John Sackville is an English actor, best known for his role as the villainous Robert Frobisher Smythe in the US TV series House of Anubis. Born in Norfolk, England, John began work as an actor after studying at St. Andrews University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Leading roles in regional theatre and the West End were followed by a period with the Royal Shakespeare Company. While there, John voiced an award-winning series of excerpts from plays and poetry—Lifespan—for the BBC World Service. Since then John has appeared in various film & TV productions, including a starring role as Pope John Paul II in BBC1's Young John Paul II: Witness to Evil.
In 2015 John was cast in the Netflix series The Crown, and as George VI in the BBC's Royal Wives at War. In 2016 John played the role of Simon Beauclerk in James Gray's The Lost City of Z. In 2017 he was cast as R. Davis Halliwell in the 20th Century Fox series Genius and as the title role in William Wordsworth for English Touring Theatre. John won Best Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play at the Off West End Theatre Awards in 2020 for his portrayal of Thomas Armstrong in Go Bang Your Tambourine at the Finborough Theatre.
Nine Lives
The Getaway
Blackout
Silent Night
Oath of Allegiance
The Guardian of Secrets
The Man from Section Five
The Dying Peace
For King and Country
Under the Blanket of War
Resilience
Animal Farm
Steppenwolf
Lady Chatterley's Lover
