Wilf Scolding
Scolding at the 2021 German Comic Con
Born
Wilfred John Scolding

(1990-04-25) 25 April 1990
Cambridge, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Years active2012–present

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

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Put Down John Short film
2017 Bees Make Honey Inspector Shoerope
2018 The Coupling Freddie Yip Short film
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Frank Doyle (Workman)
TBA Stockholm Bloodbath Johan

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

Year Title Role Notes
2018 FIFA 19 Terry Williams
Battlefield V
2020 Amnesia: Rebirth Various
2022 The Diofield Chronicle Castavere Dunnow English version
2023 Final Fantasy XVI English version

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Strange Interlude Gordon Evans National Theatre, London
2015 Arcadia Septimus Hodge Theatre Royal, Brighton / UK tour
The Win Bin Knock Old Red Lion Theatre, London
The Glass Menagerie Jim Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Theatre Royal, Bath
2018 The Madness of George III Prince of Wales Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
2019 The Sweet Science of Bruising Gabriel Lamb Wilton's Music Hall, London
2023 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Playhouse Theatre, London

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[15]
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

  1. ↑ "Kingswood Welcomes Former Student And Actor Wilf Scolding Back To School". Kingswood School. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "From RWCMD to The RNT". #RWCMD. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Passing Bells - Freddie". BBC One. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Peterson, Tyler (17 December 2014). "Dakota Blue Richards to Lead ARCADIA UK Tour; Full Cast Announced!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Colageo, Gaby (10 July 2018). "Wilf Scolding Talks Bees Make Honey". Skewed & Reviewed. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Rees, Katrina (26 September 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Wilf Scolding". CelebMix. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Archers - Christopher Carter". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Wilf Scolding - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Hayley (14 March 2021). "The One cast: Who is Wilf Scolding? Meet actor behind Ethan". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Wilf Scolding - Cabaret". Kit Kat Club. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Sarrubba, Stefania (17 February 2023). "The Archers cast: Meet the main stars of the BBC Radio 4 soap". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Wilf Scolding". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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