Terique Jarrett

Jarrett was born in the North London Borough of Enfield. He is of Jamaican descent.^[1] His parents enrolled him in weekend acting classes when he was young.^[2] He trained at Colin's Performing Arts (CPA) Studios in Romford and the Laura Marie Theatre Academy in Upminster.^[3][4]

Jarrett made his West End debut in the ensemble of Motown: The Musical. He made his onscreen debut in 2019 when he joined the main cast of the tween time travel dance series Find Me in Paris for its second and third season as new ballet student Isaac Portier. That same year, he appeared in The Winter's Tale at the National Theatre and Our Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.^[5]

In 2020, Jarrett originated the role of Gregory Cromwell in the stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light at the Gielgud Theatre, charting the fall of Thomas Cromwell following Anne Boleyn's execution.^[6] He received critical acclaim for his performance as Franklin in Jeremy O. Harris' play Daddy: A Melodrama opposite Claes Bang at the Almeida Theatre,^[7] and nominations for Evening Standard and Black British Theatre Awards. This was followed by a lead role as Pharus Jonathan Young in Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy at Bristol Old Vic,^[8][9] for which he won a Black British Theatre Award.

Jarrett made his feature film debut in Amrou Al-Khadi's Layla, which opened at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.^[10] He appeared in the UK premiere of the musical Fangirls at the Lyric Hammersmith.^[11]