George Fouracres

George Fouracres

George Fouracres (born 1990) is a British actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy trio Daphne with Phil Wang and Jason Forbes. His field of acting includes television, theatre, and voice acting. In 2026, he was announced as a cast member on the first series of Saturday Night Live UK.

Biography

George Fouracres

Fouracres was born and raised in Wolverhampton to a family of fourteen. He attended Homerton College, Cambridge, where he studied in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (with Pierre Novellie), learning Mediaeval Gaelic, and was a member of Cambridge Footlights. While in Footlights, he performed under the name "George Potts". In 2012, he was a part of the Footlights Tour Show along side Jason Forbes, Pierre Novellie, Emma Powell and Phil Wang.

In 2014, he formed the comedy trio Daphne with Phil Wang and Jason Forbes, who he met in Footlights. In 2015, their first show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Daphne Do Edinburgh, was nominated for a "Best Newcomer" award.

As a voice actor, Fouracres has voiced characters on radio shows such as The Lenny Henry Show, The Now Show, Newsjack, and Ross Noble’s Britain in Bits, as well as Daphne's radio series Daphne Sounds Expensive in 2016. He voiced Prince Harry amongst other characters on the revived Spitting Image series in 2020. As a television actor, he has appeared on shows including Raised by Wolves (2016), Drunk History (2017), and Murder, They Hope (2021).

In 2022, he hosted his own radio special, Black Country Gentlemon, which spoke about his upbringing in Wolverhampton.

In 2024, Fouracres starred as Andrew Lloyd Webber in One Man Musical, written and composed by duo Flo and Joan, who appeared in the show as backing musicians. The show was also performed at the that year's Edinburgh Fringe and at the Soho Theatre. The show also had a run at the Underbelly Boulevard Soho in January–March 2025. One Man Musical received a four out of five stars rating from The Guardian.

On 4 February 2026, Fouracres was announced as one of eleven cast members set to be on the first series of Saturday Night Live UK.

Filmography

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2015</td><td>The Scandalous Lady W</td><td>Clerk</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Raised by Wolves</td><td>Charlie</td><td>One episode</td></tr><tr><td>2016—2017</td><td>Drunk History</td><td>English soldier (2016), actor (2017)</td><td>Two episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Pls Like</td><td>Henry Bloyd Smith</td><td>Three episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Whiskey Cavalier</td><td>Hugh Cabot</td><td>One episode</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Semi-Detached</td><td>Customs official</td></tr><tr><td>Spitting Image</td><td>Various voices</td><td>Four episodes / voice role</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Murder, They Hope</td><td>Forensic 2</td><td>One episode</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Don't Hug Me I'm Scared</td><td>Lamp</td><td>Three episodes / voice role</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>The Franchise</td><td>Dave</td><td>Two episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Saturday Night Live UK</td><td>Various roles</td><td>Series One</td></tr></tbody></table>

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2016</td><td>Chubby Funny</td><td>Caucasian man at door</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Out the Window: Comic Relief</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday</td><td>Dante Zuuzer</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Steve</td><td>Angus</td></tr></tbody></table>

Edinburgh Fringe shows

George Fouracres

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2015</td><td>Daphne Do Edinburgh</td><td>As a part of Daphne</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Daphne's Second Show</td><td>As a part of Daphne</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Daphne: The Best of Daphne</td><td>As a part of Daphne</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>George Fouracres: Gentlemon</td><td>Solo show</td></tr></tbody></table>