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.

Filmography

• 2026Ghosts: The Possession of Button House — Julian Fawcett, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2026The Magic Faraway Tree — Farmer Brian, Writer
• 2024Paddington in Peru — Barry the Air Steward, Screenstory
• The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin — Lord Saltley
• 2023Wonka — Basil, Zoo Security Guard, Screenplay
• 2022Paddington Meets The Queen — Butler
• 2022The Phantom of the Open — Laurent Lambert, Writer, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Book
• Ghosts — Executive Producer
• Ghosts — Julian Fawcett, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• This Time with Alan Partridge — Sam Chatwin
• 2018Christopher Robin — Taxi Driver
• 2017Paddington 2 — Barry, Screenplay
• 2016Mindhorn — Clive Parnevik, Screenplay, Associate Producer, Idea
• 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — Blue Five
• 2015Bill — Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
• Detectorists — Art
• 2014Paddington — Barry
• 2013All Stars — Foreman
• Crackanory — Various
• 2013The Last Summer on Earth — Brad
• Utopia — Marcus
• Yonderland — Various, Writer, Creator
• Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy — George Orwell
• 2011Behind the Scenes - Bunny and the Bull
• 2011Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
• 2011Your Highness — Manious the Bold
• 2010Burke & Hare — William Wordsworth
• The Persuasionists — Keaton
• 2009Bunny and the Bull — Bunny
• Horrible Histories — Various
• Angelo's — Kris
• M.I. High — James Blonde
• 2007The Golf War — Stuart Ogilvy
• 2007The Yellow House — Henri
• Blunder
• Jam and Jerusalem — Samuel 'Spike' Pike
• Not Going Out — Scott Perry
• Spoons
• 2004Blake's Junction 7 — Terry The Chef
• 2004Fat Slags — Ventriloquist
• The Mighty Boosh — Marcus Hoffman, Harold Boom, Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby
• 2004Trafalgar Square — Kris
• The House of Windsor — Sean Sutcliffe
• Coronation Street — Greg Bamfield
• Prince Charming — Writer
• Wonka 2 — Writer

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2024An A to Z of Paddington — Self
• 2013Richard III: The King in the Car Park — Self
• 2013Richard III: The Unseen Story — Self
• 2008The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3 — Self