Robert Wilfort

Robert Wilfort

Known for
Acting
Born
April 20, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK

Biography

Robert Wilfort (Robert Kenneth Wilfort) – Welsh actor, born 20 April 1977 in Porthcawl, Wales. Trained at RADA, graduating in 1998. He is best known for playing Jason West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, with specials through 2024). His most notable film roles include Dr. Simon Griffith in All or Nothing (2002, Mike Leigh), Bozo the Photographer in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Huysmans in The Libertine (2004), Lord Liverpool in Peterloo (2018), and Billy Lyons in The Dig (2021). On television he has also appeared in Dickensian (2015) as Bob Cratchit, Wolf Hall (2015, 2024) as George Cavendish, Bridgerton (2022) as Mr. Finch, Sex Education (2021) as Mark, and Skins (2007) as Tom Barkley. He has also voiced Samson in Thomas & Friends since 2015.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Bunker poster

Bunker

Movie · as Security Technician

2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell poster

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

Movie · as Self

2025
Death Valley poster

Death Valley

TV · as Owen Skinner · 1 ep

2024
JOY poster

JOY

Movie · as Reverend Paulson

2024
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale poster

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

Movie · as Jason West

2022
Save the Cinema poster

Save the Cinema

Movie · as Minister

2021
The Dig poster

The Dig

Movie · as Billy Lyons

2021
Whitstable Pearl poster

Whitstable Pearl

TV · as Keith Boyle · 1 ep

2021
Grace poster

Grace

TV · as Felix Gore Parker · 1 ep

2021
Dalgliesh poster

Dalgliesh

TV · as Giles Fleet · 2 eps

2020
Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton

TV · as Mr. Finch · 2 eps

2020
Miss Scarlet poster

Miss Scarlet

TV · as Jeremiah Slade · 1 ep

2019
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas poster

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

Movie · as Jason West

2019
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble! poster

Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!

Movie · as Samson (voice)

2019
Sex Education poster

Sex Education

TV · as Mark · 3 eps

2018
Wild Honey Pie! poster

Wild Honey Pie!

Movie

2018
Peterloo poster

Peterloo

Movie · as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

2018
Last Summer poster

Last Summer

Movie · as Dr. Glyn Davies

2017
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails poster

Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails

Movie · as Samson (voice)

2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race poster

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

Movie · as Samson / Great Railway Show Judge (voice)

2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War poster

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Movie · as Nobleman

2016
Grimsby poster

Grimsby

Movie · as Harold Lowsley

2016
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures poster

Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures

Movie · as Samson (voice)

2016
Power Monkeys poster

Power Monkeys

TV · as Brett · 6 eps

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Documentary Director · 1 ep

2015
Identicals poster

Identicals

Movie · as Surgeon Peters

2015
Man Up poster

Man Up

Movie · as Ryan

2015
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries poster

Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries

Movie · as Samson (voice)

2015
Dickensian poster

Dickensian

TV · as Bob Cratchit · 20 eps

2015
Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall

TV · as George Cavendish, Thomas Cavendish · 2 eps

2014
A Wonderful Christmas Time poster

A Wonderful Christmas Time

Movie · as Gary Greene

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as William Fitzgibbon · 1 ep

2012
8 Minutes Idle poster

8 Minutes Idle

Movie · as Bryan

2012
Citizen Khan poster

Citizen Khan

TV · as Gabe · 1 ep

2011
Vera poster

Vera

TV · as Cal Wallace · 1 ep

2010
D.O.A poster

D.O.A

Movie · as Danny

2010
The Persuasionists poster

The Persuasionists

TV · as Peter · 1 ep

2008
Me and Orson Welles poster

Me and Orson Welles

Movie · as Radio Director

2008
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 poster

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008

Movie · as Jason West

2008
Beautiful People poster

Beautiful People

TV · as Mr. Bell · 1 ep

2008
Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes

TV · as Rick Travers · 1 ep

2007
Skins poster

Skins

TV · as Tom · 3 eps

2007
Gavin & Stacey poster

Gavin & Stacey

TV · as Jason West · 4 eps

2007
M.I. High poster

M.I. High

TV · as Nigel · 1 ep

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Photographer

2004
The Libertine poster

The Libertine

Movie · as Huysmans

2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Movie · as Motorcycle Delivery Man

2003
Lucky Jim poster

Lucky Jim

Movie · as Evan Johns

2003
Grass poster

Grass

TV · 8 eps

2002
All or Nothing poster

All or Nothing

Movie · as Dr. Simon Griffith

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Gareth · 1 ep

1991
Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid

TV · as Gaunt Jnr · 1 ep