting professionally at the age of 16 after attending Cotham School in the city.

Anderson is known for his television roles as Grey Worm in *Game of Thrones* (2013–2019), Louis de Pointe du Lac in *Interview with the Vampire* (2022–present), Vinder in *Doctor Who* (2021–2022), and appearances in *Broadchurch* (2013) and *Episodes* (2012). His film credits include *Overlord* (2018) as Dawson and *Bad Apples* (2025) as Sam. As a musician, he has released the albums *You're a Man Now, Boy* (2016) and *Andy* (2020).

He has been married to actress Aisling Loftus since 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Bad Apples* (2026), Fi1m 67, as Sam — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-apples.md)
- *Broadchurch* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Dean Thomas — [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md)
- *Episodes* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Kevin — [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Grey Worm — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bad Apples* (2026), as Sam — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-apples.md)
- *The Vampire Lestat* (2026), series, as Louis de Pointe du Lac
- *Still Life* (2026), as Max
- *Timestalker* (2024), as Scipio
- *Slow Burn* (2023), as Tug
- *Interview with the Vampire* (2022), series, as Louis de Pointe du Lac
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Daniel Hall
- *Everything: The Real Thing Story* (2020), as Narrator
- *Britain's Child Drug Runners* (2019), as Narrator
- *Overlord* (2018), as Dawson
- *The Super Recogniser* (2017), as Scott
- *[ HI MAINTENANCE ]* (2016), as He · Director, Writer
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Grey Worm
- *The Mimic* (2013), series, as Steven Coombs
- *Broadchurch* (2013), series, as Dean Thomas — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md)
- *Comedown* (2012), as Lloyd
- *Offender* (2012), as Patrick
- *Demons Never Die* (2011), as Sachin
- *The Swarm* (2011), Actor
- *Injustice* (2011), series, as Simon (Young Offender)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Grey Worm — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Episodes* (2011), series, as Kevin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)
- *Chatroom* (2010), as Si
- *4.3.2.1* (2010), as Angelo
- *Royal Wedding* (2010), as Wesley
- *Gunrush* (2009), as Leo
- *Adulthood* (2008), as Omen
- *The Things I Haven't Told You* (2008), as Danny
- *West 10 LDN* (2008), as Benji
- *Primeval* (2007), series, as Lucien
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Ryan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Inston-Vee Vinder — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Dean Mitchell — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Dom Parke — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Good People, Bad Things*, as Tom
- *Queen of the Damned*, series, as Louis de Pointe du Lac

## Gallery

- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-3b77a2a880a7.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Jacob_Anderson_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg/1280px-Jacob_Anderson_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jacob Anderson and Conleth Hill speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, ](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-de8a097a384f.jpg) Jacob Anderson and Conleth Hill speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego,  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Jacob_Anderson_%26_Conleth_Hill_%2836121744826%29.jpg/1280px-Jacob_Anderson_%26_Conleth_Hill_%2836121744826%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-f57e472f516c.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-f220ed4a1a24.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-2e21ea9a7909.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-f907c11c8ae0.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacob Anderson](https://film.one/media/person/94247/gallery-eba060d172e6.jpg) Jacob Anderson — Image via TMDB

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