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Sebastian Armesto | |
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| Born | Sebastian File Xavier Fernández-Garcia Armesto (1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (age 43) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Sebastian Felipe Xavier Fernández-Garcia Armesto (born 3 June 1982) is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is the son of historianFelipe Fernández-Armesto.
Armesto playedCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor in the seriesThe Tudors. He starred in the 2008ITV drama seriesThe Palace as the King's carefree younger brother Prince George.[1] He then played the character of Edmund Sparkler in the 2008BBC version ofCharles Dickens' novelLittle Dorrit. In the 2011 filmPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Armesto played the Spanish KingFerdinand VI. He played the poet and playwrightBen Jonson inRoland Emmerich's filmAnonymous. In 2015 he played Lieutenant Dopheld Mitaka inStar Wars: The Force Awakens.[2] He also played Tankard in thePoldark series in 2016 (seven episodes).[citation needed]
Armesto has also been in two stories of the British sci-fi seriesDoctor Who ("Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways", 2005) and Comte Louis de Provence inMarie Antoinette.[citation needed]
In March 2019, Armesto joinedCursed, aNetflix original television series based on a reimaging of theArthurian legend, in the role of Uther Pendragon.[3] The first season was released on 17 July 2020.[citation needed]
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 companySimple 8. His productions include directing and adaptingLes Enfants du Paradis.[4][5][6] He co-wrote and directed a play based onWilliam Hogarth'sThe Four Stages of Cruelty[7] and new versions ofThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari andMoby-Dick.[8]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | A Feast at Midnight | Oberoi | |
| 2004 | Hawking | Robert Silkin | Television film |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Louis Stanislas, Count of Provence | |
| Dear Steven Spielberg | Lawyer 6 | Short film | |
| 2007 | Blood Monkey | Josh Dawson | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | We Call Her Daisy | Daniel | Short film |
| Loser's Anonymous | Edward | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Mr. Haslam | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | King Ferdinand | |
| Anonymous | Ben Jonson | ||
| 2013 | Complicit | Gareth | Television film |
| Dead Cat | Michael | ||
| Alpha: Omega | Lilith | Short film | |
| 2014 | Copenhagen | Jeremy | |
| He Took His Skin Off for Me | Him | Short film | |
| 2015 | Coalition | George Osborne | Television film |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Lieutenant Mitaka | ||
| 2016 | For Grace | The Filmmaker | |
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | Eduart Asmus | |
| The Mercy | Nelson Messina | ||
| 2018 | The Dead Ones | Jono | Short film |
| Brothers of Italy | Major Stuart | Short film | |
| 2021 | Free Fall | Freddie | Short film |
| TBA | †Savage House | Hans | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | The Famous Five | Cecil Dearlove | Episode: "Five Go Off to Camp" |
| 2005 | The Bill | Tim Salcedo | Episode: "Abuse in Kind" |
| Doctor Who | Broff | Episode: "Bad Wolf" | |
| The Virgin Queen | Charles Blount | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | The Impressionists | Art Critic / Young Man in Exhibition | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Honorius | Episode: "The Fall of Rome" | |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Charles V | Episode: "Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!" |
| 2008 | The Palace | Prince George | Series regular; 8 episodes |
| Little Dorrit | Edmund Sparkler | Series regular; 12 episodes | |
| 2011 | Zen | Silvio Miletti | Episode: "Ratking" |
| 2012 | Parade's End | Ruggles | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Toast of London | Daz Klondyke | Episode: "Global Warming" |
| 2016 | Murder | Dominic Cotterall | Episode: "Lost Weekend" |
| New Blood | Louis Wesley | Episode: "Case 2" | |
| Poldark | Tankard | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| Close to the Enemy | Alex Lombard | Series regular; 7 episodes | |
| 2017 | Apple Tree Yard | Laurence | Episode: "Episode 3" |
| Broadchurch | Clive Lucas | Series regular; 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Terror | Charles Des Voeux | Series regular; 9 episodes |
| Harlots | Justice Josiah Hunt | Series regular; 8 episodes | |
| 2019 | Silent Witness | DI Neil Taramelli | Episode: "To Brighton, To Brighton" |
| Gold Digger | Patrick | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 2020 | Cursed | Uther Pendragon | Series regular; 9 episodes |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Max Stoppelman | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
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