Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby
Biography
Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts.  Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film. He was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moments. 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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-04-02 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Yorkshire, England, UK
Acting

2024

Paddington in Peru as Barry the Air Steward

2023

Wonka as Basil, Zoo Security Guard

2022

The Phantom of the Open as Laurent Lambert

2019

Ghosts as Julian Fawcett

2019

This Time with Alan Partridge as Sam Chatwin

2018

Christopher Robin as Taxi Driver

2017

Paddington 2 as Barry

2016

Mindhorn as Clive Parnevik

2015

Bill as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

2014

Detectorists as Art

2014

Paddington as Barry

2013

Utopia as Marcus

2013

Yonderland as Various

2013

All Stars as Foreman

2012

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy as George Orwell

2011

Your Highness as Manious the Bold

2010

Burke & Hare as William Wordsworth

2009

Horrible Histories as Various

2009

Horrible Histories as Not available

2009

Bunny and the Bull as Bunny

2007

Angelo's as Kris

2007

The Golf War as Stuart Ogilvy

2007

The Yellow House as Henri

2006

Jam and Jerusalem as Samuel 'Spike' Pike

2006

Not Going Out as Scott Perry

2006

Blunder as Not available

2005

Spoons as Not available

2004

The Mighty Boosh as Marcus Hoffman

2004

The Mighty Boosh as Harold Boom

2004

The Mighty Boosh as Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby

2004

Fat Slags as Ventriloquist

2004

Blake's Junction 7 as Terry The Chef

2004

Trafalgar Square as Kris
Crew

2024

Paddington in Peru Screenstory

2023

Wonka Screenplay

2022

The Phantom of the Open Executive Producer

2022

The Phantom of the Open Screenplay

2021

Ghosts Executive Producer

2019

Ghosts Executive Producer

2019

Ghosts Writer

2019

Ghosts Creator

2017

Paddington 2 Screenplay

2016

Mindhorn Screenplay

2016

Mindhorn Associate Producer

2016

Mindhorn Idea

NaN

Prince Charming Writer

2013

Yonderland Writer

2013

Yonderland Creator