Otto Farrant is a British actor, best known for his role as the title character in the Amazon Prime spy thriller Alex Rider (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Otto Farrant was born on Wednesday, November 13, 1996 (24 years old in 2020) and is from Hammersmith, London, England. His star sign is Scorpio. He attended Graveney School in London. He first became interested in acting after watching the fictional character Gavroche in the play Les Misérables sing the song “The Little Man”. He later studied drama courses at Stagecoach Drama School in Battersea, London.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 8″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: Dark blue
family
We know very little about his family.
Profession
theater
Otto Farrant began his career as a theatre artist at the age of 11 when he was chosen by his school to act in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2008) at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Speaking about his acting career, he said:
At school, I wasn’t great at English, I was much better at maths and science, I almost got a degree in physics and maths… However, I was always in school plays. One day I was chosen to do a play at the Globe Theatre, I got an agent and my career just snowballed from there.”
Since then, he has managed to balance his studies with theatre performances. His other theatre productions include playing Eteocles in Oedipus (2008), Charlie in The Habit of Art (2009), and Sam in Platoon (2011). In 2014, he played the role of a young collector in the play A Streetcar Named Desire, co-starring with the famous American actress Gillian Anderson.
Otto Farrant and Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) at the Young Vic Theatre in London
In 2016, he came to attention for his role in the satirical comedy Once in a Lifetime at London’s Young Vic Theatre, in which he played the eccentric German film director Rudolph Kammerling.
Once in a Lifetime (2016) starring Otto Farrant at the Young Vic
In 2017, Otto Farrant co-wrote and directed Spool, a work that beautifully combines text and dance, sound and image, and body and mind. Spool is an introspective analytical work that shows the interdependent relationship between body and mind that eventually turns sour.
Spool (2017)
Movie
Otto Farrant made his screen debut in 2010 in the action-fantasy film Clash of the Titans, playing the young Perseus. His other feature film roles include The Great Ghost Rescue (2011) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011).
Otto Farant as Joshua Maxwell in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
television
Otto Farrant made his television debut in 2010 in the British crime drama Police Stories, playing Archie Powell in the episode “Who Dares Wins”. He has since appeared in several TV series such as The White Queen (2013), War and Peace (2016) and Mrs Wilson (2018).
Otto Farrant, Mrs. Wilson (2018)
OTT/Network Series
In 2020, Otto Farrant made his digital debut, starring in the title role of Amazon Prime’s acclaimed series Alex Rider. The series follows the life of Alex Rider, a teenage schoolboy who is recruited by MI6, the British international intelligence agency, and subsequently kidnapped and tortured by a group of mysterious agents.
Otto Farrant as Alex Rider (2020)
Favorite Things
- Drama: John Ford’s “She’s a Whore”
- Location: London (South Bank of the River)
- Playwright: Anton Chekhov & William Shakespeare
Facts/Trivia
- In a world where people are obsessed with social media, it is surprising that Otto Farrant is not active on any social media platform.
- Otto Farrant was a fan of the Alex Rider series as a child. In an interview, he said:
I wasn’t a big reader as a kid, but Alex Rider was one of the only series I read. And Tic Tac Toe. I think I was about 12. Point Blanc was my favorite book, so when I found out they were turning it into a series, I literally pinched myself.”
- In an interview, he revealed that he had only ever met one other person named “Otto.” He said,
I’ve only ever met one Otto. It’s not a common name. In a way, it’s my entire identity. I hear a lot of dogs named Otto. So if I’m at the beach or the park and I hear Otto called, I turn my head.”
- To meet the physical demands of the role of Alex Rider, he trained intensively.
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