Simon Farnaby
Acting
Born: April 2, 1973 (age 53) · Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Wonka
2023
Paddington
2014
Christopher Robin
2018
Paddington 2
2017
Your Highness
2011
Paddington in Peru
2024
Utopia
2013
Burke & Hare
2010
Ghosts
2021
Mindhorn
2016
Ghosts
2019
Photos (3)
Movies (22)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Blue Five
The Magic Faraway Tree
Farmer Brian
Wonka
Basil, Zoo Security Guard
Paddington in Peru
Barry the Air Steward
Paddington 2
Barry
Paddington
Barry
Christopher Robin
Taxi Driver
Your Highness
Manious the Bold
Burke & Hare
William Wordsworth
The Phantom of the Open
Laurent Lambert
All Stars
Foreman
Mindhorn
Clive Parnevik
Fat Slags
Ventriloquist
Trafalgar Square
Kris
Bill
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny
Paddington Meets The Queen
Butler
The Golf War
Stuart Ogilvy
The Yellow House
Henri
Blake's Junction 7
Terry The Chef
The Last Summer on Earth
Brad
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
2011
TV Shows (21)
Coronation Street
Greg Bamfield · 1 eps
Ghosts
Julian Fawcett · 30 eps
Horrible Histories
Various · 10 eps
Horrible Histories
67 eps
Not Going Out
Scott Perry · 1 eps
Utopia
Marcus · 1 eps
The Mighty Boosh
Marcus Hoffman · 1 eps
The Mighty Boosh
Harold Boom · 1 eps
The Mighty Boosh
Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby · 1 eps
M.I. High
James Blonde · 1 eps
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Lord Saltley · 1 eps
Detectorists
Art · 11 eps
Jam and Jerusalem
Samuel 'Spike' Pike · 13 eps
Yonderland
Various · 25 eps
Crackanory
Various · 6 eps
The Persuasionists
Keaton · 6 eps
This Time with Alan Partridge
Sam Chatwin · 2 eps
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
George Orwell · 1 eps
Angelo's
Kris · 6 eps
Blunder
5 eps
Spoons
6 eps
Self / Appearances (4)
Upcoming (4)
Writing (11)
Ghosts
Writer
The Magic Faraway Tree
Writer
Wonka
Screenplay
Paddington in Peru
Screenstory
Paddington 2
Screenplay
Yonderland
Writer
The Phantom of the Open
Writer
The Phantom of the Open
Screenplay
The Phantom of the Open
Book
Mindhorn
Screenplay
Mindhorn
Idea