Jack Whitehall
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Born | Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall 7 July 1988 London, England |
Education | Marlborough College |
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Website | jackwhitehall |
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is known for his roles as JP in the comedy-drama series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and as Alfie Wickers in the sitcom Bad Education (2012–2014, 2022) also co-writing the latter and its film adaptation, The Bad Education Movie (2015).
Whitehall was a regular panelist on the television comedy game show
Whitehall performed his first stand-up comedy show, Nearly Rebellious, in 2009 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which he was nominated for 'Best Newcomer' at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[1] He has written and performed five stand-up tours: Jack Whitehall Live (2010–2011), Gets Around (2014), At Large (2017), Stood Up (2019), and Settle Down (2023-2024).
Early life
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall was born at Portland Hospital in London's West End on 7 July 1988,[2][3] the son of actress Hilary Amanda Jane Whitehall (née Isbister; stage name Hilary Gish) and television producer Michael John Whitehall. Whitehall Senior has frequently featured in his son's television programmes. Jack Whitehall has described his father, a staunch Conservative, as "Tory with a capital T", noting that in the first election he was eligible to vote in, his father impersonated him via postal vote to ensure he would vote for the Conservative Party.[4] Whitehall also has a younger sister and brother.[5][6]
Whitehall is a descendant of Welsh lawyer Thomas Jones Phillips (not to be confused with Mayor Thomas Phillips[7]), who was a major opponent of the Newport Rising of 1839.[8][9] He had two godfathers: actors Nigel Havers and Richard Griffiths.[10] He attended Tower House School in London's East Sheen area, where he was a schoolmate of actor Robert Pattinson.[11] He has often joked that he resented Pattinson for taking all the best acting roles in the school plays.[12] Whitehall auditioned for the title character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), but the casting director was unimpressed with him because he had not read the book.[13][14] His parents sent him to boarding school at the age of eight.[13] He was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and then Marlborough College. He took a gap year in which he decided to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. He attended the University of Manchester to study History of Art, dropping out after two terms.[15][16]
Career
Television and radio career
In 1997, Whitehall (then aged nine) appeared in the series
In January 2009, he presented
In January 2010, Whitehall made his fourth appearance in 8 Out of 10 Cats,
In February 2011, Whitehall was featured on
In July 2011, Whitehall appeared alongside
He landed a six-part entertainment series on
In 2012, Whitehall starred in a self-penned sitcom Bad Education on BBC Three, which began on 14 August, in which he plays Alfie, a teacher who is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system and is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches". The series also stars Mathew Horne as Fraser, the headmaster, Sarah Solemani as Miss Gulliver, the biology teacher, and Michelle Gomez as Miss Pickwell, the deputy head. Whithall co-wrote and starred in the 2015 Bad Education Movie and returned for the 2022 reunion special.
On 30 November 2012, Whitehall was guest host of Have I Got News for You (season 44, broadcast 7). On 3 January 2013, he promoted his first DVD in an interview with Mark Lawson on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. On 24 November 2013 he acted in the Old Vic's charity gala '24 Hour Plays', where a series of ten-minute plays are written, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours. Also in 2013, Whitehall lent his voice to the Disney animated film Frozen as a troll priest named Gothi, but his lines were cut from the finished film.[47]
In February 2014, Whitehall guest starred on
On 24 October 2014, Whitehall was the presenter of the Feeling Nuts Movement's The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night on Channel 4, raising awareness of testicular cancer.[48]
In 2017, Whitehall presented
In May 2019, during the professional wrestling PPV AEW Double or Nothing, Whitehall introduced wrestling legend, Bret Hart, to the ring to unveil the new AEW World Championship.
Stand-up comedy
Whitehall started performing stand-up comedy at the
In August 2009, Whitehall performed his first solo stand-up show, Nearly Rebellious, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The same year, he was nominated for 'Best Newcomer' at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[51] In September 2009, Whitehall was accused of stealing one of
On 20 October 2009,
On 20 June 2010, a photograph of Whitehall appeared in the News of the World, purportedly showing him in possession of cocaine in Manchester.[57][58][59] He quickly issued an apology for his behaviour, but did not confirm or deny the allegations.[57][58] Later that same week, Whitehall appeared on the debut episode of Stand Up for the Week[57] alongside fellow comedian Patrick Kielty,[58] who took the opportunity to mockingly refer to the article.[60]
On 30 March 2010, Whitehall took part in
In January 2011, Whitehall was nominated by the
In August 2011, Whitehall performed two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His third solo stand-up show in succession, Let's Not Speak of This Again. He also performed a series of four stand-up shows with his father Michael Whitehall, called Backchat,[63] which was also completely sold out. Both received very favourable reviews.
