Jack Whitam

Who is Jack Whitam?

Jack Whitam is an English born actor.

Whitam studied acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Shortly after graduating in 2003, he went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company for their Tragedies Season where he appeared as Lennox in Macbeth directed by Dominic Cooke and Burgundy in King Lear directed by Bill Alexander. He also appeared in a newly devised piece called PILATE directed by Michael Boyd

Whitam has appeared in a large number of Shakespeare plays during his career, notably as Caliban in Sprite Productions version of The Tempest which was set on a real island in the lakes of Ripley Castle and as Touchstone in As You Like It which was directed by The Factory Theatre Company artistic director Alex Hassell, where he was lauded as a 'comic tour de force' Review

In addition to his theatre work his television credits include The IT Crowd, Doctors, The Demon Headmaster, The Lifeboat and The Grimleys. He makes his feature film debut in the upcoming RED UNION FILMS production of 'POWDER' which will be released in late 2011.

More recently, Whitam rejoined the RSC Ensemble to appear as Eros in Anthony and Cleopatra directed by Michael Boyd and in King Lear directed by David Farr.