Rollo Weeks

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Rollo Percival Loring Weeks, born on 20 March 1987 in Chichester, England, is a British former actor best known for his roles in *The Little Vampire* (2000) and *The Thief Lord* (2006). He is the son of Robin and Susan Weeks and the younger brother of actresses Honeysuckle and Perdita Weeks. Weeks attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and Stowe School.

His acting career began at age six with a Devon Custard advertisement, which ended abruptly when he became ill after eating the product. His film debut came in 2000 with *The Little Vampire*, where he played Rudolph Sackville-Bagg, earning him a Young Artist Award nomination. He later appeared in Stephen Poliakoff's *The Lost Prince* (filmed in 2002, released in 2003) as the young George, Duke of Kent, and in other films such as *Girl With a Pearl Earring* (2003) and *The Queen of Sheba's Pearls* (2004). In 2006, he starred as Scipio in *The Thief Lord*, based on Cornelia Funke's novel.

Weeks also appeared in television shows, including *Berkeley Square* (1998) as Lord Louis Wilton and *Goggle Eyes* (1993) as Joseph. In 2009, he played Guido in *Chéri* and appeared in the Shark Week special *Blood in the Water*. He later acted in *Booked Out* (2010), portraying Jacob.

In 2016, Weeks co-founded a fast-food restaurant called Fancy Funkin Chicken in Brixton, which closed permanently in 2020. He now works as a photographer and advertising cinematographer under the name Rollo Wade.