John Hollingworth (actor)

In 2020, Hollingworth appeared in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit.

In 2019, he played Mr Abbott in the BBC and HBO co-production Gentleman Jack, Lord Porchester in the Netflix series The Crown, and PC Shawn Turnley in the ITV detective drama Vera.

In 2018 he voiced Ryszard Kapuściński in the animated war film Another Day of Life, which is based on Ryszard's memoir of the same name. He also played Bruce Hamil Lt in Kursk alongside Colin Firth.

In 2017 he played Tristan in Transformers: The Last Knight.

In 2017 he started his regular role as Professor Sam Bradman, in the ITV series Doc Martin.

In 2016 he played Dr John Maling in the ITV period drama Dark Angel. He also played Brin Dunne in series 18, of the ITV series Midsomer Murders, in the episode titled "A Dying Art". He played Detective Wallace in the BBC docudrama film Damilola, Our Loved Boy.

In 2015 he played Dr Butter in the 3 part ITV series Arthur & George He played Peterson in the BBC sitcom Top Coppers. He guest starred as Teabag in Josh Widdicombe's sitcom Josh. He played regular character Captain Henshawe in the BBC adaptation of Poldark between 2015 and 2017.

Hollingworth plays the band manager in the music video for The Futureheads' single "Walking Backwards". An award-winning student journalist, he has written occasional pieces about acting. His short plays have been performed in London at the Arcola, Soho Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre. His first full-length play Multitudes which is set in the City of Bradford, was performed at the Tricycle Theatre in February 2015, directed by artistic director Indhu Rubasingham. In 2018, Hollingworth wrote "Songs for the Seven Hills" for Sheffield Theatres for their community company The Sheffield People's Theatre.

In 2014 he played Francesco Sassetti in the second series of Da Vinci's Demons. He also played Lawrence Baxendale in Crossing Lines, and Lieutenant Cohen in Our World War.

In 2013 he appeared in the ITV shows Endeavour and Breathless.

In 2012 he played Alastair in the second series of The Hour.

In February and March 2011, he starred opposite Maxine Peake in The Deep Blue Sea at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

In 2011 he played Max Furst in the BBC TV film The Man Who Crossed Hitler. He also appeared in the Channel 4 TV film London's Burning, and the BBC series Twenty Twelve.

In 2010 he appeared in Pelican Blood and "Godard and Others".

Hollingworth appeared in the 2009 film Dorian Gray.

Hollingworth played Robert in the 2009 ITV miniseries Wuthering Heights, alongside Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley. He also briefly appeared in the Casualty spin-off Casualty 1909, and Being Human with his future co-star Aidan Turner.

Hollingworth was runner-up in the BBC SoundStart Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in 2008.

John Hollingworth (born 21 August 1981) is an English actor from Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire.