Wilf Scolding

Wilfred John Scolding (born 25 April 1990) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC One drama The Passing Bells and the Netflix series The One (2021). His films include Bees Make Honey (2017).

Early life Scolding was born in Cambridge. He attended Kingswood School in Bath. He went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2013.

Career Upon graduating from drama school in 2013, Scolding made his professional stage debut in Strange Interlude at the National Theatre. He had his first major television role as Freddie in the 2014 BBC One war miniseries The Passing Bells. This was followed by further stage roles in the English Touring Theatre production of Arcadia, The Win Bin at the Old Red Lion, The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in 2015, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre Royal, Bath in 2016.

In 2017, Scolding made his feature film debut in Bees Make Honey. As predicted by fans of the series in advance, Scolding guest starred as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen opposite Aisling Franciosi as Lyanna Stark in a season 7 flashback of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. Also in 2017, Scolding began voicing Christopher Carter in the BBC Radio 4 audio soap opera The Archers. He has worked extensively with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who and original audio dramas.

Scolding starred as John Martin alongside Peter Capaldi in the 2019 BBC television film adaptation of Martin's Close. He also appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson, and on stage in The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse and The Sweet Science of Bruising at Wilton's Music Hall. He had a main role as Ethan in the 2021 Netflix science fiction series The One. In 2023, Scolding joined the cast of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre on the West End as Ernst Ludwig and played Captain Vanis Tigo in the Disney+ series Andor.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Bees Make Honey Inspector Shoerope 2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Frank Doyle (Workman) 2023 Stockholm Bloodbath Johan 2027 Panic Carefully Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Skins Bruno Episode: "Everyone"Doctors 2014 Doctors Jared Kilkenny Episode: "The Boy Narcissus" The Passing Bells Freddie Miniseries Borgia Anton van Lalaing Episode: "1506" 2016 Six Wives with Lucy Worsley Thomas Culpepper Episode: "Divorced, Beheaded, Survived" 2017 Game of Thrones Rhaegar Targaryen Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf" 2018 Mrs Wilson Mike Shannon 1 episode 2019 Martin's Close John Martin Television film 2021 The One Ethan Main role 2022 Andor Captain Vanis Tigo 5 episodes 2023 Hilda Phinium (voice) Episode: "The Fairy Isle" 2026 Believe Me DC Paul Stephens 1 episode

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2018 FIFA 19 Terry Williams Battlefield V Additional voices 2020 Amnesia: Rebirth Various 2022 The Diofield Chronicle Castavere Dunnow English version 2023 Final Fantasy XVI Additional voices English version 2024 Star Wars: The Old Republic Imperial Agent (Male) Starting with Update 7.5 "Desperate Defiance" 2025 The First Berserker: Khazan Lantimos (voice)

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2013 Strange Interlude Gordon Evans National Theatre, London 2015 Arcadia Septimus Hodge Theatre Royal, Brighton / UK tour The Win Bin Knock Old Red Lion Theatre, London The Glass Menagerie Jim Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Theatre Royal, Bath 2018 The Madness of George III Prince of Wales Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham 2019 The Sweet Science of Bruising Gabriel Lamb Wilton's Music Hall, London 2023 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Playhouse Theatre, London

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Confessions of Dorian Gray Various Big Finish Original 2014 Clayton Grange Danny BBC Radio 4 2017 Aliens Among Us Personal trainer Big Finish Productions, episode: "Superiority Complex" The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Mogron / Radio Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes 2017–present The Archers Christopher Carter BBC Radio 4 2018 Cicero Piso Big Finish Original Torchwood Alejandro / Courtier Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes Low Brian Eno BBC Radio 4 Class Chris Big Finish Productions, episode: "Now You Know..." The War Master First Soldier Big Finish Productions, episode: "Sins of the Father" 2019 Puckoon BBC Radio 4 2020 The Sins of Captain John King Charles II / Tom Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes ATA Girl 2 Henry Lloyd Big Finish Original Doctor Who: Main Range Charles Crookshap Big Finish Productions, episode: "Thin Time" Time Lord Victorious Groth Big Finish Productions, episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction" The Congress of Rough Riders Narrator Penguin Audio, novel by John Boyne 2022 Gallifrey: Time War Various Big Finish Productions, 3 episodes The Lost Stories Jassic / Guard Big Finish Productions, episode: "Mind of the Hodiac" UNIT: Brave New World Roman Krojač / Professor Ian Fenning Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes 2023 Doctor Who: Redacted Drone Big Finish Productions, 4 episodes