Acting
Robert Wilfort
FR, EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
20 April 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
Robert Wilfort (Robert Kenneth Wilfort) – Welsh actor, born 20 April 1977 in Porthcawl, Wales. Trained at RADA, graduating in 1998. He is best known for playing Jason West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, with specials through 2024). His most notable film roles include Dr. Simon Griffith in All or Nothing (2002, Mike Leigh), Bozo the Photographer in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Huysmans in The Libertine (2004), Lord Liverpool in Peterloo (2018), and Billy Lyons in The Dig (2021). On television he has also appeared in Dickensian (2015) as Bob Cratchit, Wolf Hall (2015, 2024) as George Cavendish, Bridgerton (2022) as Mr. Finch, Sex Education (2021) as Mark, and Skins (2007) as Tom Barkley. He has also voiced Samson in Thomas & Friends since 2015.
Known for
Filmography
Bunker
as Security Technician
JOY
as Reverend Paulson
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
as Jason West
Save the Cinema
as Minister
The Dig
as Billy Lyons
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Jason West
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
as Samson (voice)
Peterloo
as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
Last Summer
as Dr. Glyn Davies
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails
as Samson (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
as Samson / Great Railway Show Judge (voice)
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Nobleman
Grimsby
as Harold Lowsley
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
as Samson (voice)
Identicals
as Surgeon Peters
Man Up
as Ryan
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
as Samson (voice)
A Wonderful Christmas Time
as Gary Greene
8 Minutes Idle
as Bryan
D.O.A
as Danny
Me and Orson Welles
as Radio Director
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Photographer
The Libertine
as Huysmans
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Motorcycle Delivery Man
Lucky Jim
as Evan Johns
All or Nothing
as Dr. Simon Griffith