Freddie Fox (BA Acting)

Biography

In 2009, Freddie appeared in St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as head boy and in Agatha Christie's Marple as Tom Savage. In 2010, Freddie starred in his first breakthrough role as the pop star Marilyn in Worried About The Boy, based on the life of English singer Boy George. Also in 2010, he appeared as Peter Scabius in Any Human Heart and as Guy Wells in Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love. He played Camille Chandebise in A Flea in Her Ear at the The Old Vic, Tony Davenport in the stage play revival of Cause Célèbre at The Old Vic, and Ratallack in The Shadow Line in 2011.

Also in 2011, Freddie made his international film debut as King Louis XIII of France in The Three Musketeers. In 2012, he played the title role in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He appeared in Lewis as Sebastian Dromgoole and in the period drama Parade's End in 2012. In the same year, he played Simon Bliss in Hay Fever at the Noël Coward Theatre, and featured as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas in The Judas Kiss at the Hampstead Theatre, in a UK tour, and at its West End transfer. 

Freddie voiced Prince Louis of Battenberg in the documentary film Royal Paintbox in 2013, and starred as Sandy Irvine in Words of Everest. In 2014, Freddie played James Leighton-Masters in The Riot Club, he appeared as Jeff Cole in the historical comedy-drama Pride, and starred in Anthony Fabian's Freeze-Frame.

In 2015, he played Freddie Baxter in the Channel 4 series Cucumber, a role which he reprised in E4's Banana, and appeared as himself in Tofu. Freddie then played Finnegan in Victor Frankenstein.

In June 2016, he was announced as third prize winner at the 2015 Ian Charleson Awards, having played the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Sheffield Crucible. He then played Romeo in Kenneth Branagh's 2016 production at the Garrick Theatre. 

Freddie starred in The Northleach Horror in 2016, and led the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Southwark Playhouse as Bottom/Demetrius.

Freddie performed as Tristan Tzara in Tom Stoppard's Travesties in 2016 at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The following year, it ran for a West End revival at the Apollo Theatre, subsequently earning Freddie nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.

In 2017, Freddie voiced Dennis in the computer-animated series Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!. He then appeared as Rubio in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Freddie played Mr. Sloane in Joe Orton Laid Bare, and voiced multiple characters in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, and voiced Corvin in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

In 2018, Freddie starred as the British Commander Pope in Black '47. Released in the same month was The Ice King, narrated by Freddie which profiles the life of James Curry. Freddie starred in An Ideal Husband in 2018 at the Vaudeville Theatre. 

In the same year was Freddie’s directorial debut through the short film Hero, which he co-wrote and co-produced. It premiered in August at the Rhode Island International Film Festival where he won the Grand Prize (Short) for Directorial Discovery Award.

In 2019, Freddie headlined the English production of Edmond de Bergerac playing the titular role at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre before touring the UK. Freddie voiced Captain Holly in Watership Down and played the characters Jokannen, Dorian Gray, and Lord Goring in The Importance of Being Oscar in 2019.

Also in 2019, he starred as Detective Seargent Wilbur Strauss in the Victorian comedy Year of the Rabbit. He also featured in Novels That Shaped Our World. 

In 2020, Freddie Fox played the convicted mass murderer Jeremy Bamber in the ITV crime drama White House Farm based on the White House Farm murders in August 1985. Freddie then guest-starred as Miles Stevens in McDonald & Dodds and as King Hugo of Sweden in the comedy-drama series The Great. 

Freddie portrayed Margaret Thatcher's son Mark Thatcher in The Crown. In 2021, Freddie opened The Golden Era of Broadway episode of The Theatre Channel, and recently starred as Tony Kroesig in the BBC One series The Pursuit of Love.