Otto Farrant

Otto Farrant (born 13 November 1996) is an English actor best known for his portrayal of the titular character in Amazon Prime's spy thriller series Alex Rider (2020). Prior to Alex Rider, he had supporting roles in the TV series The White Queen (2013), War & Peace (2016) and Mrs. Wilson (2018), as well as in Royal National Theatre and Young Vic theatrical productions, among others.

Otto Farrant
Born (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996[1]
England, U.K.
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Biography

Farrant was raised in the Tooting district of South London, England, where he also attended the Graveney School.[2] He first became interested in acting after seeing the role Gavroche performed in a production of Les Misérables.[3] When he was young, he studied theatre at Stagecoach Theatre School in Battersea.[4]

At 11 years of age, Farrant began performing on stage in productions at the likes of the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe theatre.[5][6] In 2010, he made his big screen debut as Young Perseus in Clash of the Titans.[6] In 2013, Farrant starred as Thomas Grey for 5 episodes of BBC historical drama The White Queen.[6] In 2016, he played Petya Rostov in the BBC historical Russian based drama serial War & Peace,[6] then played Nigel Wilson in the 2018 BBC miniseries Mrs. Wilson.[7]

In 2019, Farrant was cast in the leading role in Amazon Prime Video's Alex Rider, a television adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's novel series, where a teenage schoolboy gets recruited by MI6.[8] Farrant stars alongside Vicky McClure and Stephen Dillane.[9] The show premiered in the UK and Ireland on 4 June 2020, following six months of filming in 2019.[10] Farrant will star in a second season which will be produced during the first half of 2021.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Clash of the Titans Young Perseus
2011 The Great Ghost Rescue Barnabus
2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Joshua Maxwell
2012 Happily Ever After Son Short
2014 The Departure Soldier (voice) Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Bill Archie Powell Episode: "Who Dares Wins"
2013 The White Queen Thomas Grey 5 episodes
2014 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Young Collector Live theatre via satellite
2014 Silk Harry Stephens Episode: "Heavy Metal"
2016 Marcella Evan Jones 2 episodes
2016 War & Peace Petya Rostov 3 episodes
2018 Mrs. Wilson Nigel Wilson 3 episodes
2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Nadal Topal 2 episodes
2020 Alex Rider Alex Rider Main role; 8 episodes

Theatre
Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2008 The Merry Wives of Windsor Robin Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: June – July 2008 [12]
2008 Oedipus Eteocles Royal National Theatre – Olivier: October 2008 – January 2009 [13]
2009 The Habit of Art Charlie Royal National Theatre – Lyttelton: November 2009 – January 2010 Original production [6]
2011 Little Platoons Sam Bush Theatre: January – February 2011 Original production [14]
2014–2016 A Streetcar Named Desire The Young Collector Young Vic Theatre: July – September 2014 Filmed for NT Live [15]
St. Ann's Warehouse: April – June 2016 New York transfer [6]
2016–2017 Spool Body Edinburgh Fringe Festival: August 2016 Co-writer and co-director [16][17][18]
International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival: May 2017
2016 Once In A Lifetime Rudolph Kammerling / Ernest Young Vic Theatre: November 2016 – January 2017 [6]

References
  1. "Alex Rider TV on Twitter". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Watson, Keith (2 June 2020). "TV to Go: Meet Otto Farrant, the actor bringing teen hero Alex Rider to the screen". Metro Newspaper UK. Retrieved 14 November 2020. ...how does a lad from Tooting come to be called Otto?
  3. "11 Questions with the cast of Once in a Lifetime - Otto Farrant". Young Vic website. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "LITTLE PLATOONS". bushtheatre.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020. Otto is currently training at Stagecoach Theatre School, Battersea
  5. "Meet Otto Farrant – the latest young actor to take on teenage super-spy Alex Rider". NME. 4 June 2020.
  6. "Otto Farrant CV". Curtis Brown Group. curtisbrown.co.uk. 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. "Otto Farrant is the new Alex Rider". anthonyhorowitz.com. 23 April 2019.
  8. "Meet Otto Farrant – the latest young actor to take on teenage super-spy Alex Rider". denofgeek.com. 26 May 2020.
  9. "Stars Vicky McClure and Otto Farrant on new Alex Rider TV series". irishnews.com/. 3 June 2020.
  10. Kanter, Jake (13 May 2020). "'Alex Rider': Amazon Snags UK Rights To Anthony Horowitz Spy Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. Petski, Denise (10 November 2020). "'Alex Rider' Renewed For Season 2 By IMDb TV". Deadline. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. "The Merry Wives of Windsor Return to the London Globe, a CurtainUp London re- review". www.curtainup.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  13. "Oedipus" (PDF). Discover: National Theatre. 2008.
  14. "LITTLE PLATOONS". bushtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  15. "A Streetcar Named Desire". Young Vic website. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  16. "Spool". Murmurations. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  17. Curtis, Alastair (31 August 2016). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Spool, Greenside at Nicolson Square". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  18. "Review 2017: Spool". International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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