JJ Feild

John Joseph Feild (born 1978), known professionally as JJ Feild (often incorrectly cited as J. J. Feild), is a British-American actor.

Early life and education

John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to English academic Reshad Feild and his American wife. Feild and his parents moved to London when he was a baby; they later divorced and remarried. His stepfather is Jon Williams, the editor of BBC World News. Feild attended the Fine Arts College and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, both in London. When Feild was seventeen, he and his older brother Robin travelled to and toured Tibet.

Career

He has appeared in several film and television roles, including the role of Simon Doyle in the television series Poirot's version of Death on the Nile, and as Paul Osbourne in Marple "The Pale Horse". He has also appeared in 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. His film roles include playing the younger version of Michael Caine's character in Last Orders and playing the role of Heinz in Telstar.