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Simon Farnaby

Born 1973-04-02
📍 Yorkshire, England, UK

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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Filmography 48

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
as Julian Fawcett
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
as Farmer Brian
2026
Paddington in Peru
as Barry the Air Steward
2024
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
as Lord Saltley
2024
Wonka
as Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2023
Paddington Meets The Queen
as Butler
2022
The Phantom of the Open
as Laurent Lambert
2022
Ghosts
as Julian Fawcett
2019
This Time with Alan Partridge
as Sam Chatwin
2019
Christopher Robin
as Taxi Driver
2018
Paddington 2
as Barry
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Blue Five
2016
Mindhorn
as Clive Parnevik
2016
Bill
as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
2015
Paddington
as Barry
2014
Detectorists
as Art
2014
Crackanory
as Various
2013
Yonderland
as Various
2013
All Stars
as Foreman
2013
Richard III: The Unseen Story
as Self
2013
Richard III: The King in the Car Park
as Self
2013
Utopia
as Marcus
2013
The Last Summer on Earth
as Brad
2013
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
as George Orwell
2012
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
2011
Your Highness
as Manious the Bold
2011
Burke & Hare
as William Wordsworth
2010
The Persuasionists
as Keaton
2010
Bunny and the Bull
as Bunny
2009
Horrible Histories
as Various
2009
Horrible Histories
2009
The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3
as Self
2008
Angelo's
as Kris
2007
The Yellow House
as Henri
2007
M.I. High
as James Blonde
2007
The Golf War
as Stuart Ogilvy
2007
Jam and Jerusalem
as Samuel 'Spike' Pike
2006
Blunder
2006
Not Going Out
as Scott Perry
2006
Spoons
2005
Fat Slags
as Ventriloquist
2004
Blake's Junction 7
as Terry The Chef
2004
The Mighty Boosh
as Marcus Hoffman
2004
The Mighty Boosh
as Harold Boom
2004
The Mighty Boosh
as Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby
2004
Trafalgar Square
as Kris
2004
Coronation Street
as Greg Bamfield
1960