Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden is one of those actors who quietly built an unassailable foundation on stage before the screen world caught up with him — and when it did, boy did it catch up fast. His turn in War & Peace got people talking, but it's Slow Horses where he really owns a room: playing River Cartwright as this perpetually underestimated, slightly scruffy idealist surrounded by cynics, he brings genuine warmth and frustration to every scene without ever tipping into melodrama. Winning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor is no small thing — that's a peer institution telling you you're the real deal — and honestly, watching him you feel it. He's a proper stage-trained actor doing screen work, and the difference shows. I'm genuinely excited to see where he goes from here.

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Name (English)

Jack Lowden

Name (Japanese)

ジャック・ロウデン

Reading

じゃっく・ろうでん

Born

June 2, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / executive producer

High school

Earlston High School

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• Trophée Chopard
• Ian Charleson Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jack.lowden/
• Xhttps://x.com/jalowden
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Lowden
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6113745

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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