Otto Farrant

Otto Farrant is an English actor known for his portrayal of the title character in Amazon Prime's spy thriller series Alex Rider (2020), his appearances in the feature films Clash of the Titans (2010) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), as well as his TV roles in The White Queen (2013), War & Peace (2016) and Mrs. Wilson (2018).

Otto Farrant
Born(age 23)[1]
England
OccupationActor
Years active2010 – present

Acting career

At 11 years of age, Farrant began performing on stage in productions at the Young Vic, the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe theatre.[2][3] In 2010, he made his big screen debut as Young Perseus in Clash of the Titans.[3] In 2013, Farrant starred as Thomas Grey for 5 episodes of BBC historical drama The White Queen.[3] In 2016, he played Petya Rostov in the BBC historical Russian based drama serial War & Peace,[3] then as Nigel Wilson in the 2018 BBC miniseries Mrs. Wilson.[4]

In 2019, Farrant was cast in the leading role in Amazon Prime Video's Alex Rider, a television adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's novel series, where a teenage schoolboy gets recruited by MI6.[5] Farrant stars alongside Vicky McClure and Stephen Dillane.[1]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Clash of the Titans Young Perseus
2011 The Great Ghost Rescue Barnabus
2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Joshua Maxwell
2012 Happily Ever After Son Short
2014 The Departure Soldier (voice) Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Bill Archie Powell Episode: "Who Dares Wins"
2013 The White Queen Thomas Grey 5 episodes
2014 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Young Collector Live theatre via satellite
2014 Silk Harry Stephens Episode: "Heavy Metal"
2016 Marcella Evan Jones 2 episodes
2016 War & Peace Petya Rostov 3 episodes
2018 Mrs. Wilson Nigel Wilson 3 episodes
2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Nadal Topal 2 episodes
2020 - Alex Rider Alex Rider Main Role - 8 episodes
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References
  1. "Stars Vicky McClure and Otto Farrant on new Alex Rider TV series". irishnews.com/. 3 June 2020.
  2. "Meet Otto Farrant – the latest young actor to take on teenage super-spy Alex Rider". nme.com. 4 June 2020.
  3. "Otto Farrant cv". curtisbrown.co.uk. 2020.
  4. "Otto Farrant is the new Alex Rider". anthonyhorowitz.com. 23 April 2019.
  5. "Meet Otto Farrant – the latest young actor to take on teenage super-spy Alex Rider". denofgeek.com. 26 May 2020.
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