Jack Whitehall

(OD 2001)

Actor, Comedian, Presenter and Writer

Jack Whitehall (OD 2001) grew up in London and went to board at the Dragon, aged 10. He is an award-winning actor, comedian, presenter and writer.

Widely celebrated for his hit show ‘Travels With My Father’ (Netflix, 2017-19), his starring role in the BBC’s adaptation of ‘Decline & Fall’ (2017) and ‘Bad Education’ (BBC 2012-14), Jack has most recently been seen in Disney’s ‘The Nutcracker And The Four Realms’ (2018), Amazon’s ‘Good Omens’ (2019) and in ‘Bounty Hunters’ (Sky 2017-19). In 2020, he is set to star in Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’, opposite Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

An acclaimed comedian who loves the stage, Jack is currently back on the road for his biggest-ever stand-up tour, ‘Jack Whitehall: Stood Up’. He previously sold-out arenas across the UK on two tours: ‘Jack Whitehall Gets Around’ (2014) and ‘Jack Whitehall: At Large’ (2017), which was filmed for Netflix.

In fact, the stage is where it all started. Jack began his career at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007, where he won both ‘The Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Competition’ and ‘The Amused Moose Laugh Off’. A string of further awards followed, including ‘The British Comedy Awards’ King Of Comedy’, as voted for by the public, three years in a row. From there, Jack has increasingly appeared in films, on television, on stage and as an unlikely comedy duo with his father, Michael Whitehall.

Finally, as a presenter, Jack has hosted the ‘BRIT Awards’ (2018 and 2019) and several other prestigious award ceremonies, like the ‘BAFTA Britannia Awards’ (2015, 2017 and 2018). He became the youngest-ever host of the ‘Royal Variety Performance’ in 2015. For YouTube, he presented ‘Training Days’, where he travelled the world to interview international football stars in the lead-up to FIFA World Cup 2018. In 2019, Jack became the first (and so far, only) person to stand in as host of ‘The Graham Norton Show’.