English film, television, and theater actor
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Stewart-Jarrett in 2015
Born Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett
(1987-02-07 ) 7 February 1987 (age 37) Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama Occupation Actor Years active 2007–present
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett is a British actor. He starred as Curtis Donovan in the E4 series Misfits (2009–2012) and Ian in the Channel 4 series Utopia (2013–2014). He is also known for his theatre work, earning a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for his performance in Angels in America . His films include The Comedian (2012), War Book (2014), Mope (2019), Candyman (2021), and Femme (2023), the latter of which won him a British Independent Film Award .
Early life and education
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett was born in Wandsworth , South London.[citation needed ]
He attended the BRIT School , then went on to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama .[1]
Career
Stewart-Jarrett made his professional stage debut with a number of roles in Brixton Stories at the Lyric, Hammersmith , and was in the fourth cast of The History Boys at the National Theatre .[citation needed ]
From 2009 to 2012, Stewart starred in the E4 series Misfits as Curtis Donovan , a role he played for the first four series,[2] making him Misfits' longest running cast member and the last remaining original cast member until he was written out during the fourth series . In 2012, he appeared in the revival of Pitchfork Disney at the Arcola Theatre .[citation needed ]
The year after leaving Misfits , Jarrett began starring as Ian Johnson in the Channel 4 conspiracy thriller series Utopia and made his feature film debut in the crime comedy Dom Hemingway . He also appeared in a music video by Years&Years called "Real" released in 2014.[citation needed ]
Stewart-Jarrett played the drag queen Belize, Prior Walter's (Andrew Garfield ) friend, in the 2017 National Theatre production of Tony Kushner 's Angels in America directed by Marianne Elliott , for which Stewart-Jarrett was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.[3] He made his Broadway debut when the show transferred to the Neil Simon Theatre in 2018.[citation needed ]
In 2019, Stewart-Jarrett portrayed actor Steve Driver in the biographical film Mope [4] and Johnny Edgecombe in the BBC One miniseries The Trial of Christine Keeler . He also had a recurring role in Four Weddings and a Funeral on Hulu and a small role in the family film The Kid Who Would Be King . This was followed in 2020 by roles in the film The Argument and the BBC series Dracula .[citation needed ]
In 2021, Stewart-Jarrett made a guest appearance in the Doctor Who special "Revolution of the Daleks ", starred as Troy Cartwright in the Candyman sequel, and had a main role as guidance counsellor Sam in the HBO Max teen comedy-drama Generation (stylised as Genera+ion ).[citation needed ]
Stewart-Jarrett stars opposite George MacKay in the thriller film Femme , which premiered at the 73rd Berlinale in 2023. and has a leading role in the Star (Disney+ ) heist series Culprits .[citation needed ]
Filmography
Film
Television
Radio
Anansi Boys (2017), as Spider (6 episodes)
Theatre
Stewart-Jarrett (bottom row, fourth from the left) as part of The Children's Monologues cast, 2010
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
Brixton Stories
Wordmonger
Lyric Hammersmith , London; professional theatre debut
2007
The Little Foxes
Cal
Perth Theatre , Scotland[5]
Big White Fog
Older Phil/Count Cotton
Almeida Theatre , London[6]
2007–2008
The History Boys
Crowther
Wyndham's Theatre , West End debut[7]
2008
Wig Out!
Wilson
Royal Court Theatre , West End [8]
2009
The Tin Horizon
Saul
Theatre503 , London[9]
2010
The Children's Monologues
Old Vic Theatre , London[10]
2012
The Pitchfork Disney
Cosmo Disney
Arcola Theatre , Off West End [11]
2017
Angels in America
Belize
National Theatre – Lyttelton, London
2018
Neil Simon Theatre , Broadway debut; transfer of the National Theatre production
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
International National Artists People