Jack Holden (actor)
Jack Holden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Jack Holden (born 31 March 1990) is an English actor, writer and producer[1] from Tonbridge in Kent. He is best known for his roles in the television series Marriage[2] with Sean Bean and Nicola Walker and in Ten Percent.[3] Holden began his acting career starring in West End play War Horse.
Education
Holden graduated from the Bristol Old Vic theater school in 2011.[4]
Career
After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic, Holden starred in the lead role in the West End play War Horse,[4] In 2014, Holden played the role of Joe Bonham in the UK première of the play Johnny Got His Gun, based on the novel by Dalton Trumbo. His performance received a positive review from The Independent.[5] Holden recorded several episodes of the BBC Radio drama Home Front,[6] and played the part of Meus in the BBC Radio 4's broadcast premiere of Orson Welles' unproduced screenplay of Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness, starring James McAvoy.[7] From February 2016, Holden appeared as Lysander in a national tour of Midsummer Night's Dream[8] which visited 12 venues including Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Blackpool, Truro, the RSC's homes at the Barbican Centre and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. The BBC planned to film the production which involved actors from 12 different amateur theatre companies.[9] Holden also appeared in the 2017 film Journey's End. Holden was in the world première of Ink by James Graham at the Almeida Theatre from June to August 2017,[10] and in 2019 he was in the Bath Theatre Royal production of My Cousin Rachel (the play by Joseph O'Connor based on the Daphne du Maurier novel) with Helen George and Simon Shepherd. In 2022, Holden appeared as Kevin Barnes in Ten Percent, the English remake of the French original, Call My Agent!.
Personal life
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lewis | Ben Newbound | Series 6 episode 2: Generation of Vipers |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage | Albert | Television film; segment: War Horse |
| Stray | Alan | Short film | |
| 2016 | The Levelling | James | |
| The Best Bottoms in the Land | Himself/Lysander | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Journey's End | Private Turner | |
| What the Butler Saw | Nicholas Beckett | Video | |
| 2019 | Traitors | Will Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Rev | Rev Neil Marlow | Short film |
| Hiya Janice | Declan | ||
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Kevin Barnes | 4 episodes |
| Marriage | Adam | 4 episodes | |
| TBA | Grim | Sam | Short film |
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Blood out of a Stone | Short film |
| 2021 | The Rev | |
| 2022 | Near | |
| TBA | Under the Blue | Co-producer; currently in post-production |
References
- ↑ "Jack Holden". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ Marriage (Drama), All3Media, The Forge, The Money Men, retrieved 21 March 2022
- ↑ Call My Agent (UK) (Comedy), BRON Studios, Headline Pictures, retrieved 21 March 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 War Horse lead is a dream for actor. This is Kent (2011-10-08). Retrieved on 2011-12-11. Archived 10 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Taylor, Paul (2 June 2014). "Johnny Got His Gun, Southwark Playhouse, theatre review: 'Harrowingly poignant'". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Home Front".
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, Unmade Movies, Orson Welles' Heart of Darkness".
- ↑ "A Midsummer Night's Dream | Royal Shakespeare Company".
- ↑ "Royal Shakespeare Company finds UK's 'best Bottoms'". BBC News. 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ink".