# Bart Edwards

Bart Edwards (born 1989) is a British actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jasper Hunt in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2018), Jonathan Kay in the NRK drama Lykkeland (2018–2022), Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher for Netflix (2019–2023), and as Captain James Ehrendorf in the ITV six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip (2020).

## Education

Edwards attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and then studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

## Career

In 2008 Edwards began his career in the U.K. starring as Olly Greenwood on BBC's EastEnders. In 2012 he appeared in ITV's miniseries Leaving.
He appeared in two indie short films directed by Mark Lobatto: Silent Treatment in 2013, and Blue Borsalino in 2015.
In 2015 he appeared as Joe on Channel 4's Peep Show.
In 2016 Edwards had roles in Carnival Films' Call the Midwife for PBS/BBC, Stan Lee's Lucky Man, and Netflix/Channel 4's Fresh Meat.
He played roles in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them in 2016, and The Weinstein Company's biographical action-thriller film The Man with the Iron Heart in 2017.
In 2018 Edwards starred on season three of Lifetime's drama series Unreal in the role of Jasper Hunt, alongside Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby.
From 2018 to 2022, he starred as Jonathan Kay in the Norwegian series Lykkeland (also known as State of Happiness), which premiered at the first Cannes International Series Festival, winning two awards.
In 2019 he starred in Millennium Film's horror movie The Dare and appeared as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher.
In 2020 Edwards was cast in the six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip, where he portrayed Captain James Ehrendorf.
From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Fredrik in the crime drama television series Young Wallander.
In 2022 Edwards appeared as Justin in the comedy drama television series The Flatshare.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Silent Treatment | The Guy | Short film |
| 2015 | Blue Borsalino | Ernie | Short film |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Police Officer 2 | |
| 2017 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Raf Man Halifax | |
| 2019 | The Dare | Jay Jackson | |
| 2022 | The Stranger in Our Bed | Ewan | |
| 2024 | Take My Hand | Jason | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | EastEnders | Olly Greenwood | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Casualty | Jamie | Episode: "Before the Fall" |
| 2012 | Leaving | Tom | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Peep Show | Joe | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Denny Wray | Episode #5.1 |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Finn Belman | Episode: "The Last Chance" |
| 2016 | Fresh Meat | Vod's Friend | Episode #4.1 |
| 2018 | Unreal | Jasper Hunt | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | State of Happiness (Nor: Lykkeland) | Jonathan Kay | Main role, seasons 1–2 |
| 2019–2023 | The Witcher | Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis | Main role, season 3 Guest, seasons 1–2 |
| 2020 | The Singapore Grip | Captain James Ehrendorf | Main role |
| 2020–2022 | Young Wallander | Fredrik | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Flatshare | Justin | 6 episodes |