Biography
Who is John Bradley?
Early life and education
John Bradley West was born in the Wythenshawe district of Manchester, United Kingdom. He grew up in a Catholic household and attended St Paul's Roman Catholic High School. He has one older sister.
From 2005 through 2007, John attended Loreto College located in the Hulme area of his home city. During this time, he studied subjects including law, psychology, English language, and drama. He later pursued a degree in acting at the Manchester School of Theatre, which is part of the Manchester Metropolitan University. He graduated from this program in 2010.
Television and film career
Only three months after completing drama school, John Bradley secured his breakthrough role as Samwell Tarly in the 2011 fantasy series Game of Thrones. He portrayed this character across all eight seasons of the show. His performance as the friend of Jon Snow was often described as a comedic counterpoint to the more serious tone of other characters.
Beyond his most famous role, he has taken on various television parts. In 2011, he acted in the Canal+ drama Borgia as Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici. The following year, he appeared in a 2012 episode of the BBC program Merlin and played a role in two episodes of the Channel 4 series Shameless. John also voiced a role in a 2015 radio production of Closely Observed Trains for BBC Radio 4.
His film career expanded in 2018 when he appeared as Scooter in the movie Patient Zero alongside Natalie Dormer. By 2022, he moved into major feature film productions, playing a lead character in the Roland Emmerich disaster film Moonfall. That same year, he performed a supporting role in the romantic comedy Marry Me, which starred Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.
Personal interests
When he is not working on set, John maintains several personal interests. He is a supporter of the Manchester United football team. Also, he plays the drums.
Birthday and age
John Bradley was born on September 15, 1988, which makes John 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. John shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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