Simon Farnaby
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Movie · as Julian Fawcett
The Magic Faraway Tree
Movie · as Farmer Brian
Ghosts: Inside The Movie
Movie
An A to Z of Paddington
Movie · as Self
Paddington in Peru
Movie · as Barry the Air Steward
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
TV · as Lord Saltley · 1 ep
Wonka
Movie · as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
The Phantom of the Open
Movie · as Laurent Lambert
Paddington Meets The Queen
Movie · as Butler
Ghosts: He Came
Movie · as Julian Fawcett MP
Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas
Movie · as Julian Fawcett MP
This Time with Alan Partridge
TV · as Sam Chatwin · 2 eps
Ghosts
TV · as Julian Fawcett · 30 eps
Christopher Robin
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Paddington 2
Movie · as Barry
Mindhorn
Movie · as Clive Parnevik
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · as Blue Five
Bill
Movie · as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Paddington
Movie · as Barry
Detectorists
TV · as Art · 11 eps
All Stars
Movie · as Foreman
Richard III: The King in the Car Park
Movie · as Self
Richard III: The Unseen Story
Movie · as Self
The Last Summer on Earth
Movie · as Brad
Yonderland
TV · as Various · 25 eps
Utopia
TV · as Marcus · 1 ep
Crackanory
TV · as Various · 6 eps
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
TV · as George Orwell · 1 ep
Your Highness
Movie · as Manious the Bold
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
Movie
Behind the Scenes - Bunny and the Bull
Movie
Burke & Hare
Movie · as William Wordsworth
The Persuasionists
TV · as Keaton · 6 eps
Bunny and the Bull
Movie · as Bunny
Horrible Histories
TV · as Various · 10 eps
The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3
Movie · as Self
The Golf War
Movie · as Stuart Ogilvy
The Yellow House
Movie · as Henri
Angelo's
TV · as Kris · 6 eps
M.I. High
TV · as James Blonde · 1 ep
Blunder
TV · 5 eps
Not Going Out
TV · as Scott Perry · 1 ep
Jam and Jerusalem
TV · as Samuel 'Spike' Pike · 13 eps
Spoons
TV · 6 eps
Blake's Junction 7
Movie · as Terry The Chef
Fat Slags
Movie · as Ventriloquist
Trafalgar Square
Movie · as Kris
The Mighty Boosh
TV · as Marcus Hoffman, Harold Boom, Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby · 1 ep
The House of Windsor
TV · as Sean Sutcliffe · 1 ep
Coronation Street
TV · as Greg Bamfield · 1 ep