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{{short description|British actor}}
Rollo Weeks was born on [[March 20, 1987]] in [[Chichester, West Sussex, UK]]. He is the son of Robin and Susan Weeks, and the brother of [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] and [[Perdita Weeks]] (also actors). His name means 'famous wolf' after his family's most traceable ancestor (a viking). He has been acting since the age of two. He used to attend Sylvia Young's Theater School, but now attends Stowe. His debut film was [[The Little Vampire]] (2000), which was directed by Ulrich Edel. In the future, Rollo hopes to be either a pro skateboarder, a successful businessman, or a famous actor.
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{{Infobox person
|name = Rollo Weeks
|image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Rollo Weeks.jpg|220px]] -->
|caption = Weeks in ''The Little Vampire'' (2000)
|birth_name = Rollo Percival Loring Weeks
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|20|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Chichester]], England
|nationality = British
|years_active = 1993–2012 <!-- IMDb + https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/honeysuckle-weeks-the-crown-calendar-girls/ -->
|education = [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]]<br>[[Stowe School]]
|occupation = Actor
|relatives = [[Perdita Weeks]] (sister)<br>[[Honeysuckle Weeks]] (sister)
}}
'''Rollo Percival Loring Weeks''' (born 20 March 1987) is a British former actor. He is best known for his titular roles in the films ''[[The Little Vampire (film)|The Little Vampire]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Thief Lord (film)|The Thief Lord]]'' (2006).


==Early life==
Weeks was born in Chichester, England, the son of Robin and Susan Weeks, and the younger brother of British actresses [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] and [[Perdita Weeks]]. He attended the [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]] and [[Stowe School]].


==Career==
Weeks' first screen appearance was, according to his sister Honeysuckle, who told the story when appearing on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' in 2014, for a Devon Custard advertisement, aged 6, which ended abruptly when Rollo was sick whilst eating the sponsors product. Weeks' debut film, as a child actor, was playing vampire Rudolph Sackville-Bagg in ''[[The Little Vampire (film)|The Little Vampire]]'' (2000), directed by Uli Edel, which earned Weeks a Young Artist Award nomination. He also appeared in Stephen Poliakoff's ''[[The Lost Prince]]'' (filmed 2002, released 2003) as the young [[George, Duke of Kent]], in a film about the disabled [[Prince John of the United Kingdom|Prince John]]. This was followed by roles in ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl With a Pearl Earring]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Queen of Sheba's Pearls]]'' (2004).


His second turn as a title character came as Scipio in ''[[The Thief Lord (film)|The Thief Lord]]'' (2006), a movie based on [[Cornelia Funke]]'s novel ''[[The Thief Lord]]'' and directed by Richard Claus. Weeks has also appeared in two television shows: ''[[Berkeley Square (TV series)|Berkeley Square]]'' (1998) as Lord Louis Wilton and ''[[Goggle Eyes]]'' (1993) as Joseph. In 2009 he appeared in the second part of the ''[[Shark Week]]'' special ''Blood in the Water'' and played the character Guido in ''[[Chéri (2009 film)|Chéri]]''. In 2010, he played Jacob in ''[[Booked Out]]'', about the lives of characters within an aging block of flats.
==Selected filmography==

