Years active Since 2004 | Role Film actor Name Sebastian Armesto | |
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Born 3 June 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-06-03 ) England Parents Lesley Patricia Hook, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Grandparents Betty Millan de Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe Fernandez Armesto Movies Anonymous, Copenhagen, Pirates of the Caribbea, Marie Antoinette, He Took His Skin Off For Me Similar People Edward Hogg, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Gethin Anthony, Felipe Fernandez‑Armesto, Rafe Spall | ||
Interview with sebastian armesto director of for grace
Sebastian Felipe Xavier Fernández-Garcia Armesto (born 3 June 1982) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He is the son of the historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto. He was educated at Eton College.
Contents
- Interview with sebastian armesto director of for grace
- 90 seconds with SIMPLE8
- Television and film
- Theatre
- Filmography
- References

90 seconds with SIMPLE8
Television and film

Armesto played Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in the series The Tudors. He starred in the 2008 ITV drama series The Palace as the King's carefree younger brother Prince George. He then played the character of Edmund Sparkler in the 2008 BBC version of Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit. In the 2011 film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Armesto played the Spanish King Ferdinand VI. He plays the poet and playwright Ben Jonson in Roland Emmerich’s feature film Anonymous.
Theatre

Armesto has acted in high-profile theatre productions in Britain, including three shows at the National Theatre and one at the Royal Court. He also writes and directs theatre with company Simple 8. His productions include directing and adapting Les Enfants du Paradis to great acclaim. Most recently, he co-wrote and directed a play based on William Hogarth's The Four Stages of Cruelty and new versions of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Moby-Dick.
