John Heffernan (actor)

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John Heffernan
Born (1981-06-30) 30 June 1981 (age 40)
Billericay, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981 in Billericay, England) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre,[1] taking the lead roles in Edward II at the National Theatre,[1] and Oppenheimer with the RSC.[2] He has appeared on screen in a number of roles, including Henry Lascelles in the BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke's novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,[3] Jaggers in Dickensian and Steven Rose in the fourth series of Luther. In 2017, he played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, in an episode of the Netflix series The Crown.[4] He also played the Nine for Big Finish, in their Doctor Who box sets Doom Coalition and Ravenous.[5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Years Title Role Notes
2013 Having You Dr. Matthew Jenson
2015 Eye in the Sky Major Howard Webb
2017 Crooked House Laurence Brown
2019 Official Secrets James Welch
2019 Forget Me Not Jack
2020 Misbehaviour Gareth Stedman Jones

Television[]

Years Title Role Notes
2008 King Lear Oswald Television film
2012 The Hollow Crown Francis 2 episodes
2013 Murder on the Home Front Wilfred Zeigler Episode: "Part 1"
2013 Love and Marriage Ashley Roehampton 6 episodes
2014 Outlander Brigadier General Lord Thomas 1 episode
2014 Ripper Street Ronald Capshaw 2 episodes
2015 Sons of Liberty Governor's Aide 3 episodes
2015 Foyle's War James Griffin Episode: "Trespass"
2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Henry Lascelles 7 episodes
2015 Luther Steven Rose 2 episodes
2015–2016 Dickensian Jaggers 13 episodes
2017 The Loch Dr. Simon Marr 6 episodes
2017 The Crown Lord Altrincham Episode: "Marionettes"
2018 Collateral Sam Spence 4 episodes
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Matthew Elliott Television film
2020 Dracula Jonathan Harker Television mini-series
2021 The Pursuit of Love Davey 3 episodes
TBA Becoming Elizabeth Duke of Somerset

Video games[]

Years Title Role
2007 Manhunt 2 The Watchdogs gang member
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Nero

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Introducing... John Heffernan". Officiallondontheatre.co.uk. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. ^ Lawless, Jill (2015-01-28). "Art embraces science in new British play 'Oppenheimer'". Timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ^ Ben Arnold. "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell recap: episode five – Arabella | Television & radio". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  4. ^ Power, Ed (9 December 2017). "The Crown, season 2, episode 5 review: the 'priggish' Queen comes under media attack". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "3. Ravenous 3 - Doctor Who - Ravenous - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com.

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