George Fouracres (born 10 October 1990) is a British actor and comedian. In 2026, he was a cast member on the first series of Saturday Night Live UK.
Biography Fouracres was born and raised in Wolverhampton to a family of four. He attended Homerton College, Cambridge, where he studied in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (with Pierre Novellie), learning Mediaeval Gaelic, and was a member of Cambridge Footlights. While in Footlights, he performed under the name "George Potts". In 2012, he was a part of the Footlights Tour Show along side Jason Forbes, Pierre Novellie, Emma Powell and Phil Wang.
In 2014, he formed the comedy trio Daphne with Phil Wang and Jason Forbes, whom he met in Footlights. In 2015, their first show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Daphne Do Edinburgh, was nominated for a "Best Newcomer" award.
As a voice actor, Fouracres has voiced characters on radio shows such as The Lenny Henry Show, The Now Show, Newsjack, and Ross Noble’s Britain in Bits, as well as Daphne's radio series Daphne Sounds Expensive in 2016. He voiced Prince Harry amongst other characters on the revived Spitting Image series in 2020. As a television actor, he has appeared on shows including Raised by Wolves (2016), Drunk History (2017), and Murder, They Hope (2021).
In 2022, he hosted his own special on BBC Radio 4, Black Country Gentlemon, which spoke about his upbringing in Wolverhampton. He appeared as Hamlet in Sean Holmes' production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse having already appeared in other productions by Holmes at Shakespeare's Globe including The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
In 2024, Fouracres starred as Andrew Lloyd Webber in One Man Musical, written and composed by duo Flo and Joan, who appeared in the show as backing musicians. The show was also performed at the that year's Edinburgh Fringe and at the Soho Theatre. The show also had a run at the Underbelly Boulevard Soho in January–March 2025. One Man Musical received a four out of five stars rating from The Guardian.
On 4 February 2026, Fouracres was announced as one of eleven cast members on the first series of Saturday Night Live UK.
Personal life Fouracres has bipolar II disorder, which he talked about on his Instagram account when he made a post on World Bipolar Day (which is celebrated on 30 March every year).
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2015The Scandalous Lady WClerkTelevision film2016Raised by WolvesCharlieOne episode2016—2017Drunk HistoryEnglish soldier (2016), actor (2017)Two episodes2018Pls LikeHenry Bloyd SmithThree episodes2019Whiskey CavalierHugh CabotOne episode2020Semi-DetachedCustoms officialSpitting ImageVarious voicesFour episodes / voice role2021Murder, They HopeForensic 2One episode2022Don't Hug Me I'm ScaredGrolton and HovrisThree episodes / voice role2024The FranchiseDaveTwo episodes2026Saturday Night Live UKVarious rolesSeries One2026Ted LassoDonnieOne episode
Film YearTitleRole2016Chubby FunnyCaucasian man at door2017Out the Window: Comic Relief2022Accident Man: Hitman's HolidayDante Zuuzer2025SteveAngus
Edinburgh Fringe shows YearTitleNotes2015Daphne Do EdinburghAs a part of Daphne2016Daphne's Second ShowAs a part of Daphne2017Daphne: The Best of DaphneAs a part of Daphne2019George Fouracres: GentlemonSolo show2024One Man MusicalAlongside Flo and Joan
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