Jack Bannon (born 24 March 1991) is an English actor, known for his role as Christopher Morcom in The Imitation Game, as Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series Endeavour (2013–2018, 2023) and as Alfred Pennyworth on the Epix crime drama series Pennyworth (2019–2022).[1][2][3]
Jack Bannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1991 Norwich, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life
editBannon was born and raised in Norwich. He completed high school at Notre Dame High School before attending arts courses for a number of years at the Theatre Royal. Despite being turned down for drama school on two occasions, he landed his role on Endeavour in 2013.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Christopher Morcom | |
| Fury | Young Tanker | ||
| 2015 | A Plea for Grimsby | Dan | Short film |
| Figments | The Man | Short film | |
| 2016 | Kids in Love | Felix | |
| 2017 | Tortilla | Chris Fader | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shadow Play | Ben | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The Giblet Boys | Scurvy | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2013–2018, 2023 | Endeavour | Sam Thursday | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Ripper Street | Caleb Sumner | Episode: "All the Glittering Blades" |
| 2017 | Clique | James Buxton | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| The Loch | Kieran Whitehead | Series regular, 6 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | Medici | Angelo Poliziano | Series regular, 10 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Pennyworth | Alfred Pennyworth | Series regular, 30 episodes |
| 2023 | The Darkness | Lukas | Series regular, 6 episodes |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foxfinder | William | Gothenburg English Studio Theatre, Majorna | |
| 2015 | The Sweethearts | Trevor | Finborough Theatre, London | |
| 2017 | Filthy Business | Gerard | Hampstead Theatre, London |
References
edit- ^ "'Pennyworth': Jack Bannon To Star In Title Alfred Role On Epix's Batman Prequel, 15 October 2018". Deadline. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Former Norwich student set to play leading role in Batman prequel 'Pennyworth', 19 October 2018". Norfolk Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "TV To Go: Before Batman — young Brit actor Jack Bannon shines in the superhero prequel Pennyworth, 22 October 2019". Metro. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Endeavouring, 3 August 2015". Norfolk Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
edit- Jack Bannon at IMDb
- Jack Bannon on Instagram
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