Freddy Carter

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Freddy Carter
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Carter in 2021
Born
Frederick James Carter

Plymouth, England
Alma materOxford School of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
RelativesTom Austen (brother)

Frederick James Carter is a British actor and director. He stars as Kaz Brekker in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Pin Hawthorne in the Netflix drama series Free Rein.

Early life and education[]

Carter was born on 27 January 1993 in Plymouth, Devon and grew up predominantly in Somerset. As his father was in the military,[1] he spent some of his childhood moving around, with stints in Cyprus and the United States. His older brother is fellow actor Tom Austen; they also have a middle brother.[2] The three of them went to school at Queen's College in Taunton.[3][4] Carter then went on to train in acting at the Oxford School of Drama, graduating in 2015.[5]

Career[]

Following graduation, Carter featured in the company of the Rose Theatre Kingston production of The Wars of the Roses directed by Trevor Nunn.[6][7] Carter made his onscreen debut as a soldier in the 2017 DC Comics film, Wonder Woman. That same year, Carter landed his first major role as a main character Peter "Pin" Hawthorne in the Netflix series Free Rein. He also played this role in the Christmas and Valentine's specials.[8][9] He starred as Alexander Flint in the 2018 stage production of Harley Granville-Barker's Agnes Colander in the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal in Bath.[10] Carter then played Ellis in 2018 horror film The Convent.[11]

In 2019, Carter wrote and directed his first short film, No. 89.[12] He also had a main role as Tom in the Channel 5 miniseries 15 Days[13][14] and a recurring role as Jason Ripper in the American DC Comics series Pennyworth.[15] In October 2019, it was announced Carter would star as Kaz Brekker in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone.[16]

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Wonder Woman Soldier Film
2018 The Convent Ellis Film
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas Peter "Pin" Hawthorne Netflix film
2019 Free Rein: Valentine’s Day Peter "Pin" Hawthorne Netflix film
No. 89 Director and writer
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2017–2019 Free Rein Peter "Pin" Hawthorne Main role
2019 15 Days Tom Miniseries; main role
Pennyworth Jason Ripper 3 episodes
2021 Shadow and Bone Kaz Brekker Main role
TBA Masters of the Air Lt. David Friedkin Upcoming miniseries

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Wars of the Roses Company Rose Theatre Kingston
2016 The Tempest Ferdinand Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Norfolk and Norwich Festival[17]
2018 Agnes Colander Alexander Flint Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath

References[]

  1. ^ Cooke, Olivia (2021). "Freddy Carter tells Olivia Cooke his journey from Somerset to Netflix". Grumpy Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Arsenault, Bridget (April 2021). "'Actors have this amazing skills — of making things happen in spite of the worst-case circumstances'". The Rake Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Excited to see OQ Freddy on TV tonight!". Old Queenians. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Chaffey, Jess (23 April 2021). county gazette.co.uk/news/19254256.former-queens-college-student-stars-shadow-bone-netflix/ "Former Queen's College student stars in Shadow and Bone on Netflix" Check |url= value (help). Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Notable Alumni". Oxford Drama School. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ "The Wars of the Roses: Freddy Carter as Cast Throughout". Rose Theatre Kingston. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ^ Hewis, Ben (22 July 2015). "Full company announced for The Wars of the Roses season". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  8. ^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (13 November 2018). "When Will 'Free Rein' Return? Christmas Special Airing Ahead Of Season 3". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Free Rein: Valentine's Day". Netflix. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ Cavendish, Dominic (22 March 2018). "Agnes Colander review, Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath - Trevor Nunn directs a bona fide revelation". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  11. ^ Blue, Jeannie (3 May 2018). "The Convent (Movie Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. ^ "'No. 89' A Short Film by Freddy Carter". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Freddy Carter stars in '15 Days'". Oxford School of Drama. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ^ Davies, Alex (15 May 2019). "15 Days on Channel 5 cast: Who is in the cast of 15 Days?". Express. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  15. ^ Schager, Nick (22 July 2019). "In 'Pennyworth,' Batman's Butler Transforms Into... James Bond. It's Very Weird". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  16. ^ Jones, Marcus (2 October 2019). "Netflix announces Shadow and Bone cast and fans are excited to see Ben Barnes as the Darkling". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Rehearsals begin for William Shakespeare's The Tempest". Theatre News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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