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Simon Farnaby

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Simon Farnaby
A group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country home.
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Ghosts (2019– )
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Simon Farnaby was born on 2 April 1973 in Darlington, County Durham, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Paddington 2 (2017), Your Highness (2011) and Mindhorn (2016).
BornApril 2, 1973
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BornApril 2, 1973
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Ben Willbond, Katy Wix, Mathew Baynton, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Katy Wix, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby in Ghosts (2019)
Rosie Cavaliero, Simon Farnaby, Katy Wix, and Laurence Rickard in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Katy Wix, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Ben Willbond, Katy Wix, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Katy Wix, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
Steve Coogan, Simon Farnaby, and Susannah Fielding in This Time with Alan Partridge (2019)
Simon Farnaby in Horrible Histories (2009)
Simon Farnaby in Horrible Histories (2009)
Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, and Matthew Fenton in Horrible Histories (2009)

Known for

Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington 2
7.8
  • Barry the Security Guard
  • 2017
Natalie Portman, James Franco, and Danny McBride in Your Highness (2011)
Your Highness
5.5
  • Manious the Bold
  • 2011
Julian Barratt in Mindhorn (2016)
Mindhorn
6.3
  • Clive Parnevik
  • 2016
Paddington (2014)
Paddington
7.3
  • Barry
  • 2014

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Actor

  • Wonka
    • Post-production
  • Mackenzie Crook, Gerard Horan, Toby Jones, Pearce Quigley, Laura Checkley, Divian Ladwa, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Orion Ben in Detectorists (2014)
    Detectorists
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
    Ghosts
  • Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Film (2022)
    Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Film
    • (uncredited)
  • Rhys Ifans, Mark Rylance, and Sally Hawkins in The Phantom of the Open (2021)
    The Phantom of the Open
  • Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge (2019)
    This Time with Alan Partridge
  • Christopher Robin (2018)
    Christopher Robin
  • Paddington 2 (2017)
    Paddington 2
  • Quacks (2017)
    Quacks
  • Simon Farnaby and Martha Howe-Douglas in Yonderland (2013)
    Yonderland
    • ...
  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Abrey Steve in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Julian Barratt in Mindhorn (2016)
    Mindhorn
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, and Laurence Rickard in Bill (2015)
    Bill
    • ...
  • Top Coppers (2015)
    Top Coppers
  • Horrible Histories (2009)
    Horrible Histories
  • Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, and Matt Berry in House of Fools (2014)
    House of Fools

Writer

  • Wonka
    • Post-production
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
    Ghosts
    • (creator)
  • Rhys Ifans, Mark Rylance, and Sally Hawkins in The Phantom of the Open (2021)
    The Phantom of the Open
  • Paddington 2 (2017)
    Paddington 2
  • Simon Farnaby and Martha Howe-Douglas in Yonderland (2013)
    Yonderland
    • (creator)
  • Julian Barratt in Mindhorn (2016)
    Mindhorn
  • The Golf War
  • Blunder (2006)
    Blunder

Producer

  • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
    Ghosts
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
    Ghosts
  • Rhys Ifans, Mark Rylance, and Sally Hawkins in The Phantom of the Open (2021)
    The Phantom of the Open
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Videos14

"Road Trip" from Bunny and the Bull
Clip 4:03
"Road Trip" from Bunny and the Bull
"Horse Race" from Bunny and the Bull
Clip 1:46
"Horse Race" from Bunny and the Bull
"Milk" from Bunny and the Bull
Clip 2:02
"Milk" from Bunny and the Bull
Mindhorn
Clip 1:54
Mindhorn
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Official Trailer
Season 1 Trailer
Trailer 1:10
Season 1 Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:41
Official Trailer
Bunny and the Bull
Trailer 2:11
Bunny and the Bull
Bill
Trailer 2:24
Bill
Ghosts: Season 2
Trailer 0:40
Ghosts: Season 2
Ghosts
Trailer 0:41
Ghosts
Your Highness
Promo 0:24
Your Highness

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    • April 2, 1973
    • Darlington, County Durham, England, UK

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    Graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy and former member of the National Youth Theatre.
    • Tall, athletic build, curly light brown hair, puckish face and eyes that are always half-closed.

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