Simon Farnaby
Born: 1973-04-02 in Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts. Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film. He was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moments. 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.
Filmography
2026
- The Magic Faraway Tree ... (Writer)
2024
- Paddington in Peru as Barry the Air Steward
- The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin as Lord Saltley
- An A to Z of Paddington as Self
2023
- Wonka as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2022
- The Phantom of the Open as Laurent Lambert
- Paddington Meets The Queen as Butler
2021
- Ghosts ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Ghosts as Julian Fawcett
- This Time with Alan Partridge as Sam Chatwin
2018
- Christopher Robin as Taxi Driver
2017
- Paddington 2 as Barry
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Blue Five
- Mindhorn as Clive Parnevik
2015
- Bill as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
2014
- Paddington as Barry
- Detectorists as Art
2013
- Utopia as Marcus
- All Stars as Foreman
- Yonderland as Various
- Crackanory as Various
- The Last Summer on Earth as Brad
- Richard III: The Unseen Story as Self
- Richard III: The King in the Car Park as Self
2012
- Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy as George Orwell
2011
- Your Highness as Manious the Bold
- Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
2010
- Burke & Hare as William Wordsworth
2009
- Horrible Histories as Various
- Bunny and the Bull as Bunny
2007
- The Yellow House as Henri
- Angelo's as Kris
- The Golf War as Stuart Ogilvy
2006
- Not Going Out as Scott Perry
- Jam and Jerusalem as Samuel 'Spike' Pike
- Blunder
2005
2004
- Fat Slags as Ventriloquist
- The Mighty Boosh as Marcus Hoffman
- Trafalgar Square as Kris
- Blake's Junction 7 as Terry The Chef
1994
- The House of Windsor as Sean Sutcliffe