4 Fast Facts About The Queen's Gambit Star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Jacob is a skilled theater actor who has starred in a number of UK productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest, The Moderate Soprano, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, and Othello. However, his onscreen acting credits are beginning to stack up, as he appeared in 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker and on the shows Wolf Hall and Strike Back. Aside from The Queen's Gambit, Jacob's most recognized screen role has been the cunning Archbishop Francesco Salviati — a character he brilliantly inhabited by studying snakes — on the drama series Medici.