John Askew (actor)
John Askew.[1] is an English television, theatre and film actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Hunter in The English Game and Darren Baron in Flack[2]
Biography[edit]
John grew up in Swinton, a small town in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. His played football at Academy level until he was 16. He attended Wath Comprehensive School. He was a member of Wentworth Youth Theatre and appeared in many of their shows at The Dearne Playhouse. As a teenager he also appeared in TV shows Shameless.[3] (Channel 4), The Street (BBC) and Spooks: Code 9 (BBC).
He studied Law at The University of York, spending much of his time there involved with the Drama Society, including a year as Chair[4]. He also created and performed in shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival[5][6]. In his third year he was cast in 40 Years On[7], by Alan Bennett at York Theatre Royal, directed by Damian Cruden.
After graduating from York Law School in 2012, he trained as an actor at ArtsEd[8].
Since graduating in 2013 his stage work includes national and international tours, as well as the West End. He is most known on stage for paying Bob in Andrea Dunbar's Rita, Sue and Bob Too[9][10], directed by Kate Wasserberg at Out of Joint, as Dane Samson in Gypsy Queen which toured the UK before transferring to Canada and America[11], in And Did Those Feet[12], directed by David Thacker at Bolton Octagon, and in John Harvey's Darkness Darkness, directed by Jack McNamara at Nottingham Playhouse[13].
He is best known for his TV work in The Rook[14] (Starz), as Jack Hunter in The English Game[15][16] by Julian Fellowes (Netflix)[17], directed by Tim Fywell, and as Darren Barron in Flack[18] by Oliver Lansley (Amazon Prime/CASM/Hat Trick Productions/W) playing opposite Anna Paquin, Lydia Wilson, Rebecca Benson, and Sophia La Porter.
John has also voiced various characters for the Big Finish[19] Dark Shadows series[20] and Audible[21][22]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production Company/Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Flack | Darren Barron | Alicia MacDonald | Amazon Prime/CASM/Hat Trick Productions/W |
| 2020 | The English Game[23] | Jack Hunter | Tim Fywell | 42/Netflix |
| 2019 | The Rook | Brandon | Sunu Gonera | Starz/Lionsgate |
| 2008 | Shameless | Billy | Lawrence Till | Channel 4 |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Company/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gypsy Queen[24][25][26][27] | Dane Samson | Chris Lawson | International Tour |
| 2019 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too[28][29] | Bob | Kate Wasserberg | Out of Joint/UK Tour |
| 2018 | And Did Those Feet[30] | Jim[31] | David Thacker | Bolton Octagon |
| 2017 | Harvest[32] | Titch | Jack McNamara | UK Tour |
| 2017 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | Andrew Beckett | Theatre Royal Windsor |
| 2017 | Ladies in Lavender | Andrea Marowski | Stuart Burrows | Theatre Royal Windsor |
| 2016 | The Revengers Tragedy | Junior | Fiona Buffini | Nottingham Playhouse |
| 2016 | Darkness Darkness | Danny Ireland | Jack McNamara | Nottingham Playhouse |
| 2016 | An Ideal Husband | Lord Arthur Goring | Elle De Burgh | Jersey New Street |
| 2015 | Romeo & Juliet | Tybalt | Nicholas Humphrey | St. James Theatre (The Other Palace) |
| 2015 | Hay Fever | Simon Bliss | Lillie Collier | Theatre Royal Windsor |
| 2015 | September Tide | Jimmy Martyn | Max Reynolds | Theatre Royal Windsor |
| 2015 | Rope | Wyndham Brandon | Stuart Burrows | Manor Pavilion Theatre |
| 2014 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Algernon Moncrieff | James Pellow | Manor Pavilion Theatre |
| 2014 | The Glasshouse[33][34][35] | Private Blythe | Sebastien Blanc | Tristan Bates Theatre |
| 2014 | Travesti | Haniel | Rebecca Hill | Pleasance Theatre |
| 2013 | The Tempest | Caliban | David Jones | UK Tour |
| 2011 | 40 Years On | Wigglesworth | Damian Cruden | York Theatre Royal |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The End of Football | Roar Uthaug |
External links[edit]
John Askew on IMDB
References[edit]
- ↑ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/John-Askew/nm8595596. Retrieved 2020-10-26. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Flack - S2 - Episode 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ Shameless, retrieved 2020-04-07
- ↑ "Arts at York". nouse.co.uk. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Review: 99.9 Degrees / Don Juan @ C ECA | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ Love, Catherine (2012-08-21). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: 99.9 Degrees". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "40 years On". York Theatre Royal Blog. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "MA Acting". ArtsEd. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Rita, Sue and Bob Too". Out of Joint. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Rita, Bob and Sue too | What's On". The Lowry. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Tour Dates". gypsy queen tour. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "And Did Those Feet | What's On | Octagon Theatre". octagonbolton.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Cast Announcement for Darkness, Darkness". Nottingham Playhouse. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "THE ROOK | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "The English Game", Wikipedia, 2020-04-07, retrieved 2020-04-07
- ↑ "Actor pulls on boots for dream football role". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ↑ The English Game, retrieved 2020-04-07
- ↑ Brand Barron, retrieved 2020-04-07
- ↑ "John Askew - Contributions - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "John Askew". The Dark Shadows Wiki. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ Audiobooks & Original Audio Shows - Get More from Audible. Search this book on
- ↑ Audiobooks & Original Audio Shows - Get More from Audible. Search this book on
- ↑ "The English Game review: Netflix tackles football and might have scored a winner". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "A Conversation With\u2026 Rob Ward and John Askew of Gypsy Queen". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ Szabo, Paul (2019-01-31). "INTERVIEW | Rob Ward on writing a gay love story in the boxing and travelling community". www.thegayuk.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Boxers explore forbidden love in 'Gypsy Queen' at The Vaults, London - review". Attitude.co.uk. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ Doolan, Susan (2019-11-19). "Talk Is Free Theatre bringing critically acclaimed "Gypsy Queen" to Barrie – Barrie 360Barrie 360". Barrie 360. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Theatre review: Rita, Sue and Bob Too at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Rita, Sue and Bob Too – The Lowry, Salford". The Reviews Hub. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "REVIEW: Octagon's amazing 'feet' bringing 1923 cup final to life". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "And Did Those Feet will kick off the Octagon's new season of plays | Daily Echo". www.dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Production Team and Cast". www.newperspectives.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "The Glasshouse review". Entertainment Focus. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "views from the gods | plays | the glasshouse". viewsfromthegods.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "The Glasshouse (Tristan Bates Theatre) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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