Bart Edwards

Bart Edwards
Born1989 (age 35–36)
Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Bart Edwards (born 1989) is a British actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jasper Hunt in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2018),[1] Jonathan Kay in the NRK drama Lykkeland (2018–2022),[2] Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher for Netflix (2019–2023),[3] and as Captain James Ehrendorf in the ITV six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip (2020).[4]

Education

Edwards attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts[5] and then studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[6]

Career

In 2008 Edwards began his career in the U.K. starring as Olly Greenwood on BBC's EastEnders.[7] In 2012 he appeared in ITV's miniseries Leaving.[8]

He appeared in two indie short films directed by Mark Lobatto: Silent Treatment in 2013,[9] and Blue Borsalino in 2015.[8]

In 2015 he appeared as Joe on Channel 4's Peep Show.[10]

In 2016 Edwards had roles in Carnival Films' Call the Midwife for PBS/BBC,[8] Stan Lee's Lucky Man,[8] and Netflix/Channel 4's Fresh Meat.[8]

He played roles in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them in 2016,[8] and The Weinstein Company's biographical action-thriller film The Man with the Iron Heart in 2017.[citation needed]

In 2018 Edwards starred on season three of Lifetime's drama series Unreal in the role of Jasper Hunt, alongside Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby.[1][8]

From 2018 to 2022, he starred as Jonathan Kay in the Norwegian series Lykkeland (also known as State of Happiness),[8] which premiered at the first Cannes International Series Festival, winning two awards.[11]

In 2019 he starred in Millennium Film's horror movie The Dare[12] and appeared as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher.[3]

In 2020 Edwards was cast in the six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip, where he portrayed Captain James Ehrendorf.[4]

From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Fredrik in the crime drama television series Young Wallander.[13]

In 2022 Edwards appeared as Justin in the comedy drama television series The Flatshare.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Silent Treatment The Guy Short film[9]
2015 Blue Borsalino Ernie Short film[8]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Police Officer 2
2017 The Man with the Iron Heart Raf Man Halifax
2019 The Dare Jay Jackson
2022 The Stranger in Our Bed Ewan
2024 Take My Hand Jason

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 EastEnders Olly Greenwood 10 episodes
2011 Casualty Jamie Episode: "Before the Fall"
2012 Leaving Tom Miniseries; 3 episodes
2015 Peep Show Joe 4 episodes
2016 Call the Midwife Denny Wray Episode #5.1
Stan Lee's Lucky Man Finn Belman Episode: "The Last Chance"
Fresh Meat Vod's Friend Episode #4.1
2018 Unreal Jasper Hunt 10 episodes
2018–2022 State of Happiness
(Nor: Lykkeland) 		Jonathan Kay Main role, seasons 1–2
2019–2023 The Witcher Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis Main role, season 3
Guest, seasons 1–2
2020 The Singapore Grip Captain James Ehrendorf Main role
2020–2022 Young Wallander Fredrik 7 episodes
2022 The Flatshare Justin 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "Bart Edwards Makes the Jump to American Television in Lifetime's "UnReal"". Cheddar. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "The Golden Age of Norwegian TV drama". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Who's Who in Netflix's The Witcher Cast, from Renfri to Stregobor". IGN Nordic. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Christopher Hampton adapts The Singapore Grip for ITV". Royal Television Society. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Tring Park School - Our Alumni". Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ Reischel, Jennifer. "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Final Year Acting Showcase review at Criterion Theatre London - Student showcase". The Stage. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Interview with Bart Edwards". theitalianreve.com. 1 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jason Price (27 February 2018). "Bart Edwards". iconvsicon.com.
  9. ^ a b Lloyd, Kenji (28 June 2013). "Silent Treatment Trailer". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Peep Show cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. ^ Hopewell, John (11 April 2018). "'When Heroes Fly,' 'State of Happiness' Top Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Fringe Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018 "Promoting Creativity and the Arts"". Issuu. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Young Wallander - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  14. ^ Watkins, Emily (1 December 2022). "The Flatshare is a romcom perfect for the cost-of-living crisis". The I Paper. Retrieved 31 December 2024.