Jordan Metcalfe (born 24 May 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as Adil in the sitcom Genie in the House.

Metcalfe has appeared as Jake in The Queen's Nose in 2003. He has played the roles of Chris Travis in Heartbeat, and Kieran Tyler in Tea with Betty, Afternoon Play in 2006. He also played 'Mould' in Fungus the Bogeyman (2004), the character 'Chip' in My Parents Are Aliens in 2006, Young Garstin in These Foolish Things (2006), Lightfoot in the documentary The Iceman Murder (2005), John Chappel Jr. in the drama-documentary The Last Flight To Kuwait, Byron in Ultimate Force, Wayne in Jacqueline Wilson's Girls In Love and Brian in Misfits. 2019 saw Metcalfe join the cast of Father Brown on BBC1 afternoons.

Other notable appearances include Timon in Maddigan's Quest and Oliver in Neil Bartlett's acclaimed production of Oliver Twist at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in 2004. He also played the roles of Jack in The Dreaming, and Young Katurian in The Pillowman.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005These Foolish ThingsGarstin at 14with Lauren Bacall and Terence Stamp
2014PrideCharlie
2017FracturedFreyr
2024Ladies FirstMarlonwith Sacha Baron Cohen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The Queen's NoseJakeMain role
2004Fungus the BogeymanMouldTV series
2005The Iceman MurderLightfootTV film
2005Girls in LoveWayneEpisode: "True Romance"
2005The Last DetectiveReceptionistEpisode: "Towpaths of Glory"
2006The Afternoon PlayKieran TylerEpisode: "Tea with Betty"
2006Maddigan's QuestTimonMain role
2006–2010Genie in the HouseAdilMain role
2006Ultimate ForceByronEpisode: "Violent Solutions"
2006My Parents Are AliensChipEpisode: "Abandon Chip"
2006HeartbeatChris TravisEpisode: "Memoirs of a Fighting Man"
2010MisfitsBrianEpisode Finale: "Season 2"
2014Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like ThisLes DennisTV film
2019Father BrownJamie CheesemanEpisode: "The Passing Bell"

Theatre

TitleRoleNotes
Peter PanNibsRoyal Festival Hall
The DreamingJackRoyal Opera House
Oliver TwistOliverLyric Hammersmith
The PillowmanYoung KaturianNational Theatre
Wendy and Peter PanMichaelRoyal Shakespeare Company – Strafford-upon-Avon
Hobson's ChoiceAlbert ProsserRegents Park
The HypochondriacClèanteTheatre Royal Bath
The HypocriteJames, Duke of YorkRoyal Shakespeare Company
The Winter's TaleThe ClownShakespeare's Globe Theatre
The Comedy of ErrorsDromio of SyracuseShakespeare's Globe Theatre
Jack Absolute Flies AgainRoy FaulklandNational Theatre
Accidental Death of an AnarchistD. I. DaisyLyric Hammersmith
Cold WarMichelAlmeida Theatre
Love's Labour's LostBoyétRoyal Shakespeare Company
CoriolanusBrutusNational Theatre

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