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John Locke (actor)

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John Austin Locke (born 29 June 1953) is an English actor. After a prolonged hiatus from the industry, Locke made a successful return to film, television and theatre in 2012. Since then he has gone on to appear in a number of high profile films with roles such as Oliver Wilson in Darkest Hour, as well as appearances in The Favourite, Jupiter Ascending and the upcoming films Vindication Swim and Cyrano.[1]

Locke also appeared as Neil Fromage in the satirical television-series, Year of the Rabbit, a role which drew criticism from British politician Nigel Farage.[2]

Career[edit]

An English character film actor, Locke made a successful return to the industry in 2012 after a prolonged absence. Known for his work on space opera, Jupiter Ascending for the Wachowskis, Churchill biopic Darkest Hour for Joe Wright as well as the upcoming Cyrano, comedy-drama The Favourite for Yorgos Lanthimos, the Matt Berry television-series Year of the Rabbit, and the upcoming biographical drama Vindication Swim for Elliott Hasler.[3]

Personal Life[edit]

Aside from acting, Locke commenced a blog in May 2018 in support of the independent film industry worldwide. In particular the blog has supported young independent filmmakers commencing their careers. The instigation of this blog followed his selection as a Jury Member at the September 2017 Dieppe Film Festival.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1976 The Morning Spider Digger Wasp Short Film
2012 Rabbit Foot Hopkins Short Film
2015 Jupiter Ascending Bureaucrat
2017 When Swallows Fly Low David Harn Short Film
2017 Darkest Hour Oliver Wilson
2018 Cowboy Camembert Professeur de Beaux Arts
2018 The Favourite Eviction Courtier
2018 Teen Spirit Gary the Bartender
2018 Tempest Graham Short Film
2019 To Hunt a Tiger The Man Short Film
2020 The Last Lighthouse Keeper The Lighthouse Keeper Short Film
TBC Alice Through the Looking
TBC The Hands of a Collector Proborne Short Film
TBC Vindication Swim Harold Best
TBC Cyrano

Television[edit]

Year Show Role Notes
1975 Play for Today Jeff West
1975 Against the Crowd First Hippy
1976 Hunter's Walk Braithwaite
1978 The Upchat Connection Upchat VI
1982 I Remember Nelson 2nd Gun Crew
2019 Year of the Rabbit Neil Fromage Passionate Speaker

References[edit]

  1. "Film crews were shooting at Amberley Museum this week - here's why". www.wscountytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. Abbott, Kate (2019-07-01). "Nigel Farage furious over TV show assassinating 'Neil Fromage'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-11-02). "Victoria Summer Dives Into Indie Biopic 'Vindication Swim' From Director Elliott Hasler". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. "Festival du film canadien de Dieppe : tout le programme à suivre". www.paris-normandie.fr (in français). Retrieved 2020-10-08.


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