Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the British television series Wolf Hall (2015) and Medici (2018), and the American television series The Queen’s Gambit (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd was born on Sunday, January 17, 1988 (33 years old in 2021) in the West London Borough of Hillingdon, England. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He developed an interest in acting at a very young age and studied drama courses at school. He obtained a BA in English Literature from St. Anne’s College, Oxford University. After graduation, he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2014. As a student at Guildhall, he performed in school productions of plays such as Agamemnon, Men of Style, Guys and Dolls, Insect Plays, Arms and Men, Uncle Vanya, Dear Doctor Goebbels, and Medieval Mysteries. He attended TV and film workshops with Adrian Lester (actor), Jodie Whittaker (actress), Damien Lewis (actor), Peter Cregeen (British director), Nic Phillips (film director) and Richard Kwietniowski (film director), as well as acting technique workshops with Declan Donnellan (director) and Mike Alfreds (theater director). He also attended radio workshops with Jane Morgan (singer) and Nigel Anthony (theatre actor).
appearance
Height: 6′ 2″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Profession
theater
After graduating from acting school, he starred in many plays of the Royal Shakespeare Company, such as The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Othello, etc.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in Othello
He has also starred in plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Mean Sopranos, and has worked with theatre companies including the Courtyard Theatre, Theatre 503, Trafalgar Studios and Rustaveli Theatre in London.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in “Medium Soprano”
He has also been a member of the One Oh One theatre group since 2009. He is also co-producer and director of the Matchstick theatre group in Deptford.
television
In 2015, he made his television screen debut in the British television series Wolf Hall, playing the role of “Francis Weston”.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in Wolf Hall (2015)
He later appeared in the British TV series Life and Death (2016), The Collection (2017), Medici (2018), Endeavour (2018), and Strike Back (2020). He made his American debut in The Queen’s Gambit (2020), playing “DL Townes”, a photographer, journalist, chess player, and love interest of Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy).
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
Movie
He made his screen debut as ‘Brent’ in the British-American film Crooked House (2017).
He later starred in the American film Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also starred in live theatre productions of; The Merchant of Venice (2015) and Othello (2015) for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and The Importance of Being Earnest (2018) during the Oscar Wilde season.
Favorite things
- Book: Another Country by James Baldwin
- Movies: “Pillow Talk” (1959), “Moonlight” (2016), “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)
Facts/Trivia
- One of his hobbies is cycling, and during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown he began taking long-distance rides. His other hobbies include watching movies, listening to music and reading.
- At the age of eight, he played his first role (the lead role) in the school’s rap play, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, which was directed and written by his teacher, Ms. Gregory.
- He had a passion for performing arts since childhood, but he didn’t realize his love for acting until his sophomore year in college.
It’s weird because I’ve loved acting since I was a kid. I just never made the connection—probably because no one in my family was in it.”
- Jacob majored in English literature in order to become a teacher. According to him,
If I wasn’t acting, I think I would enjoy being an English teacher, discussing literature with young people and discovering new perspectives on it.”
- To prepare for his role in the film, he enjoys listening to music and watching movies.
- He was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed horse riding, swimming, football, rugby and tennis.
- He also had a musical talent, being a singer with a tenor range, playing instruments such as piano and harmonica, and beating beatboxing.
- He is also an excellent dancer and can perform 20th century, ballroom and period dance styles.
- He is multilingual and speaks fluent Italian and French. He also speaks American dialects (Common, Southland, New York), Irish, Scottish, Northern dialects (Common, Yorkshire, Manchester), South African, and Australian.
- He is a director of 8 Dog Kennel Hill RTM Company Ltd., which was established in 2018.
- He is best known for playing Archbishop Francesco Salviati in Netflix’s “Medici.” To understand his character’s cunningness, he studied snakes.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Medici (2018)
- In The Queen’s Gambit, he took photos. In fact, he didn’t even know how to hold a camera. However, the TV series sparked his interest in photography and he immediately signed up for an introductory photography course in London in 2021, but the course was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic there.
- He may be a chess player in The Queen’s Gambit, but in real life he prefers backgammon to chess.
The Backgammon actor revealed that he prefers backgammon to chess. “I love backgammon. It’s the perfect balance of skill and luck. Playing backgammon all day with old friends and just chatting? Heaven.”
- Jacob is a big fan of novelist James Baldwin and director Barry Jenkins. In an interview, he said that if Barry really makes a movie of James’ “Another Country”, his dream role would be to play “Vivaldo” in the movie.
- In addition to being an actor, he is also an active philanthropist and supports the Albrighton Community Centre in London.
- He can occasionally be seen drinking and smoking on his social media accounts.
- He loves animals very much and has a pet dog.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and his pets
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