Robert Wilfort
Biography
The Welsh actor Robert Wilfort, from Porthcawl, has worked largely in British film and television. He is best known as Jason West in the BBC's Gavin & Stacey, a BAFTA award-winning series. Among his film parts are Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002), in which he played Dr Simon Griffith, a small role in The Libertine (2004), the photographer for Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and a co-starring turn in Man Up (2015). His television work takes in a teacher in the E4 teen drama Skins, Mr Fisher in White Van Man, George Cavendish in Wolf Hall, Bob Cratchit in Dickensian and Lord Liverpool in Peterloo (2018). Since 2015 he has voiced Samson in the CGI Thomas & Friends, and his stage work has included Theatre Clwyd, Soho Theatre, Trafalgar Studios and Chichester Festival Theatre.
49years old
Turns 50 on April 20in 189 days
- Born Porthcawl
- Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
- Also credited as Robert Kenneth Wilfort
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years2015 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021The DigIMDb rating 7.1
- 2018PeterlooIMDb rating 6.5
- 2016Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceIMDb rating 5.8
- 2015IdenticalsIMDb rating 3.8
- 2015Man UpIMDb rating 6.8
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Beyond film
Wilfort has voiced the character Samson in both the UK and US versions of the CGI series of Thomas & Friends since 2015.
A change of course
In 2008, Wilfort appeared in his underwear in a Barclaycard advert. He goes down a huge water slide that starts at his city office and carries him through the city back to his home.
Beyond film
In 2022, Wilfort took on the role of Spike Milligan in SPIKE, a touring production. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman wrote the show.
Robert Wilfort movies on Netflix
Worked with
Robert Wilfort shares two films with Ken Stott, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ben PalmerDirector, 1 film, 2015
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Mike LeighDirector, 1 film, 2018
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