Simon Farnaby

Person · Open Library

Works

8

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Film & TV

Yorkshire, England, UK

Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children's entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts, as well as writing for film.  Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for…

Known for

• Ghosts: The Possession of Button House — Julian Fawcett2026
• The Magic Faraway Tree — Farmer Brian2026
• An A to Z of Paddington — Self2024
• Paddington in Peru — Barry the Air Steward2024
• The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin — Lord Saltley2024
• Wonka — Basil, Zoo Security Guard2023
• The Phantom of the Open — Laurent Lambert2022
• Paddington Meets The Queen — Butler2022
• This Time with Alan Partridge — Sam Chatwin2019
• Ghosts — Julian Fawcett2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1972-04-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

15

Total plays

631

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Described at

Simon Farnaby - British Comedy Guide

Simon Farnaby is an English actor and writer, best known for Horrible Histories, Detectorists, Ghosts and Paddington 2. Credits.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Simon

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Darlington

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

English language

Image

Simon Farnaby (January 2018).png

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