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Aliases: 사이먼 파너비

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts.  Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film. He was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moments. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Farnaby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Wonka
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7

Wonka

(2023) Screenplay
Ghosts
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8

Ghosts

(2019) Creator
Ghosts
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8

Ghosts

(2021) Executive Producer
Paddington 2
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8

Paddington 2

(2017) Screenplay
Yonderland
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8

Yonderland

(2013) Creator
The Phantom of the Open
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7
Mindhorn
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6

Mindhorn

(2016) Idea
Paddington in Peru
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7

Paddington in Peru

(2024) Story

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Basil, Zoo Security Guard
2022 Laurent Lambert
2019 Julian Fawcett
Sam Chatwin
2018 Taxi Driver
2017 Barry
2016 Blue Squadron
Clive Parnevik
2015 Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
2014 Barry
Art
2013 Various
Foreman
Self
Self
Marcus
Brad
2011 N/A
Manious the Bold
2010 William Wordsworth
2009 Bunny
N/A
Various
2007 Kris
Henri
2006 N/A
2005 Terry The Chef
2004 Ventriloquist
Harold Boom
Marcus Hoffman
Kris
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
2021 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
2016 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Creator
2013 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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