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Home/People/Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby profile photo
Born
Apr 2, 1973
Age 53
Place of Birth
Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

26
Movies
21
TV Shows
Also Known As
사이먼 파너비
IMDb Profile

Simon Farnaby

Acting

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.
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House poster

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

as Julian Fawcett
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree poster

The Magic Faraway Tree

as Farmer Brian
2026
Paddington in Peru poster

Paddington in Peru

as Barry the Air Steward
2024
An A to Z of Paddington poster

An A to Z of Paddington

as Self
2024
Wonka poster

Wonka

as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2023
Paddington Meets The Queen poster

Paddington Meets The Queen

as Butler
2022
The Phantom of the Open poster

The Phantom of the Open

as Laurent Lambert
2022
Christopher Robin poster

Christopher Robin

as Taxi Driver
2018
Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2

as Barry
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Blue Five
2016
Mindhorn poster

Mindhorn

as Clive Parnevik
2016
Bill poster

Bill

as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
2015
Paddington poster

Paddington

as Barry
2014
All Stars poster

All Stars

as Foreman
2013
Richard III: The Unseen Story poster

Richard III: The Unseen Story

as Self
2013
Richard III: The King in the Car Park poster

Richard III: The King in the Car Park

as Self
2013
The Last Summer on Earth poster

The Last Summer on Earth

as Brad
2013
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party poster

Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party

Cast
2011
Your Highness poster

Your Highness

as Manious the Bold
2011
Burke & Hare poster

Burke & Hare

as William Wordsworth
2010