JJ Feild

John Joseph Feild (born 1978)[2] is a British-American film, television and theatre actor. He started his television career in 1999. Feild played Fred Garland in Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North television adaptations. In 2007, he starred as Henry Tilney in the television film Northanger Abbey. The following year, he made his West End debut in a production of Ring Round the Moon. From 2014–2016, Feild portrayed Major John André in Turn: Washington's Spies. Feild's film credits include Telstar (2009), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Austenland (2013), and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017).

JJ Feild
Born	John Joseph Feild 1978 (age 41–42)[1] Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Alma mater	Fine Arts College Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Partner(s)	Neve Campbell (2011–)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Reshad Feild

Early life and education

John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to English writer and former musician Reshad Feild and his American wife.[3] Feild and his parents moved to London when he was a baby; they later divorced and both remarried.[3]

Career

Feild received his first television role in 1999,[4] and has since appeared in several films and television shows. He played the role of Simon Doyle in the Poirot series adaptation of Death on the Nile,[5] and as Paul Osbourne in the Marple version of The Pale Horse. He has also appeared in Reach for the Moon,[6] Northanger Abbey as Henry Tilney, and as Frederick Garland in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North.[7] His film roles include playing the younger version of Michael Caine's character in Last Orders, Hamish in The Intended,[8] and the role of Heinz in Telstar.[9][10]

In 2008, he made his West End debut in Ring Round the Moon.[11] In 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ drama, Pure Mule, as Tom Stafford, the English boyfriend to main protagonist Jennifer. In 2011, Feild co-starred in Captain America: The First Avenger as James Montgomery Falsworth. The same year, he starred alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in Third Star and appeared in the BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters' The Night Watch.[12][13] He appeared as Henry Nobley in Jerusha Hess's adaptation of Shannon Hale's novel Austenland in 2013.[14][15] Feild filmed a role in Not Safe for Work in 2012.[14]

Feild appeared in the BBC's The Musketeers as Marsac in 2014.[16] From 2014 to 2016, Feild starred as Major John André in Turn: Washington's Spies on AMC.[17] He has been cast in the film adaptation of La sonrisa etrusca, alongside Brian Cox, Thora Birch and Rosanna Arquette.[18]

In August 2018, Feild was cast in biographical film Ford v. Ferrari as automotive engineer, Roy Lunn.[19] In the same year, it was announced that Feild was cast as David in the Netflix comedy series, Turn Up Charlie.[20]

Personal life

As of 2009, Feild spends half the year in Los Angeles and the other half in London.[3] Feild has been in a relationship with actress Neve Campbell since 2011. In March 2012, they confirmed that they were expecting their first child together,[14] and Campbell gave birth to their son in August.[21] On 29 June 2018, Campbell announced she and Feild had adopted a son in January 2018.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	"Railway Children"	Jim
2001	Last Orders	Young Jack
2002	K-19: The Widowmaker	Andrei
2002	The Intended	Hamish Winslow
2003	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story	Floris Creps / Tulse Luper
2003	A Life in Suitcases	Tulse Luper
2004	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea	Tulse Luper
2004	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish	Tulse Luper	Uncredited
2006	O Jerusalem	Bobby Goldman
2009	Telstar	Heinz Burt
2009	Goal! 3: Taking on the World	Liam Adams
2009	Blood: The Last Vampire	Luke
2010	Centurion	Thax
2010	Third Star	Miles
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	James Montgomery Falsworth
2013	Austenland	Henry Nobley
2014	Not Safe for Work	Killer
2017	The Etruscan Smile	Ian
2017	Professor Marston and the Wonder Women	Charles Guyette
2019	Ford v. Ferrari	Roy Lunn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Heartbeat	Jonno	Episode: "Kindness of Strangers"
1999	The Bill	Jamie	Episode: "Blowing it All Away"
2000	Reach for the Moon	Anthony Harris
2000	The Railway Children	Jim	Television film
2000	Hope and Glory	Dylan Ferguson
2001	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	Frank Cheeryble	Television film
2001	Perfect Strangers	Richard
2001	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story	Young Jack
2004	Death on the Nile	Simon Doyle
2004	Waking the Dead	Adam Western	Episode: "In Sight of the Lord"
2005	To the Ends of the Earth	Lieutenant Deverel
2006	The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton	Samuel Beeton
2006	The Ruby in the Smoke	Fred Garland
2007	Northanger Abbey	Henry Tilney	Television film
2007	The Shadow in the North	Fred Garland
2009	Pure Mule: The Last Weekend	Tom Stafford
2010	Agatha Christie's Marple	Paul Osbourne	Episode: "The Pale Horse"
2011	The Night Watch	Robert Fraser
2014	The Musketeers	Marsac	Episode "The Good Soldier"
2014–2016	Turn: Washington's Spies	Major John André	Main cast
2016	Stag	Ledge
2018	The Romanoffs	Jack	Episodes: "House of Special Purpose", "The One That Holds Everything"
2019	Turn Up Charlie	David	Main cast
2019	New Amsterdam	Dr. Zach Ligon	Main cast
2019	Lost in Space	Captain Ben Adler	Recurring cast

