John Sackville
Biography
John Sackville is an English actor of stage, film and television who was born in Norfolk and studied at St Andrews University before drama training at the Webber Douglas Academy. He is known for playing the villain Robert Frobisher Smythe in the series House of Anubis. His stage work includes performances with the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End, and he won a 2020 Offie for best male supporting performance in a play. On screen he appeared in Fossil and in The Hoarder (2015) with Mischa Barton, took a role in the Netflix series The Crown, and played in films including The Lost City of Z, Misbehaviour and Locked Down. He later appeared in Truth & Treason (2025).
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 20 years2005 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Truth & TreasonIMDb rating 7.1
- 2015The HoarderIMDb rating 4.6
- 2005The Wedding DateIMDb rating 6.1
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Behind the camera
Sackville appeared at the RSC in Othello and Volpone. He also produced, directed and acted in a short film called The Mosquito, The Flea, The Fly, which The Other Place funded.
Behind the camera
In 2022 Sackville directed an adaptation he had written of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, which was staged at the Jermyn Street Theatre.
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Worked with
John Sackville made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dermot Mulroney's page
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Robert Knepper's page
Holland Taylor's page
Mischa Barton's page
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Clare KilnerDirector, 1 film, 2005
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Matt WhitakerDirector, 1 film, 2025
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Matt WinnDirector, 1 film, 2015
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