Jacob Anderson

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“This is going to sound like a lie, but the 'Game of Thrones' set is so good to work on. I've been a part of plays and other projects where egos get in the way and there are constant fallings out. There's none of that there.”

ALSO KNOWN FOR

Overlord (2018)

Broadchurch (2013)

Comedown (2012)

“Stronger Than Ever” (2014)

Jacob Basil Anderson is an English actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer, born on the 18th of June, 1990. Anderson was born and raised in Bristol, England. His father is of Afro-Caribbean descent. At the age of 17, Anderson moved to London in order to launch his music career.

As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie (named after his favorite characters from The Royal Tenenbaums). In 2013, Anderson signed to Columbia Records, and released a free three-track EP, The Middle Child, under the stage name Raleigh Ritchie. A second EP, Black and Blue, followed in 2014. His debut album, You're a Man Now, Boy, was a soul and trip hop album released in 2016 to positive reviews and debuted on the Official Albums Chart, peaking at number thirty-two. He also featured on Stormzy's debut album Gang Signs & Prayer track 13 – "Don't Cry For Me" which was released on 24 February 2017. Anderson's second studio album, Andy, was released on 26 June 2020 via Alacran Records.

Anderson played Angelo in the film 4.3.2.1. He starred in the ITV drama series Injustice as Simon, a teenager in a youth offender institution. He also had a one-episode guest role on Outnumbered. He also appeared in an episode of Skins, and appeared in the feature film Comedown, co-starring Adulthood's Adam Deacon and directed by Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda. Anderson featured in various plays, including Dunsinane for the RSC, King Lear (with Pete Postlethwaite) at the Young Vic Theatre, and War Horse at the National Theatre. He was seen in the teen slasher film Demons Never Die, playing Ricky, and has a recurring role in the BBC Two comedy Episodes, alongside Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan. He also played Dean Thomas, the boyfriend of Chloe Latimer, on the ITV drama Broadchurch in 2013 and most recently starred in Overlord, a 2018 war-set horror film.

In 2012, Anderson was cast for the third season of HBO's medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones as Grey Worm, the leader of Daenerys Targaryen's Unsullied army. He continued to portray his breakout role throughout the remainder of the series, finishing in 2019. In 2021, it was announced that Anderson was cast as Louis de Pointe du Lac in the upcoming AMC television series Interview with the Vampire, based on the acclaimed novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976.