About John Hollingworth
Born 1981. John Hollingworth is a British actor.
John Hollingworth (born 21 August 1981) He studied at Bradford Grammar School, and Trinity College, Dublin. He trained as an actor at RADA.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2009 Dorian Gray Patrol Policeman 2010 Pelican Blood Owen Whittle 2011 The Burma Conspiracy Invité Plateau CNBC 2012 The Dark Knight Rises CIA Analyst 2016 The Legend of Tarzan Steward 2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Tristan 2018 Kursk Bruce Hamil Lt. 2019 1917 Sergeant Guthrie 2020 Rebecca Giles Lacy 2021 In the Earth James 2022 Trouble in Mind Bill O'Wray 2023 Napoleon Marshal Ney
Television Year Title RoleNotes2009 Wuthering Heights Robert ITV miniseries Casualty 1909 Police Constable Being Human Turlow Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" 2011 Twenty Twelve Reporter BBC series The Man Who Crossed Hitler Max Fürst TV film London's Burning Community Policeman Channel 4 TV film 2013 Breathless Terence Episode #1.1 2013, 2021 Endeavour Taxi Driver / Dan Lofthouse Episodes: "Home" (2013) and "Striker" (2021) 2015 Arthur & George Dr Butter 3 episodes Top Coppers Peterson 6 episodes Josh Teabag Episode: "Teabag and No Sympathy" 2016 Dark Angel Dr John Maling 2 episodes Midsomer Murders Brin Dunne Episode: "A Dying Art" Damilola, Our Loved Boy Detective Wallace Docudrama 2017–2019 Doc Martin Professor Sam Bradman 5 episodes Vera PC Shawn Turnley Episode: "Cuckoo" 2019–2022 Gentleman Jack Mr Abbott 4 episodes 2020 The Queen's Gambit Randall Foster Episode: "End Game" Soulmates Brother Hickock Episode: "Break on Through" Call the Midwife Tony Venables Episode: "Christmas Special" 2021 Dalgliesh Dr. Eric Hewson 2 episodes2022 The Witchfinder Rafe Episode #1.2 The Midwich Cuckoos Michael Episode: "Bad Things"2023 Beyond Paradise Andrew Parker Episode #1.4 Sister Boniface Mysteries Trevor Symonds Episode: "The Good Samaritan" The Full Monty James Warner Episode: "Leveling Up"2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office James Hartley 2 episodes Belgravia: The Next Chapter Dr. Kerry 2 episodes Professor T. Peter Tierney Episode: "Attachment Issues" Franklin Viscomte de Stormont / Lord David Stormont 3 episodes TBA Generation Z Sergeant Parrenster Post-production
Stage roles
Hollingworth won early roles in National Youth Theatre productions of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Threepenny Opera and The Master and Margarita opposite Matt Smith. Our Country's Good, An Intervention and Earthquakes in London. In 2011, he starred opposite Maxine Peake in The Deep Blue Sea at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Some of his other theatre credits include Women, Power and Politics at the Tricycle theatre, Design for Living at the Old Vic and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme at the Hampstead Theatre.
His portrayal of Nick Clegg at the Tricycle Theatre caught the attention of fellow Keighley born Alastair Campbell. In 2017 he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn’s trilogy of plays The Norman Conquests at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Hollingworth was Offie-nominated for his role in The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2020. He performed in Trouble In Mind at The National Theatre in 2021/2022. He played Antony in Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra at The Globe Theatre in 2024. The production won an award at the UK Theatre Awards in November 2024. He went on to play the lead in the new Richard Bean play ‘Reykjavik’, returning to the Hampstead Theatre in November 2024.
Radio roles Hollingworth was runner-up in the BBC SoundStart Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in 2008.
He appeared with Damian Lewis in series four and five of the BBC Radio 4 drama series Number 10. Other work for Radio 4 includes the comedies Deadheading and Modesty Blaise, both of which have 5 episodes each. He has often played multiple characters in the same production.
Other work Hollingworth plays the band manager in the music video for The Futureheads' single "Walking Backwards". An award-winning student journalist, he has written occasional pieces about acting. His short plays have been performed in London at the Arcola, Soho Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre. His first full-length play Multitudes which is set in the City of Bradford, was performed at the Tricycle Theatre in February 2015, directed by artistic director Indhu Rubasingham. In 2018, Hollingworth wrote "Songs for the Seven Hills" for Sheffield Theatres for their community company The Sheffield People's Theatre.
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Who is John Hollingworth?
British actor
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John Hollingworth was born on 21 August 1981 in Keighley.
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