# Ziggy Heath

Zygmunt Lawrence Giedroyc Heath (born March 1991) is a British-Polish actor and writer for theatre, television and film.

## Early life and education

Heath was born in west London to what he has described as a traditional Polish Catholic family. He was christened Zygmunt to have a traditional Polish name but it was shortened to Ziggy, in part because his parents are both fans of David Bowie. He graduated from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

## Career
### Theatre

Heath made his professional stage debut playing the role of Hon. Alan Howard in a production of the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2016. He also appeared in In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2018. In 2019 he played Peter Pan in a production of Ella Hickson’s Wendy and Peter Pan at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, directed by Eleanor Rhode.
In June 2024, it was announced that Heath would play Oleg Sogolyev in the world premiere of David Edgar's new play The New Real at the RSC.

### Film and television

Heath played the role of Kazimir in British television series Spies of Warsaw, and made his feature film debut alongside Andrew Scott in Mick Jackson's film Denial. Heath then played Derby in the Caitlin Moran-written 2019 film How to Build a Girl. He played Sam Holland in the period drama Harlots inspired by The Covent Garden Ladies by British historian Hallie Rubenhold.
He played Jack Philips in the adaptation of Jessie Burton's best selling novel The Miniaturist, and played Luke Harris in the Cold Feet revival. He also appeared in the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation".
He portrayed the younger version of Kindertransport humanitarian Martin Blake in the 2023 film One Life, with Jonathan Pryce playing the older version.
He appeared as Mark in the 2023 film Greatest Days and plays the role of Peggy Bettinson in the Steven Knight historical drama A Thousand Blows.

## Personal life

Heath met Jessica Brown Findlay on the set of Harlots. The pair married in September 2020, their initially planned wedding having been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Their twin sons were born on 5 November 2022.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2016 | Denial | Gerald |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl | Derby |
| 2023 | Greatest Days | Mark |
| 2023 | One Life | Martin Blake |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Spies of Warsaw | Kazimir | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | What Remains | Alex Harper | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | MRI | Episode: "Hated in the Nation" |
| 2017 | Cold Feet | Luke Harris | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist | Jack Phillips | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Harlots | Sam Holland | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Father Brown | Teddy Neville-Crowley | 1 episode |
| 2021 | I Am…. | Andrew | Episode: "I Am...Maria" |
| 2025 | A Thousand Blows | Peggy Bettinson | Miniseries |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Playwright | Theatre |
| 2016 | French Without Tears | Hon. Alan Howard | Paul Miller | Terrence Rattigan | Orange Tree Theatre |
| 2019 | Wendy and Peter Pan | Peter Pan | Eleanor Rhode | Ella Hickson | Royal Lyceum Theatre |
| 2024 | The New Real | Oleg Sogolyev | Holly Race Roughan | David Edgar | The Other Place, RSC |