Biography
Jack Louis Fox is a British actor, he was born and raised in London. He is part of the illustrious Fox acting family. He is the fourth son of James Fox and his late wife Mary, his uncles are Robert and Edward Fox. He attended The King's School Canterbury, before moving onto The University of Leeds, where he studied Philosophy, before embarking on a career in acting.
Having left Leeds University, in 2009 Fox's first professional role was playing Perkin Warbeck, in Channel 4's Tv Mini Series, Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant. His next role was to be found in ITV's Lewis, in which he played the guest lead character of Alfie Wilkinson, opposite Kevin Whatley. In 2011, Fox was cast opposite Edmund Kingsley in Pierre Granier-Deferre's Beast, in which he turned heads as the frightening and capable Robert. He then went onto star in Aml Ameen's written and directed Hoorah, a military PTSD thriller. At the end of 2011, Fox was then cast in Channel 4's critically acclaimed Fresh Meat, created by Jessie Armstrong and Sam Bain, in which he demonstrated his comedic touch, playing Ralph, a manipulative counterweight to Jack Whitehall's JP, in an arc that spanned two seasons. A leading role in BBC One's Privates, followed, in which he played the malevolent Private White-Bowne, directed by Brynn Higgins. At the start of 2013, Fox was then cast in NBC's Dracula, as the expert swordsman Alastair Harvey, before moving onto ITV's Mr. Selfridge.
In 2014 he was cast by Naji Abu Nowar in Theeb, the story of a young Bedouin boy as he experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age, as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer, played by Fox, to his secret destination. The film was a roaring success gaining Naji Abu Nowar the Venice Horizon's Award, collecting multiple accolades on the way to two BAFTA wins, and an Oscar Nomination. Film Roles in The Messenger, directed by BAFTA winning director David Blair, and Kids in Love opposite Will Poulter and Cara Delevingne followed, before returning to television to work on the Golden Globe-nominated National Geographic series Genius opposite Geoffrey Rush. Fox was then cast in Ben Elton's Upstart Crowe opposite David Mitchell, before moving onto Working Title's Jonny English Strikes Again opposite Rowan Atkinson.
In the Sumer of 2015. Fox made his West End debut at the Apollo theatre in London. The two-hander named, Dear Lupin, adapted by Michael Simkins from author Charlie Mortimer's smash hit of the same name, was directed by Philip Franks's. The play was a huge success gaining four star reviews from The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard.
In 2019 Fox was cast in Sky Atlantic's Riviera (2019), which smashed records for their biggest debut series ever. He played Nico Eltham, a psychopathic megalomaniac, opposite Juliet Stevenson, Will Arnett, and Julia Stiles leading to him being the cover star for Rollacoaster's Autumn/Winter 2020 edition.[1] He then moved onto Andrew Davies's ITV/Masterpiece (PBS) produced Sanditon (2020-present), in which he played manipulative and narcissistic Edward Denham, opposite Theo James and Rose Williams. in 2021, a return to comedy-drama followed, this time in a new format, eighteen ten-minute episodes, produced by Clerkenwell Films and directed by Elliot Hegarty. Cheaters would see him work with Josh Maguire, Susan Wokoma, and Callie Cooke, in this acclaimed comedy. At the start of 2022, he began production on Óskar Þór Axelsson's Operation Napoleon, a film based on Arnaldur Indriðason best selling book of the same name. He stars alongside Iain Glenn, Wotan Wilke Möhring, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