He appeared in the first series of Dave's One Night Stand for the comedy network Dave. Recording a stand up performance at London's
In November 2011, Whitehall performed two sell out solo shows at the Hammersmith Apollo. These shows completed his debut national tour Let's Not Speak of This Again. Both shows again received highly favourable reviews.[64]
On 30 December 2012, Whitehall appeared on
Whitehall took part in "A Show for Gareth Richards" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, which was staged by fellow comedians Mark Simmons and Danny Ward to honour Richards life after he died in a car-crash in April 2023. The show won the first Victoria Wood award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 [67] and the raised almost £20,000 for Gareth's family.[citation needed]
Personal life
Whitehall met actress Gemma Chan in 2011, when she guest starred on his series Fresh Meat. They dated until December 2017.[68] Since 2020 he has been in a relationship with model Roxy Horner,[69][70] and in September 2023 they announced the birth of their first child Elsie. They live in Notting Hill.[71][72]
Whitehall is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C.[73] He is friends with sports promoter Tony Khan[74] and has attended Jacksonville Jaguars games.[75]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Houdini Girl | — | Short |
Frozen | Gothi – Troll Priest (voice) | Uncredited | |
2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Alfie Wickers | Also writer |
2016 | Mother's Day | Zack Zimm | |
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods | Asterix (voice) | English dub | |
2018 | KSI: Can't Lose | Himself | Documentary |
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Harlequin | ||
2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Rex (voice) | |
Luger | Tom | Short | |
2021 | Jungle Cruise | McGregor Houghton | |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | Uncle Casey | ||
2023 | Robots | Charles Cameron / C2 | |
TBA | Silent Retreat | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Good Guys | Guy McFadyean Jr. | Episode: "Old School Ties" |
1997 | Noah's Ark | Ben Wiston | Episode: "Paying the Price" |
2002 | Bertie and Elizabeth | Little boy | Television film; uncredited |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Student | Television film; uncredited | |
2005 | Have I Been Here Before? | James Porter | 1 episode |
2008 | Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul | Office worker | |
Jesus Boy and the Goatherd | Jack | Television film; also writer | |
Beehive | Various characters | 3 episodes | |
2009 | The TNT Show | Himself | Presenter; 2 episodes |
2009–2011 | Mock the Week | Guest panellist; 7 episodes | |
2010–2017, 2019 | A League of Their Own | Regular Panelist, Guest Presenter (1 episode) | |
2011 | Little Crackers | Robin | Episode: "Jack Whitehall's Little Cracker: Daddy's Little Princess"; also writer |
2011–2016 | Fresh Meat | J.P. | Main role; 30 episodes |
2012–2014, 2022-2023 | Bad Education | Alfie Wickers | Main role; 19 episodes; also creator, writer (17 episodes), Associate Producer (4 episodes) |
2013–2014 | Psychobitches | Maria Von Trapp Sleeping Beauty's Prince Diana Spencer |
3 episodes |
2013–2015 | Backchat | Himself | Presenter; 12 episodes |
2014 | Top Gear | "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" | |
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern |
Young Tony Pebble | Episode: "Jukebox Musical" | |
An American Education | Alfie Wickers | Television movie pilot; also Executive Producer | |
2015 | Inside No. 9 | Hugo | Episode: "La Couchette" |
Cockroaches | Oscar | 4 episodes | |
2015–2016 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Francois Lemaire (voice) | 3 episodes[76] |
2015 | The Royal Variety Performance | Himself | Presenter |
2016 | Drunk History |
Sir Walter Raleigh |
Episode: "Sir Walter Raleigh / Robin Hood & Maid Marian" |
Walliams & Friend | Various | Episode: "Jack Whitehall" | |
2017 | Decline and Fall | Paul Pennyfeather | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
Jack Whitehall: At Large | Himself | Stand-up Special | |
2017–2021 | Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father | Presenter; also Executive Producer; 5 series | |
2017–2019 | Bounty Hunters | Barnaby Walker | Main role; 7 episodes |
2018 | 2018 Brit Awards |
Himself | Presenter |
Jack Whitehall: Training Days | |||
Urban Myths | Mark Feld | Episode: "David Bowie and Marc Bolan" | |
Horizon | Himself | Narrator, episode: "Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide" | |
The Sidemen Show | Episode: "The Great Sidemen Race" | ||
2019 | 2019 Brit Awards |
Presenter | |
The Graham Norton Show | Guest presenter | ||
Good Omens | Newton Pulsifer, Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer |
TV mini-series; 5 episodes | |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Himself | Alongside his father Michael, explores his ancestry | |
Jack Whitehall: Christmas with My Father |
Presenter | ||
2020 | Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking[77] | Netflix Comedy Tour Special | |
2020 Brit Awards |
Presenter | ||
Jack Whitehall's Father's Day | |||
Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation[78] | |||
2021 | 2021 Brit Awards
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A League of Their Own Roadtrip: Loch Ness to London |
Game show | ||
The KSI Show | Bearus (voice) | ||
2022 | Got, Got, Need | Himself | [79] |
2023 | Live Italian | With Maya Jama and Lawrence Dallaglio[80] | |
The Afterparty | Sebastian | Main role; |
Stand-up
Stand-up tours
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010–2011 | Jack Whitehall Live | 122 dates |
2014 | Jack Whitehall: Gets Around | 60 dates |
2017 | Jack Whitehall: At Large | 35 dates |
2019 | Jack Whitehall: Stood Up | 48 dates |
2023-2024 | Jack Whitehall: Settle Down | 75 dates |
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External links
- Official website
- Jack Whitehall at IMDb