Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 18 January 1988) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Francis Weston in the BBC series Wolf Hall (2015), Francesco Salviati in Medici (2018), and Townes in the Netflix chess period drama The Queen's Gambit (2020).
Fortune-Lloyd was born in the West London Borough of Hillingdon, the son of journalist John Lloyd. Fortune-Lloyd is Jewish. He studied at St. Anne's College, Oxford University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. He then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2014. As a student, he performed in various plays such as Agamemnon, The Man of Mode, Guys & Dolls, and Medieval Mystery Plays.
As a theatre actor, Fortune-Lloyd starred in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company theatre and other productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merchant of Venice The Moderate Soprano, Macbeth and Othello.

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