Woody Norman

Woody Ace Norman (born c. 2009)^[1] is an English child actor. He is best known for his role as Jesse in the film C'mon C'mon (2021), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.^[2][3] He appeared on the Evening Standard list of Londoners to watch in 2022.^[4]

Woody Norman
Norman in 2019
Born	Woody Ace Norman 2009 (age 15–16) Hampstead, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

On television, he appeared in the Starz adaptation of The White Princess (2017), the BBC and Netflix miniseries Troy: Fall of a City (2018), and series 5 of Poldark (2019).^[5][6]

Early life

Born in Hampstead, Norman is from North London.^[1] He is the son of television director Ross Norman, and former girl group Madasun member Vonda Barnes.^[7]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Current War	Thomas Alva "Dash" Edison Jr.	Director's cut
2019	Bruno	Izzy
	The Small Hand	Jamie
2021	C'mon C'mon	Jesse
2023	Cobweb	Peter
	The Last Voyage of the Demeter	Toby Elliot
2024	The Spaceman	Danny	Short film[8]
2025	Sukkwan Island	Roy Fenn	[9]
	The Electric State	Christopher "Chris" Greene
TBA	The Uprising †		[10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Silent Witness	Laurie	Episode: "Falling Angels: Part 2"
	Peter and Wendy	Curly / Rory	Television film
2016	Him	Young Him	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2017	The White Princess	Prince Harry	Miniseries; 4 episodes
2018	Troy: Fall of a City	Evander	Miniseries
	Les Misérables	Young Marius	1 episode
2019	Catastrophe	Sam	1 episode
	Poldark	Valentine Warleggan	Series 5
	The War of the Worlds	George Junior	Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2021	Detroit Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Performance	C'mon C'mon	Nominated	[11]
	Heartland Film Festival	Rising Star		Won	[12]
	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[13]
		Breakout of the Year		Nominated
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society	Youth in Film - Male		Nominated	[14]
	Online Association of Female Film Critics	Breakthrough Performance		Nominated	[15]
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance		Won	[16]
2022	British Academy Film Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role		Nominated	[17]
	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Actor/Actress		Nominated	[18]
	International Film Society Critics	Best Youth Performance		Runner-up	[19]
	London Film Critics Circle Awards	Young British/Irish Performer		Won	[20]
	Music City Film Critics Association	Best Young Actor		Nominated	[21]
	North Carolina Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[22]
		Best Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Youth Performance		Runner-up	[23]
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance		Nominated	[24]