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