Jack Wolfe (actor)
Jack Wolfe is an English actor. For his theatre work, he has received a number of accolades, including a WhatsOnStage Award and a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in Next to Normal. On screen, he is known for his roles in the film The Magic Flute and the second season of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone.
Early life and education
Wolfe was born in Dewsbury and grew up between Wakefield, Yorkshire, and New Quay on the Welsh coast. Wolfe attended Ackworth School near Pontefract and joined a local Saturday youth theatre in Wakefield. He went on to graduate from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London in 2017. He also trained at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.Career
Film and television
In 2018, Wolfe made his television debut on the fourth series of the British children's drama series Hetty Feather, based on the novel of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson, in which he played the role of Samuel Buscombe. In 2019, he appeared in episodic roles in the television shows Father Brown and The Witcher. In 2021, he featured in Inside No. 9, series 6, episode 6: "Last Night of the Proms" as Oliver.Wolfe was cast to play the lead role of Tim Walker / Tamino in the 2022 German musical fantasy film The Magic Flute directed by Florian Sigl and written by Andrew Lowery, based on the 1791 opera of the same name by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In 2023, Wolfe joined the main cast of the fantasy series Shadow and Bone for its second season, portraying Wylan Hendriks.
Theatre
In 2017, Wolfe played the lead role as Louis Braille in The Braille Legacy at the Charing Cross Theatre in Westminster, London. In the same year, Wolfe played Danny in Pinocchio at the National Theatre in London.In 2019, Wolfe played Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd at Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the same year, Wolfe played the Boy in The Musician at The Belfast Ensemble. From 2019 to 2020, Wolfe was cast as the lead role of Kai in The Snow Queen at Rose Theatre Kingston in Kingston upon Thames.
In 2021, Wolfe played the lead role as Peter Duchene in The Magician's Elephant, based on the 2009 children's novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo.
In 2023, Wolfe played the role of Gabe Goodman in Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse.
In 2024, he joined the original West End cast of Spring Awakening, playing Moritz for a concert celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the play's West End run. He reprised his role as Gabe Goodman in Next to Normal's west-end transfer to Wyndham's Theatre. The production was filmed for Great Performances and aired in 2025.
In 2025, he originated the role of the Balladeer in the world premiere production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at Chichester Festival Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in September 2025 as Orpheus in Hadestown.