Portrait of Simon Farnaby

Acting

Simon Farnaby

Career

Active from 2004 to 2026, busiest in 2007 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paddington 2
Paddington 2
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Simon Farnaby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Humor 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • British Comedy 3
  • British Sketch Comedy 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Feel-Good Cinema 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Prince Charming
Prince Charming

Writer

Wonka 2
Wonka 2

Writer

2020s

9 titles · average score 76
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Farmer Brian

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

as Julian Fawcett

Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Barry the Air Steward

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Lord Saltley

Wonka
Wonka (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as Basil, Zoo Security Guard

The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Laurent Lambert

Paddington Meets The Queen
Paddington Meets The Queen (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

as Butler

Ghosts: He Came
Ghosts: He Came (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

as Julian Fawcett MP

Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas
Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

as Julian Fawcett MP

2010s

18 titles · average score 71
Ghosts
Ghosts (2019)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Julian Fawcett

Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

as Taxi Driver

Paddington 2
Paddington 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 87

as Barry

Mindhorn
Mindhorn (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Clive Parnevik

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

as Blue Five

Bill
Bill (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Paddington
Paddington (2014)
GoodWatch score 81

as Barry

Detectorists
Detectorists (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Art

Yonderland
Yonderland (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Various

Utopia
Utopia (2013)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Marcus

Your Highness
Your Highness (2011)
GoodWatch score 38

as Manious the Bold

The Persuasionists
The Persuasionists (2010)

TV show · as Keaton

2000s

14 titles · average score 68
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bunny

Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Various

The Golf War
The Golf War (2007)

as Stuart Ogilvy

Angelo's
Angelo's (2007)

TV show · as Kris

M.I. High
M.I. High (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as James Blonde

The Yellow House
The Yellow House (2007)

as Henri

Not Going Out
Not Going Out (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Scott Perry

Blunder
Blunder (2006)

TV show

Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Samuel 'Spike' Pike

Spoons
Spoons (2005)

TV show

The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh (2004)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Hamilton Cork / Simon McFarnaby / Harold Boom

Fat Slags
Fat Slags (2004)
GoodWatch score 24

as Ventriloquist

1990s

1 title
The House of Windsor
The House of Windsor (1994)

TV show · as Sean Sutcliffe

1960s

1 title · average score 54
Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Greg Bamfield