Jack Bannon is an English actor, known for his roles as Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series '' Endeavour'' (from 2013) and as

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on the

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crime drama series '' Pennyworth'' (2019–2022).

Early life and education

Jack Bannon grew up in

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. He completed high school at Notre Dame High School before attending the arts course at the Theatre Royal.

Career

In 2014 Bannon played Christopher Morcom, the best friend of

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(played by

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), in the feature film ''

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''. In the same year, he featured in the American-British war film '' Fury''. He became widely known after he took the role of Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series '' Endeavour'' in 2013. He has also featured in the TV series ''

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'' (2012), '' The Loch'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2017). Bannon plays

on the

crime drama series '' Pennyworth'' (2019–2022). He plays Lukas, the new partner to

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's Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir, in the

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series set in Iceland, '' The Darkness''. The series was released in Iceland in September 2024 before getting worldwide release.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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