Jack Lowden
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Jack Lowden is a Scottish actor born in 1990 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. He gained wider recognition with a supporting role in Christopher Nolans war epic Dunkirk (2017). He later became known to television audiences as River Cartwright, one of the leads in the spy series Slow Horses. Trained on the British stage, Lowden has built his career across theatre, film and television with a reputation for versatility. He remains one of the more prominent Scottish actors of his generation working internationally.
Jack Lowden
23 Movies
11 Series
Jack Lowden is a Scottish actor born in 1990 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. He gained wider recognition with a supporting role in Christopher Nolans war epic Dunkirk (2017). He later became known to television audiences as River Cartwright, one of the leads in the spy series Slow Horses. Trained on the British stage, Lowden has built his career across theatre, film and television with a reputation for versatility. He remains one of the more prominent Scottish actors of his generation working internationally.
Movies
Plays Collins
Dunkirk
2017
Plays Lord Darnley
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Plays Dobkin
Pan
2015
Plays Zak 'Zodiac' Knight
Fighting with My Family
2019
Plays Thommo
'71
2014
Plays Ryan Newell
Ella McCay
2025
Plays Crawford
Capone
2020
Producer
Plays Siegfried Sassoon
Benediction
2021
Plays Little Sugar
Tornado
2025
Plays Tony Benn
A United Kingdom
2016
Plays James Libson
Denial
2016
Plays Vaughn
Calibre
2018
Plays Henry
uwantme2killhim?
2013
Plays Gunnar (voice)
Rogue Trooper
2026
Plays Steven Patrick Morrissey
England Is Mine
2017
Producer
Plays Thomas
Kindred
2020
Plays Alan Wright
Mrs Biggs
2012
Plays Tommy Morris
Tommy's Honour
2017
TV Shows
Plays River Cartwright
Slow Horses
2022
Plays Kenny Noye
The Gold
2023
Plays Adam Roebuck
The Tunnel
2013
Plays Nikolai Rostov
War and Peace
2016
Plays Mr. Darcy
Pride and Prejudice
2026
Plays Michael
The Passing Bells
2014
Plays Robert
The Long Song
2018
Plays Alan Wright
Mrs Biggs
2012
Plays Ian MacDonald
Small Axe
2020
Plays Thomas Wyatt
Wolf Hall
2015
Plays Forodwaith Sauron
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
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Rogue Trooper
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Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy · 6 episodes
2026
TV
Rogue Trooper
Gunnar (voice)
2026
Film
Vote Gavin Lyle
Gavin Lyle
2026
Film
Ella McCay
Ryan Newell
2025
Film
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
Luka
2025
Film
Tornado
Little Sugar
2025
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Forodwaith Sauron · 1 episode
2024
TV
The Gold
Kenny Noye · 12 episodes
2023–
TV
Slow Horses
River Cartwright · 36 episodes
2022–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jack Lowden and where are they from?
Jack Lowden is 36 years old, born on June 2, 1990 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Jack Lowden?
Jack Lowden is best known for roles in Dunkirk, Pan, Mary Queen of Scots.
How many movies has Jack Lowden been in?
Over a 14-year career (since 2012), Jack Lowden has appeared in 22 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Jack Lowden's first movie?
The career of Jack Lowden began with Mrs Biggs (2012).
What is Jack Lowden's most recent movie or series?
Jack Lowden's most recent release is Rogue Trooper, which premiered on June 22, 2026.
What TV shows has Jack Lowden appeared in?
On television, Jack Lowden has appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Slow Horses, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Graham Norton Show.
Jack Lowden
1990-06-02 · Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Jack Andrew Lowden (born June 2, 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.
Lowden starred as Eric Liddell in the 2012 play Chariots of Fire in London. In 2014, he won an Olivier Award and the Ian Charleson Award for his role as Oswald in Richard Eyre's 2013 adaptation of Ibsen's Ghosts.
In 2013, he began to take on substantial roles in British television series and feature films, including The Tunnel (2013) and '71 (2014). He also had leading roles in the BBC miniseries The Passing Bells (2014) and War & Peace (2016). Other screen roles include the title role as golfing legend Tommy Morris in Tommy's Honour (2016); the starring role of Morrissey in the biopic England Is Mine (2017); a main-cast role as an RAF fighter-pilot in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017); a starring role in the Scottish Highlands thriller Calibre (2018, for which he won the British Academy Scotland Award for Best Film Actor); Lord Darnley in Mary Queen of Scots (2018); a starring role as a plantation owner in 19th-century Jamaica in the 2018 BBC miniseries The Long Song; and as Zak "Zodiac" Bevis in the 2019 comedy-drama WWE film Fighting with My Family.Jack Lowden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.