My Take
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.
Overview
Jack Andrew Lowden (born 2 June 1990) is a Scottish actor. Following a four-year stage career, his first major international onscreen success was in the 2016 BBC miniseries War & Peace, which led to starring roles in feature films. Starring as River Cartwright in the Apple TV series Slow Horses since 2020, he has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / executive producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Earlston High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Trophée Chopard
- Ian Charleson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.