Simon Farnaby

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Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children's entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts, as well as writing for film. Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film, and was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moment. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Farnaby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2026
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Movie Julian Fawcett
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Movie Farmer Brian
2024
Paddington in Peru
Movie Barry the Air Steward
2024
An A to Z of Paddington
Movie Self
2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
TV show Lord Saltley
2023
Wonka
Movie Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2022
Paddington Meets The Queen
Movie Butler
2022
The Phantom of the Open
Movie Laurent Lambert
2021
Ghosts
TV show Executive Producer
2019
Ghosts
TV show Julian Fawcett
2019
This Time with Alan Partridge
TV show Sam Chatwin
2018
Christopher Robin
Movie Taxi Driver
2017
Paddington 2
Movie Barry
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie Blue Five
2016
Mindhorn
Movie Clive Parnevik
2015
Bill
Movie Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller