Biografia
Jack Louis Fox is a British actor born and raised in London, belonging to the renowned Fox acting family. He is the fourth son of James Fox and his late wife Mary, with uncles Robert and Edward Fox. He attended The King's School Canterbury before studying Philosophy at The University of Leeds, after which he pursued a career in acting.
After leaving Leeds University, Fox landed his first professional role in 2009 as Perkin Warbeck in Channel 4's TV mini-series Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant. He then appeared as the guest lead Alfie Wilkinson in ITV's Lewis, acting opposite Kevin Whatley. In 2011, Fox starred alongside Edmund Kingsley in Pierre Granier-Deferre's Beast, gaining attention for his portrayal of the formidable Robert. He also featured in Aml Ameen's military PTSD thriller Hoorah. Later that year, Fox joined Channel 4's critically acclaimed Fresh Meat, created by Jessie Armstrong and Sam Bain, showcasing his comedic talent as Ralph, a manipulative foil to Jack Whitehall's JP, across two seasons. He then secured a leading role in BBC One's Privates as the sinister Private White-Bowne, directed by Brynn Higgins. Early in 2013, Fox was cast as expert swordsman Alastair Harvey in NBC's Dracula, followed by a role in ITV's Mr. Selfridge.
In 2014, Fox was cast by Naji Abu Nowar in Theeb, a film about a young Bedouin boy’s accelerated coming-of-age during a dangerous desert journey escorting a British officer played by Fox. Theeb was a major success, earning Abu Nowar the Venice Horizon Award, multiple accolades, two BAFTAs, and an Oscar nomination. Fox then appeared in The Messenger, directed by BAFTA-winning David Blair, and Kids in Love alongside Will Poulter and Cara Delevingne. Returning to television, he featured in the Golden Globe-nominated National Geographic series Genius opposite Geoffrey Rush. Fox also appeared in Ben Elton's Upstart Crowe with David Mitchell and in Working Title’s Jonny English Strikes Again alongside Rowan Atkinson.
In the summer of 2015, Fox made his West End debut at London’s Apollo Theatre in the two-hander Dear Lupin, adapted by Michael Simkins from Charlie Mortimer’s bestselling book and directed by Philip Franks. The play was well received, earning four-star reviews from The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard.
In 2019, Fox joined Sky Atlantic's Riviera, which became the network’s biggest debut series ever. He portrayed Nico Eltham, a psychopathic megalomaniac, acting opposite Juliet Stevenson, Will Arnett, and Julia Stiles, and was featured on the cover of Rollacoaster’s Autumn/Winter 2020 edition. He then appeared in Andrew Davies’s ITV/Masterpiece (PBS) production Sanditon (2020–present) as the manipulative and narcissistic Edward Denham, alongside Theo James and Rose Williams. In 2021, Fox returned to comedy-drama with Clerkenwell Films’ Cheaters, a series of eighteen ten-minute episodes directed by Elliot Hegarty, starring with Josh Maguire, Susan Wokoma, and Callie Cooke. Early in 2022, he began filming Operation Napoleon, directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson and based on Arnaldur Indriðason’s bestselling novel, starring alongside Iain Glen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
