# Jack Gordon (actor)

John Gordon (born 27 June 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for roles such as Sean in Elaine Constantine's Northern Soul, Ronnie Biggs in the BBC One TV-series The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV series) and Peter Foley in The Crimson Field. On the stage, he gained acclaim for his role as "man" in Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm and Giovanni in Cheek by Jowl's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.

## Early life

Jack Gordon was born on 27 June 1985 in Bedfordshire, England. After graduating from Bedford College, he became a member of the National Youth Theatre. At seventeen, he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2007. During his final year, he signed with talent agency Hamilton Hodell.

## Career

Following RADA, he starred as Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Battersea Arts Centre in London. On stage, he played Billy in West End show Warhorse at the National Theatre in 2010. In 2011, he resumed work with Phillip Ridley who cast him to star as 'Man' in his play, Tender Napalm. The following year, he starred as Giovanni in 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, a Cheek by Jowl production that would go on to tour the world.
In film, he would go on to play roles such as Jamie in Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, Jeeko in Phillip Ridley’s Heartless, Lieutenant Burridge in Julian Jarrold’s A Royal Night Out and GI Stanley in Captain America; The First Avenger. In 2014 he was cast as the rowdy Northern Soul dancer, Sean in Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul, and starred as Max in Love Me Do opposite Rebecca Calder in 2015.
His television work includes the award-winning The Great Train Robbery, directed by Julian Jarrold, where he played the role of notorious thief, Ronnie Biggs, as well as various projects on the BBC, including The Crimson Field where he played Orderly Corporal Peter Foley, as well EastEnders, Primeval, and The Bill.
In 2017, he reunited with director Anthony Woodley for the role of Russell in the up-and-coming refugee-drama, The Flood, starring Lena Headey.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Jamie | Feature film |
| 2009 | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | Trey | Direct to video |
| 2009 | Heartless | Jeeko | Feature film |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Ari Goldman | Feature Film |
| 2011 | The Devil's Business | Cully | Feature Film |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | GI Stanley | Feature Film |
| 2011 | Panic Button | Max | Feature Film |
| 2012 | Life Just Is | Pete | Feature Film |
| 2012 | Truth or Dare | Chris | Also known as the United States as Truth or Die |
| 2014 | Northern Soul | Sean | Feature Film |
| 2015 | Love Me Do | Max | Feature Film |
| 2015 | A Royal Night Out | Lieutenant Burridge | Feature Film |
| 2015 | The Carrier | Craig Turnpike | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Bachelor Games | Henry | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Phantom Thread | Rowdy Boy | Feature Film |
| 2019 | The Flood | Russell | Feature Film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Lewis Series 2: and the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea | James Coupland | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Primeval Series 3 | Tony | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Bill | Art Minshull | Main role, 1 episode |
| 2011 | EastEnders | Paul | Main role, 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Law and Order | Mickey | Main role, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Curfew | Travis | Main role, video game |
| 2015 | The Great Train Robbery | Ronnie Biggs | Main role, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Crimson Field | Peter Foley | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2015 | New Blood | Elias Wesley | Lead role, 2 episodes |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre/Production |
| 2007 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Battersea Arts Centre |
| 2007 | The Car Cemetery | Tiossido | Gate Theatre London |
| 2008 | The Miracle | Header | National Theatre |
| 2009 | DNA | John Tate | National Theatre |
| 2010 | War Horse | Billy | National Theatre/West End |
| 2010 | Lulu | Alwa | Gate Theatre |
| 2011 | Tender Napalm | Man | Southwark Playhouse/Supporting Wall |
| 2012 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Giovanni | Cheek By Jowl/Barbican/World Tour |
| 2015 | Ant Street | Mani | Arcola Theatre |
| 2016 | Cosmic Fear (or the day Brad Pitt Got Paranoia) | C | Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| 2018 | Screaming Secrets | Antonio | Tristan Bathes Theatre |
| 2018 | ‘’ Henry V ‘’ | Henry | Corsini Gardens, Florence, The New Generation Festival |

### Short Film

| Year | Title | Role | Production |
| 2008 | Underneath | Lee | NFTS |
| 2009 | Friends Forever | Bully | NFTS |
| 2013 | The Body | Jack | Ten Cent Adventures |
| 2014 | KIVITOQ | Rene | Fischer Film |
| 2015 | The Baby Shower | Actor | Facade Films/Melocoton Films |
| 2017 | Faithless | George | Kinetic Films |
| 2018 | 51 States | M | Independent |