Wilf Scolding

Wilfred John Scolding (born 25 April 1990) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC One drama The Passing Bells (2014) and the Netflix series The One (2021). His films include Bees Make Honey (2017).

Early life
Scolding was born in Cambridge. He attended Kingswood School in Bath. He went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2013.

Career
Upon graduating from drama school in 2013, Scolding made his professional stage debut in Strange Interlude at the National Theatre. He had his first major television role as Freddie in the 2014 BBC One war miniseries The Passing Bells. This was followed by further stage roles in the English Touring Theatre production of Arcadia, The Win Bin at the Old Red Lion, The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in 2015, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre Royal, Bath in 2016.

In 2017, Scolding made his feature film debut in Bees Make Honey. As predicted by fans of the series in advance, Scolding guest starred as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen opposite Aisling Franciosi as Lyanna Stark in a season 7 flashback of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. Also in 2017, Scolding began voicing Christopher Carter in the BBC Radio 4 audio soap opera The Archers. He has worked extensively with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who and original audio dramas.

Scolding starred as John Martin alongside Peter Capaldi in the 2019 BBC television film adaptation of Martin's Close. He also appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson, and on stage in The Madness of George III at Nottingham Playhouse and The Sweet Science of Bruising at Wilton's Music Hall. He had a main role as Ethan in the 2021 Netflix science fiction series The One. In 2023, Scolding joined the cast of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre on the West End as Ernst Ludwig and played Captain Vanis Tigo in the Disney+ series Andor.