Jack Hollington

Jack Hollington
Born (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 23)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Jack Hollington (born 2 July 2001) is a British actor who has appeared in film, radio, stage and television productions. He made his debut in the National Theatre's production of An Inspector Calls followed by a role in the touring production of Medea. Hollington's breakthrough performance was as Nathan in the West End and National Tour play of The Full Monty. His television roles began with the Doctor Who episode, The Time of the Doctor, followed by the Casualty episode Home.

Career

In 2015, Hollington played the lead role of young Leo Colston in the BBC television production of The Go-Between alongside Jim Broadbent and Vanessa Redgrave.[1] His performance in The Go- Between was considered by Jasper Rees in The Daily Telegraph to be: " a superbly intuitive performance from a young actor bearing a heavy burden. Hollington held his ground throughout"..."In key scenes he sang like Ernest Lough and took his cricket catch like Ben Stokes."[2] Sam Woolaston, for The Guardian, praised Hollington's performance: "not just for his convincing performance as young Leo, but also for being a totally convincing young Jim Broadbent (old Leo)".[3] The Go-Between was nominated for a BAFTA award in the category of best single drama in 2016.[4]

Hollington has the role of 'Young Beowulf' in three episodes of the ITV television mini-series Beowulf: The Return to the Shield Lands and has roles in feature films Bitter Harvest and Brimstone .

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s)
2010 The Boogeyman Denny Billings Gerard Lough
2013 Left (Short) Young Joe Eamonn O'Neill
2014 James James Claire Oakley
2014 Advent Tom Mahalia Belo
2015 The Go-Between Leo Pete Travis
2016 Brimstone Mathew Martin Koolhoven
2017 Bitter Harvest Lubko George Mendeluk

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2013 Doctor Who Barnable "The Time of the Doctor"
2014 Casualty Jake Quinnell
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Young Beowulf
2017 Fearless Jason

Theatre

Year Show
2008 Camp Rock
2010 An Inspector Calls
2012 Medea (play)
2013-2014 The Full Monty

References

  1. ^ "The Go-Between: How the BBC Re-made a Classic". by Jasper Rees. The Telegraph 2015.9.20
  2. ^ Rees, Jasper (20 September 2015). "The Go-Between, BBC One, review: 'Deeply moving and true'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 September 2015. As quoted at The Go-Between
  3. ^ Wollaston, Sam (21 September 2015). "Downton Abbey review: 'Thank heaven there's not much more of this tedium'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 September 2015. As quoted at The Go-Between
  4. ^ "2016 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.