Jasper Britton stars opposite Idris Elba in the thriller series

Fern Britton is a household name across the nation thanks to her long-standing career as a television presenter. The star is perhaps best known for hosting ITV's This Morning, a role she held for ten years from 1999 to 2009. 

But did you know that Fern isn't the only famous face in her family? Her brother is a Hollywood actor who is currently starring alongside Idris Elba in Apple TV+'s new drama, Hijack. 

Who is Fern Britton's brother?

Fern Britton's half-brother is actor Jasper Britton. While Fern was born in 1957 to parents Tony and Ruth Britton, Jasper is Tony's son from his second marriage to Eva Castle Britton and was born in 1962. 

Jasper, who grew up in London, began his acting career on the stage when he portrayed the King of France in a production of at the Old Vic. 

He went on to appear in various stage productions and spent a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in and . He even replaced Eddie Izzard in the title role in Brian Cox's 1995 production of and garnered rave reviews for his performance.

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More recently, he portrayed the role of Johnny 'Rooster' Byron in the revival of Jez Butterworth's at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury in 2018.

As for his on-screen roles, Jasper has appeared in a range of TV shows and films, including the 2005 historical romance drama, , which starred Colin Farrell, Jonathan Pryce and Christian Bale.

He has also popped up in episodes of and the BBC sitcom

Jasper is currently starring in Apple TV+'s thriller series,, playing the role of one of the hijackers, Marcus. 

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Fern is clearly loving watching her brother in the drama and shared her support on Twitter. "I'm off to bed to catch ep3 of Hijack! The Apple TV drama starring my brother Jasper Britton with some bloke called Idris Elba," she wrote.  

Fern opened up about her childhood while starring in an episode of the new Channel 5 series, , earlier this year. 

She revealed that she didn't know that her parents had split up when she was a child and that she only learned about her brother Jasper when she was 15 years old. 

"I didn't know what was going on in the family at that stage," she said. "I just knew that it was me and my mum and my sister here and that my father didn't live here.

"It was odd. In those days, people didn't tell you things."

What is Hijack about? 

landed on Apple TV+ at the end of last month and has had viewers gripped ever since. 

The series, which stars Idris Elba, follows the journey of a hijacked commercial plane on a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London. Idris plays business professional Sam Nelson who uses his negotiating skills to try and save himself and the passengers. 

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