As an actor, writer, stand-up comedian and host, Jack Whitehall has established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting talents.
Whitehall has most recently been seen in Lasse Hallstrom’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms opposite Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman. He will also star in Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise opposite Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, which is currently in production and will be released in 2020. Jack’s previous film work includes Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day opposite Julia Roberts and Jennifer Garner in 2016, and The Bad Education Movie in 2015, which Whitehall also wrote.
On television, Whitehall stars alongside his father, Michael Whitehall, in Travels with My Father, Season 2 of which premiered on Netflix in Autumn 2018. In 2019, he will star in Bounty Hunters opposite Rosie Perez for Sky Television (UK). His other television credit
As an actor, writer, stand-up comedian and host, Jack Whitehall has established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting talents.
Whitehall has most recently been seen in Lasse Hallstrom’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms opposite Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman. He will also star in Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise opposite Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, which is currently in production and will be released in 2020. Jack’s previous film work includes Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day opposite Julia Roberts and Jennifer Garner in 2016, and The Bad Education Movie in 2015, which Whitehall also wrote.
On television, Whitehall stars alongside his father, Michael Whitehall, in Travels with My Father, Season 2 of which premiered on Netflix in Autumn 2018. In 2019, he will star in Bounty Hunters opposite Rosie Perez for Sky Television (UK). His other television credits include Decline & Fall (BBC), Fresh Meat (C4), and Bad Education (BBC). Whitehall also served as the writer on Travels with My Father, Bounty Hunters and Bad Education.
As a stand-up comedian, Whitehall has completed two sell-out arena tours; Jack Whitehall Gets Around in 2014 and Jack Whitehall: At Large 2017 - his second tour also premiered on Netflix in 2017. In 2009, Jack’s debut stand-up show garnered him nominations for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards 2010. Whitehall also won the People’s Choice Award for the King of Comedy at the 2012 and 2013 British Comedy Awards.
Additionally, Whitehall has hosted a number of prestigious award ceremonies and television series. He will host the 2019 BRIT Awards in February, following his success in hosting them in 2018 and has also hosted The British Fashion Awards in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, and the BAFTA Britannia Awards in 2015, 2017, and 2018. His television credits include: Backchat, A League of their Own (which received a BAFTA Award in 2014 for Best Comedy Entertainment Program and was nominated in the same category in 2013), Stand Up For The Week, and Live At The Apollo. In addition, Whitehall also filmed Training Days for Google in 2018, where he traveled the world to interview international football stars - the series was released in the lead up to the 2018 World Cup on his YouTube channel.
