British actor (born 1990)
Wilfred John Scolding (born 25 April 1990) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC One drama The Passing Bells (2014) and the Netflix series The One (2021). His films include Bees Make Honey (2017).
Early life
Scolding was born in Cambridge . He attended Kingswood School in Bath .[ 1] He went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama , graduating in 2013.[ 2]
Career
Upon graduating from drama school in 2013, Scolding made his professional stage debut in Strange Interlude at the National Theatre . He had his first major television role as Freddie in the 2014 BBC One war miniseries The Passing Bells .[ 3] This was followed by further stage roles in the English Touring Theatre production of Arcadia ,[ 4] The Win Bin at the Old Red Lion , The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in 2015, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre Royal, Bath in 2016.
In 2017, Scolding made his feature film debut in Bees Make Honey .[ 5] As predicted by fans of the series in advance,[ 6] Scolding guest starred as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen opposite Aisling Franciosi as Lyanna Stark in a season 7 flashback of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones .[ 7] [ 8] Also in 2017, Scolding began voicing Christopher Carter in the BBC Radio 4 audio soap opera The Archers .[ 9] He has worked extensively with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who and original audio dramas.[ 10]
Scolding starred as John Martin alongside Peter Capaldi in the 2019 BBC television film adaptation of Martin's Close . He also appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson , and on stage in The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse and The Sweet Science of Bruising at Wilton's Music Hall . He had a main role as Ethan in the 2021 Netflix science fiction series The One .[ 11] In 2023, Scolding joined the cast of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre on the West End as Ernst Ludwig[ 12] [ 13] and played Captain Vanis Tigo in the Disney+ series Andor .[ 14]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Skins
Bruno
Episode: "Everyone"Doctors
2014
Doctors
Jared Kilkenny
Episode: "The Boy Narcissus"
The Passing Bells
Freddie
Miniseries
Borgia
Anton van Lalaing
Episode: "1506"
2016
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
Thomas Culpepper
Episode: "Divorced, Beheaded, Survived"
2017
Game of Thrones
Rhaegar Targaryen
Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"
2018
Mrs Wilson
Mike Shannon
1 episode
2019
Martin's Close
John Martin
Television film
2021
The One
Ethan
Main role
2022
Andor
Captain Vanis Tigo
5 episodes
Video games
Stage
Audio
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2012
The Confessions of Dorian Gray
Various
Big Finish Original
2014
Clayton Grange
Danny
BBC Radio 4
2017
Aliens Among Us
Personal trainer
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Superiority Complex"
The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield
Mogron / Radio
Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes
2017–present
The Archers
Christopher Carter
BBC Radio 4
2018
Cicero
Piso
Big Finish Original
Torchwood
Alejandro / Courtier
Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes
Low
Brian Eno
BBC Radio 4[ 16]
Class
Chris
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Now You Know..."
The War Master
First Soldier
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Sins of the Father"
2019
Puckoon
BBC Radio 4
2020
The Sins of Captain John
King Charles II / Tom
Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes
ATA Girl 2
Henry Lloyd
Big Finish Original
Doctor Who: Main Range
Charles Crookshap
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Thin Time"
Time Lord Victorious
Groth
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Mutually Assured Destruction"
The Congress of Rough Riders
Narrator
Penguin Audio , novel by John Boyne
2022
Gallifrey: Time War
Various
Big Finish Productions, 3 episodes
The Lost Stories
Jassic / Guard
Big Finish Productions, episode: "Mind of the Hodiac"
UNIT: Brave New World
Roman Krojač / Professor Ian Fenning
Big Finish Productions, 2 episodes
2023
Doctor Who: Redacted
Drone
Big Finish Productions, 4 episodes
Reference
^ "Kingswood Welcomes Former Student And Actor Wilf Scolding Back To School" . Kingswood School . 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "From RWCMD to The RNT" . #RWCMD . 8 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "The Passing Bells - Freddie" . BBC One . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Peterson, Tyler (17 December 2014). "Dakota Blue Richards to Lead ARCADIA UK Tour; Full Cast Announced!" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Colageo, Gaby (10 July 2018). "Wilf Scolding Talks Bees Make Honey" . Skewed & Reviewed . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Davies, Megan (10 August 2017). "Game of Thrones fans think they've worked out who's playing Rhaegar Targaryen" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Thompson, Avery (29 August 2017). "Wilf Scolding: 5 Things To Know About The Actor Playing Rhaegar On 'Game Of Thrones" . Hollywood Life . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Rees, Katrina (26 September 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Wilf Scolding" . CelebMix . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "The Archers - Christopher Carter" . BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "Wilf Scolding - Contributions" . Big Finish . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Anderson, Hayley (14 March 2021). "The One cast: Who is Wilf Scolding? Meet actor behind Ethan" . Daily Express . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Tossell, Shaun (15 August 2023). "Nic Myers, Wilf Scolding, Jessica Kirton & more announced for West End production of Cabaret" . Theatre Fan . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ "Wilf Scolding - Cabaret" . Kit Kat Club . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ Sarrubba, Stefania (17 February 2023). "The Archers cast: Meet the main stars of the BBC Radio 4 soap" . Radio Times . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ https://forums.swtor.com/topic/935259-game-update-75-desperate-defiance-coming-may-29th/#comment-9815981
^ "Wilf Scolding" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
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