Jack Whitehall

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Biography

Jack Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter, actor and writer. He is best known for his stand up comedy, for starring as JP in the TV series Fresh Meat (2011–2016), and for playing Alfie Wickers in the TV series Bad Education (2012–2014) and the spin-off film The Bad Education Movie (2015), both of which he also co-wrote. He has also starred in Frozen in the role of Gothi the Troll. From 2012 to 2018, Whitehall was a regular panellist on the game show A League of Their Own. In 2017, Whitehall appeared with his father, Michael, in the Netflix comedy documentary series Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father and starred in the television series Decline and Fall. Since 2018, Whitehall has been the host of the BRIT Awards.

Known For

Frozen

Gothi - Troll Priest (voice) (uncredited)

Jungle Cruise

McGregor Houghton

Good Omens

Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery-Pulsifer

Good Omens

Newton Pulsifer

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Harlequin

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Casey

Mother's Day

Zack Zim

Top Gear

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Nation's Dumbest TV	Self - Host
2026	Virginia Woolf's Night & Day MOVIE	William Rodney
2026	After Hours with James Corden TV	Self
2026	Saturday Night Live UK TV	Self - Host
2026	The 'Burbs TV	Rob Fisher
2026	The Big Fat Quiz of Telly MOVIE	Self - Guest
2025	Malice TV	Adam Healey
2025	Flintoff MOVIE	Self
2024	Jack in Time for Christmas MOVIE	Self
2024	Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with My Father TV	Self
2024	Jack Whitehall: Settle Down MOVIE	Self
2023	Bad Education: A Christmas Carol MOVIE	Alfie Wickers
2023	James Blunt: One Brit Wonder MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	That Peter Crouch Film MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Blackadder: A Cunning Story MOVIE	Self - Contributor
2023	Robots MOVIE	Charles
2022	Bad Education: Reunion MOVIE	Alfie Wickers
2022	Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again MOVIE	Octavius (voice)
2022	The Afterparty TV	Sebastian
2021	Jonas Brothers Family Roast MOVIE	Self
2021	Clifford the Big Red Dog MOVIE	Casey
2021	Jungle Cruise MOVIE	McGregor Houghton
2021	The KSI Show MOVIE	Bearus
2021	A League of Their Own Road Trip: Loch Ness to London TV	Self
2020	Best of Stand-Up 2020 MOVIE	Self
2020	Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum MOVIE	Self
2020	Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking MOVIE	Self
2020	Jack Whitehall's Father's Day MOVIE	Self
2020	The Big Night In MOVIE	Alfie Wickers
2020	The BRITs at 40 MOVIE	Self - Narrator (voice)
2019	Jack Whitehall: Christmas with My Father MOVIE	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self
2019	Luger MOVIE	Tom
2019	Good Omens TV	Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery-Pulsifer
2019	Good Omens TV	Newton Pulsifer
2019	The Queen's Corgi MOVIE	Rex (voice)
2018	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms MOVIE	Harlequin
2018	KSI: Can't Lose MOVIE	Self
2018	The Sidemen Show TV	Self
2018	Jack Whitehall: Training Days TV	Self
2017	Bounty Hunters TV	Barnaby Walker
2017	Jack Whitehall: At Large MOVIE	Self
2017	Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father TV	Self
2017	Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV	Self
2017	Decline and Fall TV	Paul Pennyfeather
2017	Urban Myths TV	Marc Bolan
2017	Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me MOVIE	Self
2016	Walliams & Friend TV	Various
2016	A League of Their Own US Road Trip TV	Self
2016	Mother's Day MOVIE	Zack Zim
2016	Michael McIntyre's Big Show TV	Self - Performer
2016	WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews TV	Self - Guest
2015	The Bad Education Movie MOVIE	Alfie Wickers
2015	Thunderbirds Are Go! TV	Francois Lemaire (voice)
2015	La Couchette MOVIE	Hugo
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Guest
2014	Jack Whitehall: Gets Around MOVIE	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2014	Brian Pern: A Life in Rock TV	Young Tony Pebblé
2014	Inside No. 9 TV	Hugo
2013	Bad Education: Christmas Special MOVIE	Alfie Wickers
2013	Frozen MOVIE	Gothi - Troll Priest (voice) (uncredited)
2013	Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad TV	Self - Host
2013	Psychobitches TV	Diana Spencer
2013	Psychobitches TV	Sleeping Beauty's Prince
2013	Psychobitches TV	Maria Von Trapp
2013	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown TV	Self
2013	The Last Leg TV	Self
2012	Jack Whitehall: Live MOVIE	Self
2012	Bad Education TV	Alfie Wickers
2012	Playhouse Presents TV	Diana Spencer
2012	The Secret Policeman's Ball MOVIE	Self
2011	Fresh Meat TV	Jonathan 'JP' Pembersley
2011	The Jonathan Ross Show TV	Self
2011	King of... TV	Self
2010	Comedy Central at the Comedy Store TV	Self
2010	Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live TV	Self
2010	A League of Their Own TV	Self - Panellist
2010	A League of Their Own TV	Self - Host
2009	Top 20 Celebrity Big Brother Moments MOVIE	Self - Host
2009	The Project TV	Self
2009	You Have Been Watching TV	Self
2009	Let's Dance for Comic Relief TV	Self - Judge
2008	Celebrity Juice TV	Self
2007	Would I Lie to You? TV	Self
2007	Britain's Got More Talent TV	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self
2005	Harry & Paul TV	Self
2005	Mock the Week TV	Self
2005	8 Out of 10 Cats TV	Self
2005	The Friday Night Project TV	Self
2004	Big Fat Quiz TV	Self - Contestant
2004	Who Do You Think You Are? TV	Self
2004	Big Brother's Big Mouth TV	Self - Host
2003	QI TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2002	Top Gear TV	Self
2002	Bertie and Elizabeth MOVIE	Little Boy (uncredited)
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks TV	Self - Host
1994	Room 101 TV	Self
1990	Have I Got News for You TV	Self
1990	Have I Got News for You TV	Self - Host
1988	This Morning TV	Self
1977	The BRIT Awards TV	Self - Host
	Silent Retreat MOVIE	Thomas
	Legacy MOVIE	Nate
	Whodunnit MOVIE	Self
	The Fifth Wheel MOVIE	Self
	Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV	Self - Presenter
	Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV	Self - Panellist
	Grand Prix Sunday TV	Self

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