Artemas Bolour-Froushan (born 16 April 1993) is an English actor. He is known for his stage work, appearing on the West End and Broadway, and his role as Jonah Breakspear in the

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series '' Carnival Row'' (2019–2023). He appeared as Qarl Correy in '' House of the Dragon'' (2022), and has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series '' Daredevil: Born Again'' and the film '' Downton Abbey 3'' (both 2025).

Early life

Froushan was born in Connecticut to an English mother and an Iranian father and grew up in

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. He also has maternal French heritage. He attended St Paul's School in

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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in French and German from

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in 2015. He went on to train at the

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(LAMDA), completing a foundational degree in 2017.

Career

Froushan made his professional stage debut in ''White Pearl'' at the Royal Court Theatre. He made his television debut in the 2017

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docufilm ''Joe Orton Laid Bare''. In 2019, Froushan appeared as Gautier in the second season of the History series '' Knightfall''. That same year, he began starring as Jonah Breakspear in the

fantasy series '' Carnival Row'', a main role Froushan would play for both series. The following year, he played Nadav Topal in '' Strike Back: Vendetta'' on

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. Froushan joined the cast of '' Leopoldstadt'' at Wyndham's Theatre on the West End in August 2021, followed by a Broadway run in 2022 at the Longacre Theatre. He played Ser Qarl Correy, Laenor Velaryon's ( John Macmillan) lover in the first season of the

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fantasy series '' House of the Dragon'', a ''

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'' prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fictional history book '' Fire and Blood''. In 2023, Froushan made his feature film debut as Majid in ''

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'', which opened at the

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. He has upcoming roles in the Disney+ miniseries '' Daredevil: Born Again'' as Buck Cashman and the film '' Downton Abbey 3''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

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Arty Froushan
at Spotlight {{DEFAULTSORT:Froushan, Arty Living people 1993 births Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art British male actors of Asian descent English people of French descent English people of Iranian descent Male actors from London People educated at St Paul's School, London