Early life

Jacob was born on 22nd August 1997. He was raised in North Yorkshire, and attributes his creativity and activism to an upbringing amongst the Dales. He attended St.Aidan's High School in Harrogate. 

 

Acting

Jacob is best known for his roles in international hit TV series such as Netflix's The Last Kingdom,  The Stranger,  Medici: The Magnificent,  FATE: The Winx Saga  and HBO's Primal. In the audio world, he is known as "one of the UK's most prolific voice actors" - The Gentleman's Journal.

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He can soon be seen starring alongside Ralph Fiennes in the 2025 Sony Pictures release 'The Choral', written by Alan Bennett.

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Film-making

Whilst studying Film Production at the University of the Arts in London, Jacob began working with BBC WorldWide to produce content for Doctor Who: The Fan Show, BBC Classmates and comedy shorts written by himself and British comedian Jon Culshaw.

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His directorial debut at 18, "Save The Rhino Vietnam"(2017), (a film produced in association with UK charity 'Save The Rhino International'), was well received, and had the backing of many celebrities including Chris Hemsworth and Matt Smith. WWF called it “Heart-Touching”, whilst legendary documentary maker Eric Goode said "Everyone needs to watch this".

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In 2023, he created HG4 Productions, named lovingly after the postcode he grew up in, and it has since become a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed film production company.