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name: "Jarvis Cocker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jarvis-cocker"
roles: ["Actor","Composer"]
born: "19 September 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T04:24:05.595787+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."
---

# Jarvis Cocker

Actor and composer. Born 19 September 1963 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Composer
- **Born:** 19 September 1963, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Pulp, Jarvis Branson Cocker

## Biography

Jarvis Branson Cocker is an English musician and actor. He was born on 19 September 1963 in Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Cocker is best known as the founder and frontman of the band Pulp. As an actor he has appeared in films including *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), *The French Dispatch* (2021), *Asteroid City* (2023) and *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023). He contributed original music to the television series *This Is Going to Hurt* (2022) and appears as himself in the documentary *Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?* (2026).

*Sources: theguardian.com, rottentomatoes.com, nme.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as Other Cowboy — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *This Is Going to Hurt* (2022), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-going-to-hurt.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Petey (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?* (2026), Actor

## Also known for

- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Band Lead Singer
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Tip-top
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023), Canasta Player / Manor Guest / Friend of Henry Sugar / Casino Entrance Man
- *The House* (2022), Developer (voice)
- *Lemmy* (2010), Self
- *The Good Night* (2007), Self
- *Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets* (2014), Himself

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