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Bobby Schofield

Bobby Schofield
Born
Robert Andrew Schofield

(1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 32)
Kirkby, England
Years active2014–present
FatherAndrew Schofield

Robert Andrew Schofield (born 1993) is an English actor. His films include Black Sea (2014) and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023). On television, he is known for his roles in the History Channel series Knightfall (2017–2018) and the BBC One series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022–).

Early life and education

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Schofield was born in Kirkby, near Liverpool, the son of actor Andrew Schofield.[1] Schofield attended Overdale Primary School and Ruffwood School, from where he was expelled and spent time in a behavioural unit for troubled boys.[1] He completed his secondary education at All Saints Catholic High School. He studied performing arts and musical theatre at the City of Liverpool College, completing a Higher National Certificate.[2]

Career

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He gained his first experiences as an actor on various stages. He took part in plays by the Everyman Youth Theatre. Even as a child he appeared in a short film and as an episode actor in a television series.

Schofield had his first notable feature film role as Tobin in the 2014 submarine thriller Black Sea.[2] He also appeared in episodes of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and the BBC Three miniseries Our World War. From 2017 to 2018, he had his first main role as Parsifal in the first two seasons of the History Channel series Knightfall. He played Bill Dalton in the 2018 film The Catcher Was a Spy and Princey in the 2019 film How to Build a Girl.

In 2021, Schofield appeared in the films Locked Down as Noah, Cherry as Clover and Don't Breathe 2 as Jared and the BBC One anthology Time as Baz.[3] In 2022, he began starring as Dave Kershaw in SAS: Rogue Heroes, also on BBC One; he returned for series two in 2025.[1][4] He also featured in the ITV miniseries Anne as Michael Williams, The Walk-In as Matt Hankinson, and The Suspect as Bobby Moran.

Schofield starred as Steve Kersher in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant in 2023,[5] and appeared in the Netflix series Eric as Kennedy. As of 2025, Schofield plays Bonehead in This City Is Ours on BBC One.[6]

He had a central role in the 2025 British television drama Unforgivable from Jimmy McGovern, alongside Anna Friel and Anna Maxwell Martin.[7][8] McGovern, who had worked with Schofield on two previous project, had written the character of Joe Mitchell specifically for him; "We did write [the role in Unforgivable] for Bobby Schofield, which is dangerous to do because often they'll say 'no' and you've written with them in mind.".[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Theatre
2002 The Complaint Ice cream kid Short film
2010 Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny Jester
2014 A Complicated Way to Live Sergeant Glasses Short film
2014 Black Sea Tobin
2016 Holes in Their Souls Peter Short film
2016 Spilt Milk Freddy Short film
2016 Motherland Daniel Short film
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Bill Dalton
2019 The Devils harmony Doug Short film
2019 How to Build a Girl Pricey
2021 Locked Down Noah
2021 Cherry Clover
2021 Don't Breathe 2 Jared
2023 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant Steve Kersher
2024 The Death of the House Party Cosmic Bob Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Theatre
2004 Grange Hill Carl 1 episode
2014 Doctors Ed Walker 2 episodes
2014 Our World War Tom Andrews 1 episode
2016 The Watchman Fleece Cap Television film
2016 Harley and the Davidsons Young Veteran 1 episode
2017–2018 Knightfall Parsifal 10 episodes
2019 Comedy Blaps Mitchell 1 episode
2020 Inside No. 9 Patrick Anthology
2020 Anthony Mick Woodfield Television film
2021 Time Barry Schofield 2 episodes
2022 Anne Michael Williams Miniseries, 4 episodes
2022 The Suspect Bobby Moran 5 episodes
2022 The Walk-In Matt Hankinson 4 episodes
2022–present SAS: Rogue Heroes Dave Kershaw 11 episodes
2024 Eric Kennedy 2 episodes
2025-present This City Is Ours Bonehead 7 episodes
2025 Unforgivable Joe Mitchell TV film

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bobby Schofield interview: Scouse star of hit BBC One series SAS Rogue Heroes". YM Liverpool. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Collinson, Dawn (29 March 2015). "Young stars making Liverpool the Hollywood of the North". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Interview with Bobby Schofield who plays Joe in new BBC drama series UNFORGIVABLE". PressParty. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ "SAS Rogue Heroes season 2: Full list of actors and characters". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ^ Rooney, David (18 April 2023). "'Guy Ritchie's The Covenant' Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Plays a Man Determined to Honor a Debt in Gripping Afghan War Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ^ Paton, Ryan (23 July 2025). "Unforgivable star Bobby Schofield's famous dad as dream comes true". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ^ Yossman, K.J. (12 Sep 2024). "Anna Friel, Anna Maxwell Martin to Star in New BBC Drama from 'Time' Creator Jimmy McGovern". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ^ Hibbs, James (1 July 2025). "Line of Duty and Marcella stars in first look at dark new BBC crime drama Unforgivable". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ^ "How Jimmy McGovern created the storyline behind Unforgivable". BBC News. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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