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In 2016, Weeks was reported to be one of "a dynamic trio of young hospitality industry insiders" opening a new fast food outlet called Fancy Funkin Chicken in [[Coldharbour Lane]], [[Brixton]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Urban |url=http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/08/fancy-funkin-chicken-takes-over-the-old-phoenix-cafe-on-coldharbour-lane-brixton/ |title=Fancy Funkin Chicken takes over the old Phoenix cafe on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton |date=25 August 2016 |work=Brixton Buzz |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref> The restaurant closed permanently in 2020.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
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| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''
Weeks now works as a photographer and advertising cinematographer, publicly appearing under the name ‘Rollo Wade.’<ref>{{cite news |first=Judith |last=Woods |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/honeysuckle-weeks-the-crown-calendar-girls/ |title=Honeysuckle Weeks: ‘I was supposed to play the Queen in The Crown – but then I had a psychotic episode’ |date=11 October 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |first=Perdita |last=Weeks |user=perdita_weeks_ |postid=CQZHzkVhh5T |date=21 June 2021 |title=Famalam |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Rollo |last=Wade |url=https://www.instagram.com/rollowade/ |title=@rollowade |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[The Thief Lord]]'' || Scipio ||
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1993
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[The Queen of Sheba's Pearls]]'' || Jack Bradley||
| ''[[Goggle Eyes#Television adaptatation|Goggle Eyes]]''
| Joseph
| Film debut
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[George and the Dragon]]'' || Wryn]] ||
| ''[[Braveheart]]''
| Child in crowd (at Wallace's death)
|
|-
|-
| ''It Could Be You''
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' || Frans ||
| Damon
|
|-
|-
| 1998
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Lost Prince]]'' || Prince George||
| ''[[Berkeley Square (TV series)|Berkeley Square]]''
| Lord Louis Wilton
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Attila]]'' || Young Attila ||
| ''[[The Little Vampire (film)|The Little Vampire]]''
| Rudolph Sackville-Bagg
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[The Little Vampire]]'' || Rudolph Sackville-Bagg||
| ''[[Attila (TV miniseries)|Attila]]''
| [[Attila|Young Attila]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''[[The Lost Prince]]''
| [[George, Duke of Kent|Prince George Duke of Kent]]
|
|-
| ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''
| Frans
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| ''George and the Dragon''
| Wryn
|
|-
| ''[[The Queen of Sheba's Pearls]]''
| Jack
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Thief Lord (film)|The Thief Lord]]''
| Scipio Massimo
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''[[Chéri (2009 film)|Chéri]]''
| Guido
|
|-
| ''Blood in the Water'': 2
| Albert O'Hara
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Booked Out]]''
| Jacob
| Final film
|-
|-
|}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0917353}}
*[https://www.rollowade.com/ Rollo Wade – Official Website]

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Latest revision as of 00:38, 10 July 2024

Rollo Weeks
Born
Rollo Percival Loring Weeks

(1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37)
Chichester, England
NationalityBritish
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
Stowe School
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2012
RelativesPerdita Weeks (sister)
Honeysuckle Weeks (sister)

Rollo Percival Loring Weeks (born 20 March 1987) is a British former actor. He is best known for his titular roles in the films The Little Vampire (2000) and The Thief Lord (2006).

Early life

[edit]

Weeks was born in Chichester, England, the son of Robin and Susan Weeks, and the younger brother of British actresses Honeysuckle Weeks and Perdita Weeks. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Stowe School.

Career

[edit]

Weeks' first screen appearance was, according to his sister Honeysuckle, who told the story when appearing on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2014, for a Devon Custard advertisement, aged 6, which ended abruptly when Rollo was sick whilst eating the sponsors product. Weeks' debut film, as a child actor, was playing vampire Rudolph Sackville-Bagg in The Little Vampire (2000), directed by Uli Edel, which earned Weeks a Young Artist Award nomination. He also appeared in Stephen Poliakoff's The Lost Prince (filmed 2002, released 2003) as the young George, Duke of Kent, in a film about the disabled Prince John. This was followed by roles in Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) and The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004).

His second turn as a title character came as Scipio in The Thief Lord (2006), a movie based on Cornelia Funke's novel The Thief Lord and directed by Richard Claus. Weeks has also appeared in two television shows: Berkeley Square (1998) as Lord Louis Wilton and Goggle Eyes (1993) as Joseph. In 2009 he appeared in the second part of the Shark Week special Blood in the Water and played the character Guido in Chéri. In 2010, he played Jacob in Booked Out, about the lives of characters within an aging block of flats.

In 2016, Weeks was reported to be one of "a dynamic trio of young hospitality industry insiders" opening a new fast food outlet called Fancy Funkin Chicken in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.[1] The restaurant closed permanently in 2020.[citation needed]

Weeks now works as a photographer and advertising cinematographer, publicly appearing under the name ‘Rollo Wade.’[2][3][4]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Goggle Eyes Joseph Film debut
1995 Braveheart Child in crowd (at Wallace's death)
It Could Be You Damon
1998 Berkeley Square Lord Louis Wilton
2000 The Little Vampire Rudolph Sackville-Bagg
2001 Attila Young Attila
2003 The Lost Prince Prince George Duke of Kent
Girl with a Pearl Earring Frans
2004 George and the Dragon Wryn
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Jack
2006 The Thief Lord Scipio Massimo
2009 Chéri Guido
Blood in the Water: 2 Albert O'Hara
2012 Booked Out Jacob Final film

References

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  1. ^ Urban, Mike (25 August 2016). "Fancy Funkin Chicken takes over the old Phoenix cafe on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton". Brixton Buzz. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ Woods, Judith (11 October 2023). "Honeysuckle Weeks: 'I was supposed to play the Queen in The Crown – but then I had a psychotic episode'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ Weeks, Perdita [@perdita_weeks_] (21 June 2021). "Famalam". Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ Wade, Rollo. "@rollowade". Instagram. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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