John Heffernan (British actor)

John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and the National Theatre,[1] taking the lead roles in Edward II at the National Theatre,[1] and Oppenheimer with the RSC.[2]

John Heffernan
Born (1981-06-30) 30 June 1981 (age 43)
Billericay, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Career

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Heffernan was born in Billericay, Essex, England and worked as an usher at the National Theatre. He has appeared on screen in a number of roles, including Henry Lascelles in the BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke's novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,[3] Jaggers in Dickensian and Steven Rose in the fourth series of Luther. In 2017, he played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, in an episode of the Netflix series The Crown.[4] He also played the Nine for Big Finish, in their Doctor Who box sets Doom Coalition and Ravenous.[5] He returned to the National Theatre in 2022 to play the co-lead opposite Katherine Parkinson in a new production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Simon Godwin.

Filmography

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Film

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Years Title Role Notes
2013 Having You Dr. Matthew Jenson
2015 Eye in the Sky Major Howard Webb
2017 Crooked House Laurence Brown
2019 Official Secrets James Welch
Forget Me Not Jack
2020 Misbehaviour Gareth Stedman Jones
The Duke Neddie Cussen

Television

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Years Title Role Notes
2008 King Lear Oswald Television film
2012 The Hollow Crown Francis 2 episodes
2013 Murder on the Home Front Wilfred Zeigler Episode: "Part 1"
Love and Marriage Ashley Roehampton 6 episodes
2014 Outlander Brigadier General Lord Thomas Episode: "The Garrison Commander"
Ripper Street Ronald Capshaw 2 episodes
2015 Sons of Liberty Governor's Aide 3 episodes
Foyle's War James Griffin Episode: "Trespass"
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Henry Lascelles 7 episodes
Luther Steven Rose 2 episodes
2015–16 Dickensian Jaggers 13 episodes
2017 The Loch Dr. Simon Marr 6 episodes
The Crown Lord Altrincham Episode: "Marionettes"
2018 Collateral Sam Spence 4 episodes
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Matthew Elliott Television film
2020 Dracula Jonathan Harker Television mini-series
2021 The Pursuit of Love Davey 3 episodes
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Duke of Somerset 8 episodes
2023 A Ghost Story for Christmas The Friend Episode: "Lot No. 249"
2024 A Gentleman in Moscow "The Bishop" Leplevsky 8 episodes
This Town Commander Bentley 5 episodes

Video games

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Years Title Role
2007 Manhunt 2 Watchdog Gang Member
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Nero
2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Nero
2021 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Barnier, Sir, M-017
2022 Expeditions: Rome Tricky Praetorian, Vitellius Legionary, Roman Soldier Male, Roman Civilian Rich Male
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Tyler

References

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  1. ^ a b "Introducing... John Heffernan". Officiallondontheatre.co.uk. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ Lawless, Jill (28 January 2015). "Art embraces science in new British play 'Oppenheimer'". Timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ben Arnold (14 June 2015). "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell recap: episode five – Arabella | Television & radio". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ Power, Ed (9 December 2017). "The Crown, season 2, episode 5 review: the 'priggish' Queen comes under media attack". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "3. Ravenous 3 - Doctor Who - Ravenous - Big Finish". bigfinish.com.
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