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John Joseph Feild (born 1 April 1978),[2] is a British American film, television, and theatre actor. He started his television career in 1999. He played Fred Garland in Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North television adaptations. In 2007, he starred as Henry Tilney in the television film Northanger Abbey. The following year, he made his West End debut in a production of Ring Round the Moon. From 2014 to 2016, he portrayed Major John André in Turn: Washington's Spies. His film credits include Telstar (2009), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Austenland (2013), and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017).
JJ Feild | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Joseph Feild April 1, 1978[1] Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fine Arts College Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Partner | Neve Campbell (2011–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Reshad Feild |
John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to British writer and former musician Reshad Feild and his American wife.[3] Feild and his parents moved to London when he was six months old (he says he "never walked in America").[4] His parents later divorced and both remarried.[3]
Feild received his first television role in 1999,[5] and has since appeared in several films and television shows. He played the role of Simon Doyle in the Poirot series adaptation of Death on the Nile,[6] and as Paul Osbourne in the Marple version of The Pale Horse He has also appeared in Reach for the Moon,[7] Northanger Abbey as Henry Tilney, and as Frederick Garland in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North.[8] His film roles include playing the younger version of Michael Caine's character in Last Orders, Hamish in The Intended,[9] and the role of Heinz in Telstar.[10][11]
In 2008, he made his West End debut in Ring Round the Moon.[12] In 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ drama, Pure Mule, as Tom Stafford, the English boyfriend to main protagonist Jennifer. In 2011, Feild co-starred in Captain America: The First Avenger as James Montgomery Falsworth. The same year, he starred alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in Third Star and appeared in the BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters' The Night Watch.[13][14] He appeared as Henry Nobley in Jerusha Hess's adaptation of Shannon Hale's novel Austenland in 2013.[15][16] Feild filmed a role in Not Safe for Work in 2012.[15]
Feild appeared in the BBC's The Musketeers as Marsac in 2014.[17] From 2014 to 2016, Feild starred as Major John André in Turn: Washington's Spies on AMC.[18] He has been cast in the film adaptation of La sonrisa etrusca, alongside Brian Cox, Thora Birch and Rosanna Arquette.[19]
Feild plays automotive engineer Roy Lunn in the 2018 biographical film Ford v. Ferrari.[20] In 2019, he starred alongside Idris Elba and Piper Perabo in the Netflix comedy series, Turn Up Charlie.[21] He also played the recurring role of Captain Ben Adler in Netflix's Lost in Space.[22] The following year, Feild appeared in an episode of AMC anthology series Soulmates.[23] He appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral,[24] and period romance film Prisoners of Paradise.[25]
Feild has owned residences both in Los Angeles and in London since 2009.[3]
He has been in a relationship with actress Neve Campbell since 2011. In March 2012, the couple confirmed that Campbell was expecting their first child together.[15] Campbell gave birth to their son Caspian in August 2012.[26] On 29 June 2018, Campbell announced she and Feild had adopted a son in January 2018.[27]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Railway Children | Jim | |
| 2001 | Last Orders | Young Jack | |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Andrei | |
| The Intended | Hamish Winslow | ||
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Floris Creps / Tulse Luper | |
| A Life in Suitcases | Tulse Luper | ||
| 2004 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Tulse Luper | |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish | Tulse Luper | Uncredited | |
| 2006 | O Jerusalem | Bobby Goldman | |
| 2009 | Telstar | Heinz Burt | |
| Goal! 3: Taking on the World | Liam Adams | ||
| Blood: The Last Vampire | Luke | ||
| 2010 | Centurion | Thax | |
| Third Star | Miles | ||
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | James Montgomery Falsworth | |
| 2013 | Austenland | Henry Nobley | |
| 2014 | Not Safe for Work | Killer | |
| 2017 | The Etruscan Smile | Ian | |
| Professor Marston and the Wonder Women | Charles Guyette | ||
| 2019 | Ford v. Ferrari | Roy Lunn | |
| 2022 | Prisoners of Paradise | Harry | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Heartbeat | Jonno | Episode: "Kindness of Strangers" |
| The Bill | Jamie | Episode: "Blowing it All Away" | |
| 2000 | Reach for the Moon | Anthony Harris | |
| The Railway Children | Jim | Television film | |
| Hope and Glory | Dylan Ferguson | ||
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Frank Cheeryble | Television film |
| Perfect Strangers | Richard | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Young Jack | ||
| 2004 | Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Death on the Nile | Simon Doyle | |
| Waking the Dead | Adam Western | Episode: "In Sight of the Lord" | |
| 2005 | To the Ends of the Earth | Lieutenant Deverel | |
| 2006 | The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton | Samuel Beeton | |
| The Ruby in the Smoke | Fred Garland | ||
| 2007 | Northanger Abbey | Henry Tilney | Television film |
| The Shadow in the North | Fred Garland | ||
| 2009 | Pure Mule: The Last Weekend | Tom Stafford | |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Paul Osbourne | Episode: "The Pale Horse" |
| 2011 | The Night Watch | Robert Fraser | |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Marsac | Episode "The Good Soldier" |
| 2014–2016 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Major John André | Main cast |
| 2016 | Stag | Ledge | |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Jack | Episodes: "House of Special Purpose", "The One That Holds Everything" |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie | David | Main cast |
| 2019–2020 | New Amsterdam | Dr. Zach Ligon | Recurring cast |
| 2019–2021 | Lost in Space | Captain Ben Adler | Recurring cast (season 2) Guest (season 3) |
| 2020 | Soulmates | Nathan | Main cast |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Lev Zubov | Main cast |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Six Degrees of Separation | Rich / Ben | |
| 2008 | Ring Round the Moon | Hugo / Frederic | |
| The Pride | Philip |
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