Robert Wilfort
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Robert Wilfort is a British
actor from Porthcawl
, who has had many notable guest appearances on British television, including Rose and Maloney
, "MI High" and Coronation Street
. Notable, if minor, film roles have included the irrepressibly enthusiastic Dr Simon Griffith in Mike Leigh
's All or Nothing (2002) and Rita Skeeter's photographer, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005). He also had a minor role in "The Libertine
" (2005).
Wilfort is also known as co-writer for the movie Lemmings (2001) with Daniel Roberts. The film parallels the duo's lives approaching their twenties when growing up together in Porthcawl
, a small coastal resort in South Wales
.
Wilfort's most recent appearance as an actor has been history
teacher Tom Barkley in the E4 teen comedy/drama series Skins
.
He also had a recurring role as Jason West in the BAFTA award-winning TV show Gavin & Stacey
.
In 2008, he appeared in various television commercials, including adverts for Crunchy Nut Cereal, the London recycling campaign and the favourable Barclaycard advert where he descends an enormous water slide from his city office, all the way through the city and back to his home.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actor from Porthcawl
Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles southeast of Swansea...
, who has had many notable guest appearances on British television, including Rose and Maloney
Rose and Maloney
Rose and Maloney is a British television crime drama starring Sarah Lancashire and Phil Davis as Rose Linden and Maloney, two investigators working for the fictional Criminal Justice Review Agency. This agency takes on claims of miscarriages of justice, assessing whether there are grounds to...
, "MI High" and Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. Notable, if minor, film roles have included the irrepressibly enthusiastic Dr Simon Griffith in Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s...
's All or Nothing (2002) and Rita Skeeter's photographer, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman...
(2005). He also had a minor role in "The Libertine
The Libertine
The Libertine may refer to:* The Libertine , directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile* The Libertine , starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, and Rosamund Pike* "The Libertine" , a song by Patrick Wolf...
" (2005).
Wilfort is also known as co-writer for the movie Lemmings (2001) with Daniel Roberts. The film parallels the duo's lives approaching their twenties when growing up together in Porthcawl
Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles southeast of Swansea...
, a small coastal resort in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
.
Wilfort's most recent appearance as an actor has been history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
teacher Tom Barkley in the E4 teen comedy/drama series Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
.
He also had a recurring role as Jason West in the BAFTA award-winning TV show Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy-drama, the show follows the long-distance relationship of Gavin from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also...
.
In 2008, he appeared in various television commercials, including adverts for Crunchy Nut Cereal, the London recycling campaign and the favourable Barclaycard advert where he descends an enormous water slide from his city office, all the way through the city and back to his home.