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Simon Farnaby is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the TV series Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts. He has written and starred in films such as Mindhorn and Paddington 2, and in the BBC sitcom Detectorists.
Born
Monday, 02 April 1973
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wonka | Basil, Zoo Security Guard | 2023 |
| The Phantom of the Open | Laurent Lambert | 2022 |
| The Phantom of the Open | Laurent Lambert | 2021 |
| Here We Go | Boyd | 2020 |
| Ghosts | Julian Fawcett MP / Julian Fawcett | 2019 |
| This Time with Alan Partridge | Sam Chatwin | 2019 |
| Christopher Robin | Taxi Driver | 2018 |
| Paddington 2 | Barry the Security Guard / Barry | 2017 |
| Quacks | Dr. Flowers | 2017 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Blue Five / Blue Squadron | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wonka | Basil, Zoo Security Guard | 2023 |
| The Phantom of the Open | Laurent Lambert | 2022 |
| The Phantom of the Open | Laurent Lambert | 2021 |
| Here We Go | Boyd | 2020 |
| Ghosts | Julian Fawcett MP / Julian Fawcett | 2019 |
| This Time with Alan Partridge | Sam Chatwin | 2019 |
| Christopher Robin | Taxi Driver | 2018 |
| Paddington 2 | Barry the Security Guard / Barry | 2017 |
| Quacks | Dr. Flowers | 2017 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Blue Five / Blue Squadron | 2016 |
| Mindhorn | Clive Parnevik | 2016 |
| Bill | Fur Seller / Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch | 2015 |
| Top Coppers | Dr. Schäfer | 2015 |
| Paddington | Barry | 2014 |
| On the Yorkshire Buses | Self - Narrator | 2014 |
| Detectorists | Art / Phil | 2014 |
| House of Fools | Health Inspector | 2014 |
| Crackanory | Robert Pickle | 2013 |
| Yonderland | Various / Negatus / Vice-Elder Flowers / Contest MC | 2013 |
| Secrets | Self - Actor | 2013 |
| All Stars | Foreman | 2013 |
| Richard III:The Unseen Story | Narrator / Self - Presenter | 2013 |
| Richard III: The King in the Car Park | Himself - Presenter / Self - Presenter | 2013 |
| Utopia | Marcus | 2013 |
| The Midnight Beast | Sloman | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | George Orwell | 2012 |
| Your Highness | Manious the Bold | 2011 |
| Burke and Hare | William Wordsworth | 2010 |
| Bunny and the Bull | Bunny | 2009 |
| Horrible Histories | Various / Death / William the Conquerer | 2009 |
| Angelo's | Kris | 2007 |
| M.I.High | James Blonde | 2007 |
| Clatterford | Samuel 'Spike' Pike | 2006 |
| Not Going Out | Scott | 2006 |
| Blunder | Various | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Blake's Junction 7 | Terry The Chef | 2005 |
| Fat Slags | Ventriloquist | 2004 |
| The Mighty Boosh | Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby / Harold Boom / Marcus Hoffman | 2003 |
| Comedy Lab | Old Man | 1998 |
| The House of Windsor | Sean Sutcliffe | 1994 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Phantom of the Open | 2022 |
| The Phantom of the Open | 2021 |
| Ghosts | 2021 |
| Ghosts | 2019 |
