Jason Forbes
Intelligent, clean & versatile sound with excellent comic timing.
Actor, character comedian & writer.
Born in Bristol but speaks with a neutral accent.
One third of sketch trio Daphne.
Daphne were the winners of the London Sketchfest's prize for 'Best New Act' in 2015.
Their first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Daphne Do Edinburgh, was critically acclaimed and Daphne were nominated for the 2015 Foster's (formerly Perrier) Award for 'Best Newcomer'.
Accents
Other Languages
- Spanish* (Fluent)
Credits
- The Mash Report (TV, 2019-17) Nathan. BBC
- Class Dismissed (TV, 2019) Mr Vista. Mr Keenan. BBC.
- Lazy Susan (TV, 2019) The Other Boy. BBC.
- The Mascot (TV, 2019) Ben Titch. Episode 1&3.
- Horrible Histories - The Movie (Feature Film, 2019) Sweat Seller. Altitude Films
- The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk (TV, 2019) Saf. Tiger Aspect Productions
- Dial M for Middlesbrough (TV Film, 2019) Phil. UK Gold
- The Joy of Missing Out (TV, 2019) Actor. Channel 4
- Tracey Ullman's Show (TV, 2017-16) Various (Series 2). BBC One.
- Drunk History (TV, 2017) Wallace's Soldier (Series 3). Comedy Central.
- The Windsors (TV, 2017) Paramedic (Series 1) Ch4.
- Daphne Sounds Expensive (Radio, 2017) Writer & Performer. BBC Radio 4 (Series 1).
- Borg vs McEnroe (TV, 2017) Arthur Ashe. Neon
- Upstart Crow (TV, 2016) Footman. BBC Two.
- Horrible Science (TV, 2015) Various. CITV.
- Pompidou (TV, 2015) Ambulance Driver. BBC One.
- Daphne's Second Show (Stand-up, 2015) Performer. The Invisible Dot.
- The Mimic (TV, 2014) The Waiter. Ch4.
- Pick Me Up, Pick Me Up (Stage, 2013) Performer. Edinburgh Fringe.
- Perfect Strangers (Stage, 2012) Comedy Writer/Performer. Cambridge Footlights.
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02/02/2022
Comedy sketch show 'Lazy Susan' available on BBC IPlayer!
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The hotly anticipated new video game Cyberpunk 2077 is out today!
With voices from Alix Wilton Regan, Ben Cura, Susannah Fielding, Niamh McGrady, Ronan Summers, Arina Ii, Ako Mitchell, Jason Forbes and Martin McDougall. Available now on Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Stadia and Xbox One!
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Brand new Spitting Image with voices from Indira Varma and Jason Forbes!
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