Finn Jones
| Finn Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jones at the Red Carpet @ HBO GoT Exhibition, Belfast 10 June 2014. | |
| Born |
Terence Jones 24 March 1988 England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Terence "Finn" Jones (born 24 March 1988)[1] is an English actor, best known for his role as Ser Loras Tyrell, The Knight of Flowers, in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Career
Jones trained at The Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at Hayes School in Bromley.[2]
On October 2009, Finn played Jamie, a young man who found love with Hannah Ashworth in the second series of Hollyoaks Later. Later, he returned to the Hollyoaks village to tie in with Emma Rigby's (Hannah Ashworth) departure in February 2010.[3][4]
On January 2010, he played a lady in waiting in the 11th series of Doctors.
On 1 and 8 April 2010, Finn appeared in two episodes of The Bill playing Commander Lisa Kennedy's (played by Julie Graham) son Mark Kennedy, who was accused of murder.
In the same month he finished filming for a new online drama called The Curfew commissioned by Channel 4 and produced by BAFTA award winning company LittleLoud Productions.
Jones also played Santiago Jones in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures in the story Death of the Doctor alongside Katy Manning as former Doctor Who companion Jo Grant and Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.[1][5]
On 19 June 2010 it was announced that Jones would be appearing in Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, as Ser Loras Tyrell.[6] He also had a small role in the 2012 horror film Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines.
In 2014, he has starred in two films, Sleeping Beauty and The Last Showing.
Jones admitted on Twitter that his real name is Terence "Terry" Jones. He had to change it to avoid confusion with Terry Jones, a member of Monty Python.
Although Jones is known predominantly as an actor, he is also a DJ. Jones is a member of the London based collective "Human Effort".[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Studio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines | Teddy | Fox | Released Oct 23 |
| 2014 | Sleeping Beauty | Barrow | The Asylum | Released May 13 |
| 2014 | The Last Showing | Martin | Sony U.K. | Released August 22 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hollyoaks Later | Jamie | E4 | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Santiago Jones | BBC | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Bill | Mark Kennedy | ITV | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks | Jamie | Channel 4 | 9 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Doctors | Tristan Bentley / Tim Hebdon | BBC | 2 episodes |
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | Ser Loras Tyrell | HBO | 18 episodes |
| 2015 | Life in Squares | Julian Bell | BBC 2 | TBD |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "This Santiago is far from Chile – Sarah Jane Adventures Gay Spy Blog – Gay Spy". Digital Spy. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "About Finn". FinnJones.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "'Later' character joins 'Hollyoaks' – Hollyoaks News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "POTD: Jamie and Hannah resolve to start afresh – Hollyoaks News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "Reaction: Elisabeth Sladen 1948–2011 – Doctor Who News – Showbiz". Digital Spy. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "Not A Blog – George R R Martin's Livejournal blog". Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/humaneffort