John Light (actor)

John Andrew Light Jr. (born 30 September 1973) is an English television, theatre, and film actor. He has received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for his supporting performance in the play Taken at Midnight (2014).

Career

Light appeared as Henry Lennox (with Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe) in the BBC production North and South from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. He played the title character (the son of Rudyard Kipling) in the original Hampstead Theatre production of David Haig's My Boy Jack (1997).

An early screen role came in Cider with Rosie (1998). He played Lord Edward Fitzgerald in the 1999 serialised adaptation of "Aristocrats" by Stella Tillyard. He portrayed British pilot Robert Newman in the German film Dresden, in which he spoke German; and played Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany in the 2003 film The Lion in Winter alongside Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. He played Satan in two films released in 2005 which were titled The Prophecy: Uprising and The Prophecy: Forsaken. He also appeared in the title role of the 2009 play A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2011, he appeared in an episode of BBC TV series Silk as Alan Bradley, a man accused of rape.Template:Cn

In 2013, he appeared as Chief Inspector Roger Nelson in the BBC TV series WPC 56 (series 1), and he appeared as Hercule Flambeau, nemesis of Father Brown, in the BBC TV series Father Brown, a role he has reprised in a recurring capacity.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Has appeared as Professor Felix Garwood in Lewis (2014 series 8 episode 2, both parts (The Lions of Nemea))<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in the pilot episode of the prequel Endeavour.

In 2016, he appeared as Dacourt in the ITV series Maigret episode 1.2 "Maigret's Dead Man".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Light is a prolific stage actor.<ref>http://www.uktw.co.uk/biog/ Template:Webarchive; http://www.markhamfroggattandirwin.com/cv/client_john-light_id_100119.htm Template:Webarchive</ref> His theatre performances include the Complete Works Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he starred in Sean Holmes' Julius Caesar as Brutus and in Rupert Goold's The Tempest as Caliban. In 2012, he appeared as the titular character in Thom Pain (based on nothing), a role for which critics praised him.<ref>https://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-thom-pain-based-on-nothing-the-print-room-will-eno/ Template:Webarchive; http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/thom-pain-based-on-nothing-the-print-room Template:Webarchive</ref>

In 2015, Light starred in the play Taken at Midnight with Penelope Wilton. He received a nomination for an Olivier for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.<ref>http://www.trh.co.uk/uncategorized/taken-at-midnight-receives-three-olivier-award-nominations/Template:Dead link</ref> Soon after he starred as Escamillo in Carmen Disrupted with Sharon Small.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In late 2016 through early 2017, he was in a limited run of Mary Stuart along with Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams at the Almeida.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He continued the role after the play transferred to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In January 2019, it was announced that John Light would join the cast of Florian Zeller's "The Son." The play ran at the Kiln Theatre from 20 February 2019 through 6 April 2019.<ref>https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Full-Cast-Announced-For-Uk-Premiere-Of-Florian-Zellers-THE-SON-20190114 Template:Webarchive, https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/amanda-abbington-to-star-in-florian-zellers-the-son/ Template:Webarchive</ref> He reprised the role in the West End production in autumn 2019 at the Duke of York's Theatre.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He also appeared in Agatha Raisin "The Curious Curate" as Richard Binser (2019) and in Midsomer Murders "Death of the small Coppers" as Luke Fawcett (2018)

Light joined the cast of "Uncle Vanya" at the Theatre Royal Bath for a limited run in summer 2019. The production marked the directorial debut of Rupert Everett.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During rehearsals, Everett accidentally injured Light's eye, which later led to Light falling off stage. Light performed using a crutch.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2022, Light appeared as a Confederate soldier in Around the World in 80 Days.

Personal life

In 2005, Light began dating Canadian film and television actress Neve Campbell. They became engaged in December 2005, and married on 5 May 2007 in Malibu, California.<ref>people.com Template:Webarchive "Neve Campbell & John Light Marry in Malibu"</ref> Campbell filed for divorce from Light on 30 June 2010 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Bill	Tony Rourke	Episode "In The Firing Line"
	Five Seconds to Spare	Paisley
2001	Investigating Sex	Peter
	Band of Brothers	Lieutenant Colonel O. Dobie	Episode 5 "Crossroads"
	Lloyd & Hill	Colin Cochrane	TV movie
2002	Purpose	John Elias
2003	Cambridge Spies	James Angleton	TV miniseries
	The Lion in Winter	Geoffrey	TV movie
	The Good Pope	Mattia Carcano (young)
2004	North & South	Henry Lennox	TV miniseries
2005	Heights	Peter
	The Prophecy: Uprising	John Reigart/Satan
	The Prophecy: Forsaken	John Reigart/Lucifer
2006	Scoop	Poker Player
	Dresden	Robert Newman
2007	Partition	Walter Hankins
2008	Four Seasons	Simon Maxwell
2011	Albert Nobbs	Mr. Smythe-Willard
	Silk	Alan Bradley
	Vera	Andrew Franks
2012	Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter	Jason Fox
	Endeavour	Dempsey	Pilot, 1 episode
2013	Jo	Pierre Lambert	Season 1, episode 6
	WPC 56	Chief Inspector Roger Nelson	5 episodes
2014	Lewis	Felix Garwood	2 episodes
	Atlantis	Diagoras	2 episodes
2016	Mars	Paul Richardson	2 episodes
	Maigret	Dacourt	Season 1, episode 2
2018	Midsomer Murders	Luke Fawcett	Season 20, episode 2
2019	Agatha Raisin	Richard Bilsner	Season 2, episode 3
2021	There's Always Hope	Luke
	Around the World in 80 Days	Ambrose Abernathy	Season 1, episode 7
2022	Murder in Provence	Dr. Marcel Vannier	Season 1, episode 3
2024	Showtrial	Adrian Gilligan	Season 2, 5 episodes
2013-2025	Father Brown	Hercule Flambeau	Recurring, 13 episodes

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