Otto Farrant

Otto Farrant is an English actor known for his portrayal of the title character in Amazon Prime's spy thriller series Alex Rider (2020), his appearances in the feature films Clash of the Titans (2010) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), as well as his TV roles in The White Queen (2013), War & Peace (2016) and Mrs. Wilson (2018).

Acting career

At 11 years of age, Farrant began performing on stage in productions at the Young Vic, the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe theatre.[2][3] In 2010, he made his big screen debut as Young Perseus in Clash of the Titans .[3] In 2013, Farrant starred as Thomas Grey for 5 episodes of BBC historical drama The White Queen .[3] In 2016, he played Petya Rostov in the BBC historical Russian based drama serial War & Peace,[3] then as Nigel Wilson in the 2018 BBC miniseries Mrs. Wilson.[4]

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.[5] Farrant stars alongside Vicky McClure and Stephen Dillane.[1]

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

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

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