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Simon Farnaby

Acting
Known For

52 Years Old

Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children's entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts, as well as writing for film.  Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film, and was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moment. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Farnaby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Yorkshire, England, UK on 2nd April 1973

All Credits

Coronation Street Image
Coronation Street
Greg Bamfield
Wonka Image
Wonka
Basil, Zoo Security Guard
Ghosts Image
Ghosts
Julian Fawcett
Horrible Histories Image
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories Image
Horrible Histories
Various
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Image
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Blue Five
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Image
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Lord Saltley
Paddington in Peru Image
Paddington in Peru
Barry the Air Steward
Utopia Image
Utopia
Marcus
Not Going Out Image
Not Going Out
Scott Perry
Bill Image
Bill
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Paddington 2 Image
Paddington 2
Barry
Fat Slags Image
Fat Slags
Ventriloquist
Paddington Image
Paddington
Barry
Detectorists Image
Detectorists
Art
All Stars Image
All Stars
Foreman
The Mighty Boosh Image
The Mighty Boosh
Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby
The Mighty Boosh Image
The Mighty Boosh
Harold Boom
The Mighty Boosh Image
The Mighty Boosh
Marcus Hoffman
Trafalgar Square Image
Trafalgar Square
Kris
Yonderland Image
Yonderland
Various
Jam and Jerusalem Image
Jam and Jerusalem
Samuel 'Spike' Pike
Christopher Robin Image
Christopher Robin
Taxi Driver
The Yellow House Image
The Yellow House
Henri
This Time with Alan Partridge Image
This Time with Alan Partridge
Sam Chatwin
Crackanory Image
Crackanory
Various
Your Highness Image
Your Highness
Manious the Bold
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party Image
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
Mindhorn Image
Mindhorn
Clive Parnevik
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy Image
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
George Orwell
Burke & Hare Image
Burke & Hare
William Wordsworth
Angelo's Image
Angelo's
Kris
Bunny and the Bull Image
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny
The Phantom of the Open Image
The Phantom of the Open
Laurent Lambert
No Image
The House of Windsor
Sean Sutcliffe
Blunder Image
Blunder
Spoons Image
Spoons
The Golf War Image
The Golf War
Stuart Ogilvy
Paddington Meets The Queen Image
Paddington Meets The Queen
Butler
An A to Z of Paddington Image
An A to Z of Paddington
Self
Blake's Junction 7 Image
Blake's Junction 7
Terry The Chef
The Last Summer on Earth Image
The Last Summer on Earth
Brad
Richard III: The King in the Car Park Image
Richard III: The King in the Car Park
Self
Richard III: The Unseen Story Image
Richard III: The Unseen Story
Self