Jacobi Jupe

Jacobi Jupe

Jacobi Jupe (born July 2013) is a British child actor. He gained recognition by being cast in the titular role of Hamnet Shakespeare in Chloé Zhao's award-winning film Hamnet (2025), which was based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell with the same name.

Life

Jacobi Jupe

Jupe is the son of filmmaker Chris Jupe and actor Katy Cavanagh, and the brother of actor Noah Jupe.

Career

Jacobi Jupe

In March 2021, Jupe was cast as Michael Darling in the Disney+ film Peter Pan & Wendy. In January 2024, he was cast in the Apple TV+ miniseries Before. He is best known for playing the titular role in Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, for which he won the Astra Film Award for Best Young Performer, and received nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director(s)</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>Fridge</td><td>Boy</td><td>The Jupes</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Peter Pan & Wendy</td><td>Michael Darling</td><td>David Lowery</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Hamnet</td><td>Hamnet Shakespeare</td><td>Chloé Zhao</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>The Exorcist †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Mike Flanagan</td><td>In production</td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Victorian Psycho †</td><td>Andrew</td><td>Zachary Wigon</td><td>Post-production</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes
2021	Britannia	Cyrus	Ben Gregor Joasia Goldyn Mackenzie Crook Thea Sharrock	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2023	Tom Jones	Young Tom Jones	Georgia Parris	Miniseries; 1 episode
2024	Before	Noah	Adam Bernstein Jet Wilkinson David Petrarca Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Zetna Fuentes	Miniseries; 10 episodes

Podcasts

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2022	Cupid	Beau	Katy Cavanagh	Voice