Simon Farnaby
Age: 51 | From: Yorkshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1973-04-02 19:06:46
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Yorkshire, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
Simon Alexander Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known as a part of the TV series Horrible Histories (2009–2013), Yonderland (2013–2016) and Ghosts (2019–). He also starred in films such as Mindhorn (2016), Paddington (2014), and its sequel, Paddington 2 (2017) and Christopher Robin (2018). He is a long-time member of The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007) supporting cast, having had roles both in their series and co-starring in the quasi-spinoff film Bunny and the Bull (2009). He is also well known for his similarly offbeat characters in the CBBC live-action series of Horrible Histories, such as Caligula and the Grim Reaper. Other notable television work includes a recurring role on the sitcom Jam & Jerusalem (2006–2009) and co-starring as eccentric neighbour Sloman on The Midnight Beast's (2012–) TV series. He previously had a very brief role in Coronation Street in the 1990s. Along with the five other principal members of the cast of Horrible Histories, Farnaby is also the co-creator, writer and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky One on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in Bill, a 2015 BBC comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. In 2013, he presented a documentary entitled Richard III: The King in the Car Park, tracing the discovery and identification of the remains of the last Plantagenet king. The next year, he presented another Channel 4 documentary series entitled Man Vs Weird, in which he travelled the world investigating people who claim superhuman abilities. In 2016, he co-wrote Mindhorn with Julian Barratt, a comedy about Richard Thorncroft (Barratt). He also has a small acting role as Clive Parnevik. In December 2016, he had a small role in Rogue One, as an X-Wing Pilot. In 2017, he co-wrote Paddington 2 with Paul King. He had a small role in both the first film and its sequel. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Simon Farnaby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Wonka
(2023) Screenplay
Ghosts
(2019) Creator
Ghosts
(2021) Executive Producer
Paddington 2
(2017) Screenplay
Yonderland
(2013) Creator
The Phantom of the Open
(2022) Writer
Mindhorn
(2016) Idea
Paddington in Peru
(2024) StoryActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| Basil, Zoo Security Guard | ||
| 2022 | Laurent Lambert | |
| 2019 | Julian Fawcett | |
| Sam Chatwin | ||
| 2018 | Taxi Driver | |
| 2017 | Barry | |
| 2016 | Blue Squadron | |
| Clive Parnevik | ||
| 2015 | Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller | |
| 2014 | Barry | |
| Art | ||
| 2013 | Various | |
| Foreman | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Marcus | ||
| Brad | ||
| 2011 | N/A | |
| Manious the Bold | ||
| 2010 | William Wordsworth | |
| 2009 | Bunny | |
| N/A | ||
| Various | ||
| 2007 | Kris | |
| Henri | ||
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Terry The Chef | |
| 2004 | Ventriloquist | |
| Harold Boom | ||
| Marcus Hoffman | ||
| Kris | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Story | |
| 2023 | Screenplay | |
| 2022 | Screenplay | |
| Book | ||
| Writer | ||
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 2017 | Screenplay | |
| 2016 | Screenplay | |
| Idea | ||
| 2013 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
| 2016 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Creator | |
| 2013 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |