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Jacob Anderson

1990 - Today

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Jacob Basil Anderson (born 18 June 1990) is a British actor and musician. As an actor, he is known for his roles as Grey Worm in Game of Thrones (2013–19), Louis de Pointe du Lac in Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), his recurring appearances in the first seasons of Episodes (2011–17) and Broadchurch (2013–17), and the thirteenth series of the revival of Doctor Who (1963–present). As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie (named after his favorite characters from The Royal Tenenbaums); his debut album, You're a Man Now, Boy, was a soul and trip hop album released in 2016 to positive reviews. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Anderson has received more than 4,005,999 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jacob Anderson is the 12,275th most popular actor (down from 10,618th in 2019), the 7,360th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,408th in 2019) and the 1,358th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jacob Andersons by language

Over the past year Jacob Anderson has had the most page views in the with 466,941 views, followed by Spanish (20,336), and Russian (19,998). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (1,165.63%), Southern Azerbaijani (68.60%), and Haitian (59.68%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jacob Anderson ranks 12,275 out of 13,578. Before him are Jessica Lee Rose, Emily Meade, Reni Takagi, Brooke Hogan, Noah Mills, and Janhvi Kapoor. After him are Karthi, Doris Singleton, Mina Sundwall, Kristina Klebe, Sebastian Armesto, and Seo Yu-na.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Jacob Anderson ranks 744. Before him are Yoon Bit-garam, Jang Dong-woo, Aaron Gate, Cassie Scerbo, Mathis Bolly, and Ezequiel Muñoz. After him are Anna Fedorova, Elena Runggaldier, Dimitrij Nazarov, Ognjen Kuzmić, Nenad Krstičić, and Bilel Ifa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jacob Anderson ranks 7,360 out of 8,785. Before him are Nikola Jović (2003), Samantha Womack (1972), Kelly Smith (1978), Andy Townsend (1963), Jermaine Jenas (1983), and Nicola Fairbrother (1970). After him are Oliver Dowden (1978), Rebecca Romero (1980), Pixie Lott (1991), Todd Bennett (1962), Sebastian Armesto (1982), and Troy Deeney (1988).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jacob Anderson ranks 1,358. Before him are Nell Hudson (1990), Noel Clarke (1975), David Mitchell (1974), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), Nick Blood (1982), and Samantha Womack (1972). After him are Sebastian Armesto (1982), Freddie Fox (1989), Millie Brady (1993), Michaela Coel (1987), Kate Nash (1987), and Rafi Gavron (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

Game of Thrones
Grey Worm
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
8.448 / 10
Overlord
Private First Class Charlie Dawson
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.
Nov 1o 20186.7 / 10
Interview with the Vampire
Louis de Pointe du Lac
Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy. Chafing at the limitations of life as a black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist the rakish Lestat De Lioncourt's offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion.
7.1 / 10