Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Simon Farnaby
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.3
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Movies: 26Series: 18Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 114253
IMDb ID: nm1375030
Known for: Acting
Born: April 2, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2026
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q7518724
Also known as
사이먼 파너비
Other jobs
Writer (4)Screenplay (3)Executive Producer (2)Screenstory (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Simon Farnaby.
Mar 26
The Magic Faraway Tree
Writer
2026 Movie
6.8
Paddington in Peru
as Barry the Air Steward
2024 Movie
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Wonka
as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2023 Movie
8.0
Paddington Meets The Queen
as Butler
2022 Movie
6.8
The Phantom of the Open
as Laurent Lambert
2022 Movie
7.3
Christopher Robin
as Taxi Driver
2018 Movie
7.5
Paddington 2
as Barry
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Blue Five
2016 Movie
6.1
Mindhorn
as Clive Parnevik
2016 Movie
6.8
Bill
as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
2015 Movie
7.1
Paddington
as Barry
2014 Movie
5.6
All Stars
as Foreman
2013 Movie
6.0
Richard III: The Unseen Story
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Richard III: The King in the Car Park
as Self
2013 Movie
The Last Summer on Earth
as Brad
2013 Movie
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
2011 Movie
5.3
Your Highness
as Manious the Bold
2011 Movie
6.1
Burke & Hare
as William Wordsworth
2010 Movie
6.0
Bunny and the Bull
as Bunny
2009 Movie
7.7
The Yellow House
as Henri
2007 Movie
The Golf War
as Stuart Ogilvy
2007 Movie
3.0
Fat Slags
as Ventriloquist
2004 Movie
7.0
Blake's Junction 7
as Terry The Chef
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Simon Farnaby.
6.5
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
as Lord Saltley • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Ghosts
Executive Producer • 85 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Ghosts
as Julian Fawcett • 30 eps
2019 Series
7.8
This Time with Alan Partridge
as Sam Chatwin • 2 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Detectorists
as Art • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Crackanory
as Various • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Yonderland
as Various • 25 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Utopia
as Marcus • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
as George Orwell • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Horrible Histories
as Various • 10 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Angelo's
as Kris • 6 eps
2007 Series
6.1
M.I. High
as James Blonde • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.0
Jam and Jerusalem
as Samuel 'Spike' Pike • 13 eps
2006 Series
6.0
Blunder
5 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Not Going Out
as Scott Perry • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Spoons
6 eps
2005 Series
7.6
The Mighty Boosh
as Marcus Hoffman • 1 eps
2004 Series
5.3
Coronation Street
as Greg Bamfield • 1 eps
1960 Series