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Bronson Webb

Bronson Webb

Bronson Webb

Bronson John Webb was born on 20 February 1983 in London, England. A prolific British actor working across both film and television, he has built an impressive career spanning major Hollywood productions and celebrated British projects alike.

Film Career

Webb has accumulated a remarkable range of supporting roles in some of the biggest film franchises of the past two decades. He appeared as a Slytherin Boy in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and went on to feature in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Atonement (2007), and Eden Lake (2008), where he played Reece. He took on the role of a Bounty Hunter in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008), one of the most celebrated superhero films ever made.

His big-budget credentials continued with Robin Hood (2010), in which he played Jimoen, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), where he appeared as the Cook. Later, he featured as a Rebel MP in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and as a Hooded Gunman in The Batman (2022), cementing his reputation as a reliable presence in major productions.

In roles carrying greater visibility, Webb played Emilio, a kidnapper, in The Lives of the Saints (2006), and portrayed Tony, the sidekick, in Pusher (2012).

Television Career

On the small screen, Webb is perhaps best recognised for playing Will in “Winter Is Coming”, the very first episode of HBO’s landmark fantasy series Game of Thrones. His appearance in this memorable opening episode helped establish the tone of one of television’s most celebrated series.

Beyond Game of Thrones, Webb has appeared in Ted Lasso as Jeremy Blumenthal, The Tudors, Waking the Dead, Murphy’s Law, and The Bill, demonstrating considerable versatility across genres.