Jack Carroll (born 18 October 1998) is an English comedian and actor. He competed in the seventh series of ''

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'' at the age of 14, finishing as the runner-up. As an actor, he appeared in two series of the

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series ''Ministry of Curious Stuff'' and from 2014 to 2018, he starred in the

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sitcom ''

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''. Carroll, whose

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is often a subject of his act, won a Pride of Britain award in 2012.

Comedy career

In 2010, at the age of 12, Carroll came to comedian

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's attention when he saw a video of Carroll performing at his parents' wedding anniversary. At Manford's invitation, Carroll gave a short performance at the start of Manford's live show in front of more than 1,400 people at St. George's Hall in

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. The performance was featured on a segment of

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's ''

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''. He performed with Manford again on 21 and 22 June 2013 at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax.

Acting career

In early 2012, Carroll was cast as Mr. Frazernagle in ''Ministry of Curious Stuff'' on the

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, which starred

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, and has appeared in two series of the show. On 4 May 2014, it was announced that Carroll would appear in an episode of the

sitcom '' Big School'' playing Dean, a new student at Greybridge School. He appeared in the fifth episode of the second series (broadcast 3 October 2014). On 6 June 2014, Carroll was cast in the fourth series of

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comedy show ''

'', in the role of Harry. Carroll made a guest appearance in the

daytime soap ''

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'' on 10 March 2015. He also made his acting debut on the ''

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'' as a pupil thinking of joining Elmsmere. He plays the role of Pete in the 2019 film ''

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''. In August 2019, Carroll appeared in Episode 1 of series 7 of ''

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'', where he portrayed Tim Cudlip, the younger brother of two would-be train robbers. In 2020, it was announced Carroll had been cast to make his theatrical debut in ''Cured'', a play about a religious pilgrimage. The play is expected to open in Liverpool's Royal Court theatre in 2022 before touring the UK.

''Britain's Got Talent''

Carroll was a contestant on the seventh series of ''

'' in 2013. At his first audition, screened on 13 April, the judges unanimously voted him through to the next round. He was later put through to the live semi-finals. Carroll appeared on the second live semi-final on 28 May, winning the show with 42.5 percent of the public vote. He performed once again at the final on 8 June. At the end of the competition, Carroll finished in second place after receiving 20.1 percent of the vote, behind Hungarian shadow theatre group Attraction with 27 percent.

Other work

After the ''Britain's Got Talent'' final, Carroll signed a deal with

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's company

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to write an autobiography. Carroll has appeared on the

shows ''The Dog Ate My Homework'' and ''

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''. In 2015, he made guest appearances in ''

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'' and Jason Manford's ''It's a Funny Old Week''. In 2016, Carroll performed a "sit-down" routine on the

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series '' Live at the Apollo''. In 2017, Carroll appeared on the

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topical comedy show, ''

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''. In September 2016, Carroll performed at the Keep Corbyn rally in Brighton in support of

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's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election.

Personal life

Carroll was born 11 weeks prematurely and he developed

. In 2012, he won a Pride of Britain Award in the "Teenager of Courage" category. Carroll lives in

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, West Yorkshire, with his parents. He is a

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fan and on 31 August 2013, he performed at

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at the launch of the club's Families United initiative.

Filmography

References

External links

Jack Carroll on Twitter
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