Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett is an English actor. He starred as Curtis Donovan in the E4 series Misfits and Ian in the Channel 4 series Utopia. He is also known for his theatre work, earning a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for his performance in Angels in America. His films include The Comedian, War Book, Mope, Candyman, and Femme, for which he won a British Independent Film Award.
Early life and education
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett was born in 1985 or 1986 in Wandsworth, South London.He attended the BRIT School, then went on to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
Stewart-Jarrett made his professional stage debut with a number of roles in Brixton Stories at the Lyric, Hammersmith, and was in the fourth cast of The History Boys at the National Theatre.From 2009 to 2012, Stewart starred in the E4 series Misfits as Curtis Donovan, a role he played for the first four series, making him Misfits' longest running cast member and the last remaining original cast member until he was written out during the fourth series. In 2012, he appeared in the revival of Pitchfork Disney at the Arcola Theatre.
The year after leaving Misfits, Jarrett began starring as Ian Johnson in the Channel 4 conspiracy thriller series Utopia and made his feature film debut in the crime comedy Dom Hemingway. He also appeared in a music video by Years&Years called "Real" released in 2014.
Stewart-Jarrett played the drag queen Belize, Prior Walter's friend, in the 2017 National Theatre production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America directed by Marianne Elliott, for which Stewart-Jarrett was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play. He made his Broadway debut when the show transferred to the Neil Simon Theatre in 2018.
In 2019, Stewart-Jarrett portrayed actor Steve Driver in the biographical film Mope and Johnny Edgecombe in the BBC One miniseries The Trial of Christine Keeler. He also had a recurring role in Four Weddings and a Funeral on Hulu and a small role in the family film The Kid Who Would Be King. This was followed in 2020 by roles in the film The Argument and the BBC series Dracula.
In 2021, Stewart-Jarrett made a guest appearance in the Doctor Who special "Revolution of the Daleks", starred as Troy Cartwright in the Candyman sequel, and had a main role as guidance counsellor Sam in the HBO Max teen comedy-drama Generation.
Stewart-Jarrett stars opposite George MacKay in the thriller film Femme, which premiered at the 73rd Berlinale in 2023. and has a leading role in the Star heist series Culprits.
In September 2025, Stewart-Jarrett stars as Jack Worthing in the National Theatre's production Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noël Coward Theatre.
Acting credits
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Brixton Stories | Wordmonger | Lyric Hammersmith, London; professional theatre debut |
| 2007 | The Little Foxes | Cal | Perth Theatre, Scotland |
| 2007 | Big White Fog | Older Phil/Count Cotton | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2007–2008 | The History Boys | Crowther | Wyndham's Theatre, West End debut |
| 2008 | Wig Out! | Wilson | Royal Court Theatre, West End |
| 2009 | The Tin Horizon | Saul | Theatre503, London |
| 2010 | The Children's Monologues | Old Vic Theatre, London | |
| 2012 | The Pitchfork Disney | Cosmo Disney | Arcola Theatre, Off West End |
| 2017 | Angels in America | Belize | National Theatre – Lyttelton, London |
| 2018 | Angels in America | Belize | Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway debut; transfer of the National Theatre production |
| 2025 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack Worthing | Noël Coward Theatre, West End; transfer of the National Theatre production |