Jack Bannon is an English actor, known for his roles as Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series Endeavour (from 2013) and as Alfred Pennyworth on the Epix crime drama series Pennyworth (2019–2022).
Early life and education Jack Bannon grew up in Norwich.
He completed high school at Notre Dame High School before attending the arts course at the Theatre Royal.
Career In 2014 Bannon played Christopher Morcom, the best friend of Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), in the feature film The Imitation Game. In the same year, he featured in the American-British war film Fury.
He became widely known after he took the role of Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series Endeavour in 2013. He has also featured in the TV series Ripper Street (2012), The Loch (2017), and Clique (2017).
Bannon plays Alfred Pennyworth on the Epix crime drama series Pennyworth (2019–2022).
He plays Lukas, the new partner to Lena Olin's Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir, in the Nordic Noir series set in Iceland, The Darkness. The series was released in Iceland in September 2024 before getting worldwide release. Bannon has also been announced by Prime Video as playing an as-yet-undisclosed role in its 2026 Tomb Raider television streaming series, alongside Sophie Turner as lead character Lara Croft.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2014 The Imitation Game Christopher Morcom Fury Young Tanker 2015 A Plea for Grimsby Dan Short film Figments The Man Short film 2016 Kids in Love Felix 2017 Tortilla Chris Fader Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Shadow Play Ben Recurring role, 4 episodes 2005 The Giblet Boys Scurvy Series regular, 13 episodes 2013–2018, 2023 Endeavour Sam Thursday Recurring role, 10 episodes 2016 Ripper Street Caleb Sumner Episode: "All the Glittering Blades"2017 Clique James Buxton Recurring role, 5 episodes The Loch Kieran Whitehead Series regular, 6 episodes 2018–2019 Medici Angelo Poliziano Series regular, 10 episodes 2019–2022 Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth Series regular, 30 episodes 2024 The Darkness Lukas Series regular, 6 episodes 2025 Pulse Tom Cole Series regular, 10 episodes2026BabiesDaveSeries regular, 6 episodes TBA Tomb Raider Gerry Filming
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes 2013 Foxfinder William Gothenburg English Studio Theatre 2015 The Sweethearts Trevor Finborough Theatre 2017 Filthy Business Gerard Hampstead Theatre
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