John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the

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, and the National Theatre, taking the lead roles in ''Edward II'' at the National Theatre, and ''Oppenheimer'' with the RSC. Heffernan was born in

Billericay Billericay ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town east of Central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces. It i ...

, England and worked as an usher at the National Theatre. He has appeared on screen in a number of roles, including Henry Lascelles in the BBC adaptation of

Susanna Clarke Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is an English author known for her debut novel '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternative history. Clarke began ''Jonathan Strange'' in 1993 and worked on it during her ...

's novel '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'',

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in ''

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'' and Steven Rose in the fourth series of ''

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''. In 2017, he played

John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham John Edward Poynder Grigg (15 April 1924 – 31 December 2001) was a British writer, historian and politician. He was the 2nd Baron Altrincham from 1955 until he disclaimed that title under the Peerage Act on the day it received Royal Assent ...

, in an episode of the

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series ''

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''. He also played the Nine for Big Finish, in their ''

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'' box sets '' Doom Coalition'' and '' Ravenous''. He returned to the National Theatre in 2022 to play the co-lead opposite Katherine Parkinson in a new production of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' directed by Simon Godwin.

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* 21st-century British male actors British male stage actors British male television actors Living people People from Billericay 1981 births Royal Shakespeare Company members {{UK-actor-stub