Sebastian Felipe Xavier Fernández-Garcia Armesto (born 3 June 1982) is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is the son of historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto.

Career

Television and film

Armesto played

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in the series ''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

''. He starred in the 2008 ITV drama series ''

The Palace ''The Palace'' is a British drama television series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of t ...

'' as the King's carefree younger brother Prince George. He then played the character of Edmund Sparkler in the 2008

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version of

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' novel ''

Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in Serial (literature), serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea pris ...

''. In the 2011 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' Armesto played the Spanish King Ferdinand VI. He played the poet and playwright

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's film ''

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''. In 2015 he played Lieutenant Dopheld Mitaka in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. He also played Tankard in the '' Poldark'' series in 2016 (seven episodes). Armesto has also been in two stories of the British sci-fi series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' ("Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways", 2005) and Comte Louis de Provence in ''

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...

''. In March 2019, Armesto joined '' Cursed'', a

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original television series based on a reimaging of the Arthurian legend, in the role of Uther Pendragon. The first season was released on 17 July 2020.

Theatre

Armesto has acted in theatre productions in Britain, including three shows at the National Theatre and one at the Royal Court. He also writes and directs theatre with company Simple 8. His productions include directing and adapting '' Les Enfants du Paradis''. He co-wrote and directed a play based on

William Hogarth William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraving, engraver, pictorial social satire, satirist, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from Realism (visual arts), realistic p ...

's ''

The Four Stages of Cruelty ''The Four Stages of Cruelty'' is a series of four printed engravings published by English artist William Hogarth in 1751. Each print depicts a different stage in the life of the fictional Tom Nero. Beginning with the torture of a dog as a ch ...

'' and new versions of '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and ''

Moby-Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 Epic (genre), epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armesto, Sebastian 1982 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English people of Spanish descent English male television actors English male voice actors People educated at Eton College Place of birth missing (living people)