David Oakes

David Oakes is the actor who portrayes Juan Borgia.

Early life and acting career
He was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, the son of a Church of England canon and a professional musician.

Oakes was head boy at Bishop Wordsworth's School, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he was also heavily involved with the Salisbury Playhouse and their youth theatre, Stage 65. He graduated with a first in English Literature from the University of Manchester. He attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 2005 to 2007.

He played the villainous William Hamleigh in the television miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010), produced by Ridley Scott's production company.