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TikTok’s Henry Rowley Lands First TV Role as Will Gamewell in MGM+’s Robin Hood

His viral sketches paved the way from TikTok to a fast-tracked Serbia shoot.

Overview

  • Rowley announced the casting on Instagram, saying he was "so excited" to join the "amazing project."
  • He secured the part via an audition tape and was told to fly to Serbia three days later, canceling a planned trip to Mexico.
  • The series co-stars Sean Bean, with new episodes airing weekly on MGM+.
  • The Leicester-born performer studied English literature at the University of Bristol and comes from a non-showbiz family.
  • He left a marketing job to pursue comedy after starting TikTok in October 2021, with impressions — including Keira Knightley in Love Actually — drawing large audiences.