Simon Farnaby

Acting · Born 1973-04-02 in 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…

Filmography

• Wonka as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
• Paddington as Barry
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Blue Five
• Paddington 2 as Barry
• Christopher Robin as Taxi Driver
• The Phantom of the Open as Laurent Lambert
• Bunny and the Bull as Bunny
• Your Highness as Manious the Bold
• Blake's Junction 7 as Terry The Chef
• All Stars as Foreman

TV

• The Mighty Boosh as Marcus Hoffman
• The Mighty Boosh as Harold Boom
• Ghosts as Julian Fawcett
• Utopia as Marcus
• Detectorists as Art
• The Mighty Boosh as Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby
• This Time with Alan Partridge as Sam Chatwin
• Horrible Histories as Various
• Yonderland as Various
• Blunder