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

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drama series '' The Palace'' 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

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

' novel '' Little Dorrit''. In the 2011 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' Armesto played the Spanish King

Ferdinand VI , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Savoy , birth_date = 23 September 1713 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Villavici ...

. He played the poet and playwright

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

in Roland Emmerich'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 (7 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 depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

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

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child a ...

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

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original television series based on a re-imaging 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 ''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in ...

''. He co-wrote and directed a play based on William Hogarth's '' The Four Stages of Cruelty'' and new versions of ''

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (german: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, ...

'' and '' Moby-Dick''.

Partial filmography

*'' A Feast at Midnight'' (1995) .... Oberoi *''

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'' (2004) .... Robert Silkin *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' (2005, TV Series) .... Tim Salcedo *''

'' (2005, TV Series) .... Broff *'' The Virgin Queen'' (2005, TV Mini-Series) .... Charles Blount *''

The Impressionists Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating ...

'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) .... Art Critic *''

'' (2006) ....

Comte de Provence The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe. Its independent existence has its origins in the frontier nature of the dukedom in Merovingian Gaul. In this position, influenced and affected by ...

*'' Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) .... Honorius *''Dear Steven Spielberg'' (2006, Short) .... Lawyer 6 *''

'' (2007, TV Series) .... Charles V *''

Blood Monkey ''Blood Monkey'' is a 2007 American direct-to-video natural horror film produced by RHI Entertainment and directed by Robert Young. It aired on various video on demand channels, before officially premiering in the United States on the Syfy Ch ...

'' (2007, Short) .... Josh Dawson *'' The Palace'' (2008, TV Mini-Series) .... Prince George *''Loser's Anonymous'' (2008) .... Edward *'' Little Dorrit'' (2008, TV Series) .... Edmund Sparkler *'' Bright Star'' (2009) .... Mr. Haslam *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) ....

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*''Dead Cat'' (2013) .... Michael *''

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'' (2014) .... Jeremy *''

Coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...

'' (2015,

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

TV movie) .... George Osborne *'' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) .... Lieutenant Dopheld Mitaka *''For Grace'' (2016) .... The Filmmaker *'' Poldark'' (2016, TV Series) .... Tankard *'' Close to the Enemy'' (2016, BBC2 TV miniseries written and directed by

Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff (born 1 December 1952) is a British playwright, director and screenwriter. In 2006 Gerard Gilbert of ''The Independent'' described him as the UK's "pre-eminent TV dramatist" who had "inherited Dennis Potter's crown". Early ...

) .... Alex Lombard *''

Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in assoc ...

'' (2017, TV Series) .... Clive Lucas *'' Tulip Fever'' (2017) .... Eduart Asmus *''

The Mercy ''The Mercy'' is a 2017 British biographical drama film, directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the true story of the disastrous attempt by the amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst to complete the ''Sunday Times'' G ...

'' (2018) .... Nelson Messina *'' The Terror'' (2018, TV Series) .... 2nd Mate

Charles Frederick Des Voeux Charles Frederick Des Voeux (c. 1825—after 28 May 1847) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as mate aboard HMS ''Erebus'' during the 1845 Franklin Expedition which sought to chart the Canadian Arctic, including the North ...

*'' Harlots'' (2018, TV Series) .... Josiah Hunt *''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...

'' (2019, TV Series) .... DI Taramelli *''

Gold Digger Gold digger is a term for a person, typically a woman, who engages in a type of transactional relationship for money rather than love. If it turns into marriage, it is a type of marriage of convenience. Etymology and usage The term "gold ...

'' (2019, TV Mini-Series) .... Patrick Day *'' Cursed'' (2020, Web TV Series) ....

Uther Pendragon Uther Pendragon (Brittonic) (; cy, Ythyr Ben Dragwn, Uthyr Pendragon, Uthyr Bendragon), also known as King Uther, was a legendary King of the Britons in sub-Roman Britain (c. 6th century). Uther was also the father of King Arthur. A few m ...

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