Jacob Dudman

Jacob Stanley Dudman (born 22 August 1997) is an English actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the Netflix programs The Stranger (2020), The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023), Medici (2019), Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022) and the BBC iPlayer series The A List (2018); as well as various Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. Early life Dudman grew up in Ripon, North Yorkshire. He attended St Aidan's Church of England High School. He then studied Film Production at the London College of Communication, a branch of University of the Arts London. Career Filmmaking and YouTube As a teenager, Dudman uploaded short films, impressions and comedic sketches on his YouTube channel, which gained him over 100,000 subscribers. In 2016 Dudman directed the 23-minute documentary Save The Rhino Vietnam, in which he and actor Paul Blackthorne travelled to Vietnam to investigate the rhino horn trade and raise awareness for the rhino-extinction plight.