Theatre work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Six Degrees of Separation	Rich/Ben
2008	Ring Round the Moon	Hugo/Frederic
2008	The Pride	Philip

References

1. Fielder, Miles (25 June 2009). "Profile: JJ Feild". The List. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. Marsh, Lisa (16 August 2013). "Hot Topic: JJ Feild". Elle. Retrieved 10 October 2013. No dots, no dashes, but quite often people spell JJ wrong. How you can spell it wrong? I get Jay Jay a lot.
3. Randall, Lee (6 June 2009). "JJ Feild will be all over our screens soon". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
4. Brown, Emma (14 August 2013). "JJ Feild, Gentleman Spy". Interview. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
5. "The Box: Film Was Suchet Hard Act to Follow". Sunday Mercury. 11 April 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
6. Lawson, Mark (7 February 2000). "Yes, But Will it Fly?". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
7. "Frederick Garland (JJ Field)". BBC Online. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
8. Wood, Robert Paul (22 March 2003). "The Intended". CineAction. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
9. Scott, A.O. (2002) "Film Review; A Tender Ta-Ta For a Pub Mate", New York Times, 15 February 2002, retrieved 2011-07-08
10. Quinn, Anthony (2009) "Telstar, Nick Moran, 119 mins, (15)", The Independent, 19 June 2009, retrieved 2011-07-08
11. Billington, Michael (20 February 2008). "Ring Around the Moon". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
12. "JJ Feild's heavy burden for film". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
13. "The Night Watch". BBC Two Programmes. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
14. Daley, April (16 March 2012). "Neve Campbell pregnant". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
15. "Keri Russell, JJ Feild & Bret McKenzie For Austenland", This Is Fake DIY, 6 July 2011, retrieved 8 July 2011
16. Jeffery, Morgan (9 February 2014). "The Musketeers: Episode 4 review – Sins of the past threaten France". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
17. Labrecque, Jeff (12 February 2016). "Turn's JJ Feild is winning the battle for American hearts and minds". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
18. Pedersen, Erik (28 January 2016). "JJ Feild Joins 'The Etruscan Smile'; Netflix Sets Tony Robbins Documentary Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
19. Amanda, N'Duka (2 August 2018). "James Mangold's Untitled Ford/Ferrari Pic Adds JJ Feild; Elizabeth Mitchell Joins 'Welcome to Pine Grove!'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
20. White, Peter (27 June 2018). "'Covert Affairs' Piper Perabo & 'Turn's JJ Feild Join Idris Elba's Netflix Comedy 'Turn Up Charlie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
21. "Neve Campbell: How I Chose My Son's Name". People. Time Inc. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
22. Stone, Natalie (29 June 2018). "Neve Campbell Reveals She and JJ Feild Adopted a Baby Boy: 'We Are Madly in Love with Him'". People. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

• JJ Feild on IMDb