Name
Simon Farnaby
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-04-02 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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- 2023 Wonka as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
- 2022 The Phantom of the Open as Laurent Lambert
- 2009 Bunny and the Bull as Bunny
- 2011 Your Highness as Manious the Bold
- 2004 Blake's Junction 7 as Terry The Chef
- 2013 All Stars as Foreman
- 2004 Fat Slags as Ventriloquist
- 2011 Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
- 2014 Paddington as Barry
- 2015 Bill as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
- 2013 Richard III: The King in the Car Park as Self
- 2013 Richard III: The Unseen Story as Self
- 2004 Trafalgar Square as Kris
- 2016 Mindhorn as Clive Parnevik
- 2007 The Golf War as Stuart Ogilvy
- 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Blue Five
- 2007 The Yellow House as Henri
- 2017 Paddington 2 as Barry
- 2018 Christopher Robin as Taxi Driver
- 2013 The Last Summer on Earth as Brad
- 2010 Burke & Hare as William Wordsworth
- 2024 An A to Z of Paddington as Self
- 2024 Paddington in Peru as Barry the Air Steward
- 2022 Paddington Meets The Queen as Butler
- 2026 Ghosts: The Possession of Button House as Julian Fawcett
- 2026 The Magic Faraway Tree as Farmer Brian
- 2008 The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3 as Self
- 2011 Behind the Scenes - Bunny and the Bull
- 2019 This Time with Alan Partridge ( 2 episodes ) as Sam Chatwin
- 2004 The Mighty Boosh ( 1 episode ) as Marcus Hoffman
- 2009 Horrible Histories ( 10 episodes ) as Various
- 2013 Yonderland ( 25 episodes ) as Various
- 2006 Blunder ( 5 episodes )
- 2009 Horrible Histories ( 67 episodes )
- 2004 The Mighty Boosh ( 1 episode ) as Harold Boom
- 2019 Ghosts ( 30 episodes ) as Julian Fawcett
- 2007 Angelo's ( 6 episodes ) as Kris
- 2024 The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin ( 1 episode ) as Lord Saltley
- 2013 Utopia ( 1 episode ) as Marcus
- 2014 Detectorists ( 11 episodes ) as Art
- 2006 Not Going Out ( 1 episode ) as Scott Perry
- 2004 The Mighty Boosh ( 1 episode ) as Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby
- 2012 Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy ( 1 episode ) as George Orwell
- 2005 Spoons ( 6 episodes )
- 2006 Jam and Jerusalem ( 13 episodes ) as Samuel 'Spike' Pike
- 1994 The House of Windsor ( 1 episode ) as Sean Sutcliffe
- 2013 Crackanory ( 6 episodes ) as Various
- 1960 Coronation Street ( 1 episode ) as Greg Bamfield
- 2007 M.I. High ( 1 episode ) as James Blonde
- 2010 The Persuasionists ( 6 episodes ) as Keaton
