Bart Edwards (born 1989) is a British actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jasper Hunt in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2018),[1] Jonathan Kay in the NRK drama Lykkeland (2018–2022),[2] Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher for Netflix (2019–2023),[3] and as Captain James Ehrendorf in the ITV six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip (2020).[4]
Edwards attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts[5] and then studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[6]
In 2008 Edwards began his career in the U.K. starring as Olly Greenwood on BBC's EastEnders.[7] In 2012 he appeared in ITV's miniseries Leaving.[8]
He appeared in two indie short films directed by Mark Lobatto: Silent Treatment in 2013,[9] and Blue Borsalino in 2015.[8]
In 2015 he appeared as Joe on Channel 4's Peep Show.[10]
In 2016 Edwards had roles in Carnival Films' Call the Midwife for PBS/BBC,[8] Stan Lee's Lucky Man,[8] and Netflix/Channel 4's Fresh Meat.[8]
He played roles in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them in 2016,[8] and The Weinstein Company's biographical action-thriller film The Man with the Iron Heart in 2017.[citation needed]
In 2018 Edwards starred on season three of Lifetime's drama series Unreal in the role of Jasper Hunt, alongside Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby.[1][8]
From 2018 to 2022, he starred as Jonathan Kay in the Norwegian series Lykkeland (also known as State of Happiness),[8] which premiered at the first Cannes International Series Festival, winning two awards.[11]
In 2019 he starred in Millennium Film's horror movie The Dare[12] and appeared as Urcheon of Erlenwald / Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher.[3]
In 2020 Edwards was cast in the six-part television drama series The Singapore Grip, where he portrayed Captain James Ehrendorf.[4]
From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Fredrik in the crime drama television series Young Wallander.[13]
In 2022 Edwards appeared as Justin in the comedy drama television series The Flatshare.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Silent Treatment | The Guy | Short film[9] |
| 2015 | Blue Borsalino | Ernie | Short film[8] |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Police Officer 2 | |
| 2017 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Raf Man Halifax | |
| 2019 | The Dare | Jay Jackson | |
| 2022 | The Stranger in Our Bed | Ewan | |
| 2024 | Take My Hand | Jason |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | EastEnders | Olly Greenwood | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Casualty | Jamie | Episode: "Before the Fall" |
| 2012 | Leaving | Tom | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Peep Show | Joe | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Denny Wray | Episode #5.1 |
| Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Finn Belman | Episode: "The Last Chance" | |
| Fresh Meat | Vod's Friend | Episode #4.1 | |
| 2018 | Unreal | Jasper Hunt | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | State of Happiness (Nor: Lykkeland) |
Jonathan Kay | Main role, seasons 1–2 |
| 2019–2023 | The Witcher | Duny / Emperor Emhyr var Emreis | Main role, season 3 Guest, seasons 1–2 |
| 2020 | The Singapore Grip | Captain James Ehrendorf | Main role |
| 2020–2022 | Young Wallander | Fredrik | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Flatshare | Justin | 6 episodes |
