Bart Edwards (born 1989) is a British actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jasper Hunt in the Lifetime/

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'' (2018), Jonathan Kay in the

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drama ''

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'' (2018–2022), Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in ''

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'' for

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(2019–2023), and as Captain James Ehrendorf in the ITV six-part television drama series ''

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'' (2020).

Education

Edwards attended

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and then studied acting at the

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Career

In 2008 Edwards began his career in the U.K. starring as Olly Greenwood on

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's ''

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''. In 2012 he appeared in ITV's miniseries ''Leaving''. He appeared in two indie short films directed by Mark Lobatto: ''Silent Treatment'' in 2013, and ''Blue Borsalino'' in 2015. In 2015 he appeared as Joe on

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''. In 2016 Edwards had roles in

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'' for

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/BBC, ''

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'', and

/Channel 4's '' Fresh Meat''. He played roles in the

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fantasy film '' Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'' in 2016, and

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's biographical action-thriller film '' The Man with the Iron Heart'' in 2017. In 2018 Edwards starred on season three of Lifetime's drama series ''

'' in the role of Jasper Hunt, alongside

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and

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. From 2018 to 2022, he starred as Jonathan Kay in the Norwegian series ''

'' (also known as ''State of Happiness''), which premiered at the first Cannes International Series Festival, winning two awards. In 2019 he starred in Millennium Film's horror movie ''The Dare'' and appeared as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in ''

''. In 2020 Edwards was cast in the six-part television drama series ''

'', where he portrayed Captain James Ehrendorf. From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Fredrik in the crime drama television series ''

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''. In 2022 Edwards appeared as Justin in the comedy drama television series '' The Flatshare''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Bart 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors Actors educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Living people 1989 births Male actors from Guildford