
Jack Lowden
Biography
Jack Andrew Lowden (born June 2, 1990) is a Scottish actor. Following a four-year stage career, his first major international onscreen success was in the 2016 BBC miniseries War & Peace, which led to starring roles in feature films. Starring as River Cartwright in the Apple TV series Slow Horses since 2020, he has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Lowden starred as Eric Liddell in the 2012 play Chariots of Fire in London. In 2014, he won an Olivier Award and the Ian Charleson Award for his role as Oswald in Richard Eyre's 2013 adaptation of Ibsen's Ghosts.
In 2013, he began to take on substantial roles in British television series and feature films, including The Tunnel (2013) and '71 (2014). He also had leading roles in the BBC miniseries The Passing Bells (2014) and War & Peace (2016). Other screen roles include the title role as golfing legend Tommy Morris in Tommy's Honour (2016); the starring role of Morrissey in the biopic England Is Mine (2017); a main-cast role as an RAF fighter-pilot in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017); a starring role in the Scottish Highlands thriller Calibre (2018, for which he won the British Academy Scotland Award for Best Film Actor); Lord Darnley in Mary Queen of Scots (2018); a starring role as a plantation owner in 19th-century Jamaica in the 2018 BBC miniseries The Long Song; and as Zak "Zodiac" Bevis in the 2019 comedy-drama WWE film Fighting with My Family.
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Known For

TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015

TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944

TV
Slow Horses
River Cartwright
2022

TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Forodwaith Sauron
2022

TV
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022

TV
The Gold
Kenny Noye
2023

TV
The Gold
Kenneth Noye
2023

TV
Wolf Hall
Thomas Wyatt
2015

TV
The Tunnel
Adam Roebuck
2013

Film
Ella McCay
Ryan Newell
2025

Film
Dunkirk
Collins
2017

Film
England Is Mine
Steven Patrick Morrissey
2017

TV
War and Peace
Nikolai Rostov
2016

TV
Small Axe
Ian MacDonald
2020

Film
Pan
Dobkin
2015

TV
The Passing Bells
Michael
2014

Film
uwantme2killhim?
Henry
2013

Film
Capone
Crawford
2020

Film
Fighting with My Family
Zak 'Zodiac' Knight
2019
Filmography
2025FilmElla McCayas Ryan Newell2025FilmNational Theatre Live: The Fifth Stepas Luka2025FilmTornadoas Little Sugar2023TVThe Goldas Kenny Noye2022TVSunday with Laura Kuenssbergas Self2022TVThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweras Forodwaith Sauron2022TVSlow Horsesas River Cartwright2021FilmBenedictionas Siegfried Sassoon2020TVSmall Axeas Ian MacDonald2020FilmKindredas Thomas2020FilmCaponeas Crawford2020FilmReturn to Real Kashmir FC2019FilmFighting with My Familyas Zak 'Zodiac' Knight2018TVThe Long Songas Robert2018FilmMary Queen of Scotsas Lord Darnley2018FilmCalibreas Vaughn2017FilmEngland Is Mineas Steven Patrick Morrissey2017FilmDunkirkas Collins2017FilmTommy's Honouras Tommy Morris2017FilmThe Dreams of Bethany Mellmothas Hunter2016FilmA United Kingdomas Tony Benn2016FilmDenialas James Libson2016TVWar and Peaceas Nikolai Rostov2015FilmPanas Dobkin2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self2015TVWolf Hallas Thomas Wyatt2014TVThe Passing Bellsas Michael2014Film'71as Thommo2014FilmGhostsas Oswald Alving2013TVThe Tunnelas Adam Roebuck2013Filmuwantme2killhim?as Henry2012FilmMrs Biggsas Alan Wright2007TVThe Graham Norton Showas Self1944TVGolden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee—FilmRogue Trooperas Gunnar (voice)—TVPride and Prejudiceas Mr Darcy—TVUntitled Berlin Noir Seriesas Bernie Gunther