Fabien Frankel
{{Short description|English actor (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fabien Frankel
| image =
| birth_name = Fabien Joseph Frankel
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| education = London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2017–present
| father = Mark Frankel
}}
Fabien Joseph Frankel (born 6 April 1994) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ser Criston Cole in the HBO fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present).
Early life and education
Frankel was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Chelsea, London, to English actor Mark Frankel and Italian-French advertising executive Caroline Besson.{{Cite news |last=Potton |first=Ed |title=House of the Dragon's Fabien Frankel: 'Matt Smith's damn sexy in this show' |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/house-of-the-dragon-fabien-frankel-matt-smith-interview-criston-cole-zh3d7r59b |access-date=17 October 2022 |issn=0140-0460}} His paternal grandmother was from a Jewish family from Iraq and India, and his paternal grandfather's family were Jewish emigrants from Russia and Poland to London's East End.{{Cite web |date=22 May 2022 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Fabien Frankel |url=https://tvovermind.com/fabien-frankel/}}{{Cite web |last=Sloman, Tony |date=12 October 1996 |title=Obituary Mark Frankel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituarymark-frankel-1357962.html |website=The Independent}}{{Cite web |title=Jewz in the Newz |date=25 August 2022 |url=https://www.americanisraelite.com/jews_in_the_newz/article_c3d28668-2480-11ed-a662-efe7d0e90a1c.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829114209/https://www.americanisraelite.com/jews_in_the_newz/article_c3d28668-2480-11ed-a662-efe7d0e90a1c.html |url-status=dead }} Frankel's father died in a road accident when he was two, while his mother was pregnant with his younger brother Max.{{Cite web |date=11 October 1996 |title=Obituary:Mark Frankel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mark-frankel-1357962.html |website=Independent.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Jews in the News: Miguel Sapochnik, David Horovitch and John Hamburg | Tampa JCCS and Federation |url=https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-miguel-sapochnik-david-horovitch-and-john-hamburg}} The two brothers were raised in London by their mother, and spoke French at home.{{Cite journal |last=Seth |first=Radhika |date=9 August 2022 |title=House Of The Dragon Star Fabien Frankel Is Ready To Slay |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/fabien-frankel-interview |journal=British Vogue |accessdate=11 August 2022}} She introduced them to film by taking them to the cinema once a week.{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=16 August 2022 |title='House of the Dragon' Hunk Fabien Frankel on Emilia Clarke's Birthday Party and Matt Smith's Rehearsal Injury: 'I Take No Responsibility' |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-fabien-frankel-matt-smith-emilia-clarke-game-of-thrones-1235343038/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Frankel took a year-long foundation course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2017.{{Cite web |title=2017 graduates |url=https://www.lamda.ac.uk/students-alumni/recent-graduates/2017-graduates |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=LAMDA}}
Career
Frankel's career began on stage in the 2017 production of The Knowledge at Charing Cross Theatre.{{Cite web |title=The Knowledge |url=https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/the-knowledge |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=Charing Cross Theatre}} He made his onscreen debut in 2019, in the romantic comedy film Last Christmas.{{Cite journal |last=Mehrtens |first=Michelle |date=15 April 2021 |title=Game Of Thrones Prequel Adds Last Christmas Actor In Key Role |url=https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-prequel-last-christmas-fabien-frankel-cast/ |journal=Screen Rant |access-date=25 November 2021}} That same year, he was cast as the lead, Theo Sipowicz, in a pilot for a potential NYPD Blue spin-off series on ABC.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-01-17 |title=‘NYPD Blue’: Fabien Frankel To Star As Andy Sipowicz’s Son In ABC Sequel Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/nypd-blue-fabien-frankel-cast-theo-andy-sipowicz-son-abc-sequel-pilot-1202536796/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2021, Frankel appeared as Dominique Renelleau in the BBC One and Netflix true crime drama The Serpent.{{Cite journal |last=Mitchell |first=Molli |date=30 January 2021 |title=The Serpent cast: Who is Fabien Frankel? Meet the Dominique star from The Serpent |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1384236/The-Serpent-cast-who-is-Fabien-Frankel-actor-Dominique-in-the-serpent-evg |journal=Express |access-date=25 November 2021}} Frankel was named a 2021 "Brit to Watch" by Variety.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/lists/10-brits-to-watch-simone-ashley-rish-shah-celeste/|title=Variety's 10 Brits to Watch for 2021: A Celebration of Talent|journal=Variety|date=24 November 2021|access-date=25 November 2021}} As of 2022, he plays Ser Criston Cole, a knight from the Dornish Marches, in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's 2018 fictional history book Fire and Blood.{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Nellie |date=15 April 2021 |title='House Of The Dragon': Fabien Frankel Joins Cast Of 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Series In Major Role |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/house-of-the-dragon-fabien-frankel-game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-1234735192/ |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Frankel also starred opposite Greta Bellamacina in the independent romance film Venice at Dawn.{{Cite journal |last=White |first=Peter |date=20 February 2020 |title="Fabien Frankel To Star In Brit Indie Feature 'Venice At Dawn'" |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/fabien-frankel-brit-indie-feature-venice-at-dawn-1202863217/ |journal=Deadline |access-date=20 February 2020}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Fabien | |
| NYPD Blue
| Theo Sipowicz | Pilot |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Dominique Renelleau | 4 episodes |
| An Uncandid Portrait
| Gaspar Chevrolet | Episode: "Gone Today. Here Tomorrow."{{Cite web |title=An Uncandid Portrait |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/uncandid-portrait-2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=Tribeca Film Festival 2021}} |
| 2022–present
| Main role |
| 2022
| Dixon | |
| 2025
| Task | Anthony |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| The Knowledge | Chris | Charing Cross Theatre, London |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8844328}}
- [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/fabien-frankel Fabien Frankel] at Curtis Brown
- [https://www.instagram.com/fabienfrankel Fabien Frankel] on Instagram
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English people of French descent
Category:English people of Indian-Jewish descent
Category:English people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
Category:English people of Italian descent
Category:English people of Polish-Jewish descent
Category:English people of Russian-Jewish descent
Category:Jewish English male actors