John Light
Biography
John Light is an English actor whose work spans television, theater and film. Born in Birmingham, he appeared as Henry Lennox in the BBC's North and South, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, and played the title role in David Haig's My Boy Jack at the Hampstead Theatre in 1997. He had an early screen role in Cider with Rosie in 1998, and in 1999 he took the part of Lord Edward Fitzgerald in the adaptation of Aristocrats. He went on to play Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, in The Lion in Winter in 2003, and Satan in The Prophecy: Uprising (2005) and The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005). On television he played Hercule Flambeau in Father Brown, a part he has reprised, and Roger Nelson in WPC 56. He is a prolific stage actor who earned an Olivier Award nomination for Taken at Midnight in 2014.
54years old
Turns 55 on September 28in 351 days
- Born Birmingham
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as John Andrew Light
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 23 years1998 to 2021
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Languages
In the German film Dresden, Light took the part of Robert Newman, a British pilot, and he spoke German in that role.
John Light movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joel Soisson directed two of these films. Jason London appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jason London's page
Neve Campbell's page
Kari Wuhrer's page
Jason Scott Lee's page
Boris Petroff's page
Joel SoissonDirector, 2 films, 2005
All films by Joel Soisson
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.