Luke Treadaway

Luke Treadaway
Born	Luke Antony N. Treadaway (1984-09-10) 10 September 1984 Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Luke Antony N. Treadaway (born 10 September 1984) is an English stage, film and television actor.

Personal life

Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, near Crediton, Devon, with his father, an architect, his mother, a primary school teacher, and two brothers - older brother Sam Treadaway, an Artist, and Luke's slightly younger twin Harry. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton. As a young teenager he played the guitar in a band called Lizardsun which he formed with Harry, as well as Matt Conyngham and Seth Campbell.

As a child, he was a member of the National Youth Theatre, for whom he played Prince Ivan in The Firebird. He was also in the ensemble for a production of Murder in the Cathedral.

Career

While still at drama school, he and his twin brother recorded roles in their first feature film: Brothers of the Head, in which they played conjoined twins. Luke played Barry Howe, the band's singer, and his brother Harry played Tom Howe, the guitarist and song-writer. During rehearsals and throughout the shoot, Luke and Harry were connected to each other for fifteen hours a day, wearing sewn-together wetsuits or a harness. They also slept in one bed to simulate the conjoined nature of their characters. The Treadaways performed all tracks featured in the film themselves live on stage, as well as recording nine tracks for the sound-track album.

After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2006, he played a series lead in the Innocence Project for BBC television. He also appeared as a 14 year old Theo in the hard-hitting Channel 4 drama Clapham Junction.

He made his stage debut in Saint Joan at the Royal National Theatre, followed by playing Albert in the original production of War Horse at the same venue. In 2008 he appeared in Piranha Heights, a new play by Philip Ridley, at the Soho Theatre in London and in Cradle Me, a new play by Simon Vinnicombe, at the Finborough Theatre. He also played Albert in John Tams' adaptation of War Horse for BBC Radio 2 on 8 November 2008.

In 2009, he appeared in the play Over There at the Royal Court Theatre alongside his twin brother from 25 February to 21 March. He spent November 2009 in Romania filming The Whistleblower with Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci.

He played Prokopion in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans. He plays Lee in Philip Ridley's Heartless, also starring Jim Sturgess and Noel Clarke, released in May 2010. He appeared in Killing Bono, starring Ben Barnes and Pete Postlethwaite.

He is also known for starring in Attack the Block, a Film Four production, alongside Nick Frost and Jodie Whittaker. He is also currently filming Late Bloomers with William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini.

In 2011, he played the eponymous hero of The History of Titus Groan, a cycle of six BBC Radio 4 dramas based on the books of Mervyn Peake dramatised by Brian Sibley.

He also had a leading role in the independent Scottish film You Instead, which was filmed at T in the Park 2010.

Luke Treadway also starred in Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, set to be released in 2012

In 2012, he starred in the ITV adaptation of the Ruth Rendell thriller Thirteen Steps Down and the National Theatre's acclaimed adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

In popular culture

• Treadaway appears in the music video for The Script's song "For the First Time".
• He also appears in music video for Crystal Fighters' song "Champion Sound".

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Brothers of the Head	Barry Howe
2006–2007	The Innocence Project	Adam / Adam Solomons	TV series; 8 episodes
2007	Clapham Junction	Theo	TV film
2007	God's Wounds	Mark	Short film
2008	Scratch	Sol
2008–2009	Mist: Sheepdog Tales	Eddie/Piggy Patrick	TV series; 10 episodes
2009	Dogging: A Love Story	Dan
2009	Viko	Viko	Short film
2009	Heartless	Lee Morgan
2010	For the First Time (The Script song)	James	Short film
2010	Clash of the Titans	Prokopion
2010	Alice	White Rabbit	Short film
2010	The Whistleblower	Jim Higgins
2011	Late Bloomers	-
2011	The Night Watch	Duncan Pearce
2011	You Instead	Adam
2011	Attack the Block	Brewis
2011	Killing Bono	Rick
2011	Man in Fear	Anthony Fox	Short film
2012	Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (film)	Joseph Patten
2012	Thirteen Steps Down	Mix Cellini	TV series; 2 episodes
2012	St George's Day	William Bishop
2012	Wasteland	Harvey
2012	Get Lucky	Lucky
2013	Rubicon	Sam	pre-production

Theatre

• 2007: Saint Joan (Royal National Theatre)
• 2007: War Horse as Albert (Royal National Theatre)
• 2008: Piranha Heights by Philip Ridley (Soho Theatre)
• 2008: Cradle Me by Simon Vinnicombe (Finborough Theatre)
• 2008: War Horse by John Tams (BBC Radio 2)
• 2009: Over There (Royal Court Theatre)
• 2011: The History of Titus Groan (Radio 4 Drama)
• 2012: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Royal National Theatre)

External links

• Luke Treadaway at IMDb