Simon Farnaby

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-04-02 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Yorkshire, England, UK

Simon Farnaby

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 Factor...

Acting

2023

Wonka

as Basil, Zoo Security Guard

2022

The Phantom of the Open

as Laurent Lambert

2009

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

2014

Paddington

as Barry

2015

Bill

as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

2004

2016

Mindhorn

as Clive Parnevik

2007

The Golf War

as Stuart Ogilvy

2007

2017

Paddington 2

as Barry

2018

Christopher Robin

as Taxi Driver

2010

Burke & Hare

as William Wordsworth

2024

Paddington in Peru

as Barry the Air Steward

Production

2022

The Phantom of the Open

as Executive Producer

2023

Wonka

as Screenplay

2017

Paddington 2

as Screenplay

2016

Mindhorn

as Screenplay

2016

Mindhorn

as Associate Producer

2016

Mindhorn

as Idea

2022

2024

Paddington in Peru

as Screenstory

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