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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Stewart-Jarrett in 2015
Born
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett

(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)
London, England
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2007–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

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Comedian
2013 Dom Hemingway Hugh
2014 War Book Austin
2018 Vita and Virginia Ralph Partridge
Benjamin Paul
2019 The Kid Who Would Be King Mr. Kepler
Mope Steve Driver
2020 The Argument Actor Paul
2021 Candyman Troy Cartwright
2023 Femme Jules
2024 Azrael Kenan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007, 2010 Casualty Tunde / Luke Whitby 2 episodes
2009 Coming Up Sam Episode: "Apples and Oranges"
2009 The Bill Georgie Episode: "Long Gone"
2009–2012 Misfits Curtis Donovan 25 episodes
2010 Money Felix 2 episodes
2013 The Paradise Christian Cartwright Episode: "Episode #2.7"
2013–2014 Utopia Ian Johnson 12 episodes
2015 Prey DC Richard Iddon 3 episodes
2016 Houdini and Doyle Elias Downey Episode: "In Manus Dei"
2017 Famous in Love Barrett Hopper Recurring role
2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Tony Recurring role
2019–2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler Johnny Edgecombe Recurring role
2020 Dracula Adisa Episode: "Blood Vessel"
Soulmates Jonah Episode: "Layover"
2021 Doctor Who Leo Rugazzi Episode: "Revolution of the Daleks"
Generation Sam Main role
2023 Culprits Joe Main role

Radio

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  • Anansi Boys (2017), as Spider (6 episodes)

Theatre

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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

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actor – Drama Series Misfits Nominated
2018 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Play Angels in America Nominated
2019 FEARnyc Best Actor Mope Won
2020 Newport Beach Film Festival Brit to Watch Won
2023 British Independent Film Awards Best Joint Lead Performance Femme Won [a]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shared with George MacKay.

References

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  1. ^ "The Interview: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett | Film | HUNGER TV". www.hungertv.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Misfits - All 4".
  3. ^ Billington, Michael (4 May 2017). "Angels in America review – Garfield and Lane excel in Kushner's surreal epic". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Mope Sundance 2019 review". 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Production of The Little Foxes". Theatricalia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Review of Big White Fog at Almeida London 2007". London Theatre Guide. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "The History Boys London theatre stage show". thisistheatre.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Wig Out!". Official London Theatre. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. ^ Sierz, Aleks (20 April 2009). "The Tin Horizon review at Theatre 503 London". The Stage. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ Lipton, Brian Scott (5 November 2010). "Danny Boyle to Direct Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Eddie Redmayne, et al. in Old Vic's The Children's Monologues". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. ^ "The Pitchfork Disney". Arcola Theatre. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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