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Tom Hughes | |
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| Born | 18 April 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor. Among his roles: Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,[1] Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction,[2][3] and Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk.[4][5]
Early life
Hughes was born and brought up up in Chester, Cheshire, where he attended Upton High School.[6] Hughes was a member of Cheshire Youth Theatre and the Jigsaw Music Theatre Company, and graduated from RADA[1] in 2008 with a BA in acting.
Career
Acting
In 2009, he featured in the spin-off BBC series Casualty 1909, and in ITV's Trinity.
In 2010, he appeared in Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll as Dury's bandmate Chaz Jankel,[1] and starred as rebellious Bruce Pearson in comedy-drama Cemetery Junction, by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.[2][3] In the same year he appeared in Sweet Nothings by David Harrower at the Young Vic, directed by Luc Bondy,[7] and was nominated for a BIFA Award for Most Promising Newcomer.[8] In 2011, he was named one of the 42 BAFTA Brits to Watch.[9]
He recently starred as pupil barrister Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk,[4][5] and appeared in BBC thriller Page Eight, alongside Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.
He often listens to music on set to help him get into the right frame of mind before filming a scene.[10]
Other
Hughes was a guitarist in the indie band Quaintways, but left in April 2011. He appeared in the Burberry autumn/winter campaign along side actress Emma Watson.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tortoise | Charlie | short |
| Casualty 1909 | Dr. Harry Ingrams | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Storage | Jason | short | |
| Trinity | Jonty Millington | TV series (8 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Chaz Jankel | |
| Cemetery Junction | Bruce Pearson | Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer | |
| 2011 | Silk | Nick Slade | TV series (Season 1 - 6 episodes, did not return in season 2) |
| Page Eight | Ralph Wilson | BBC film | |
| 2012 | Richard II | Aumerle | TV film |
| Eight Minutes Idle | Dan | post-production | |
| Stay with Me | pre-production | ||
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Julian | BBC Mini-series (5 episodes) |
References
- ^ a b c "Chester actor Tom Hughes stars in BAFTA-nominated film". Chester Chronicle. 28 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Cemetery Junction - Official Sony Pictures United Kingdom Movie Site". Sony Pictures.
- ^ a b "Cemetery Junction - Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan interview". Indie London.
- ^ a b "BBC One Programmes - Silk". BBC.
- ^ a b "BBC One Programmes - Silk - Nick Slade - actor Tom Hughes". BBC.
- ^ Tom Hughes: IMDb Profile. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ "Sweet Nothings - Young Vic". Young Vic. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "2010 Nominations - British Independent Film Awards". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/brits-to-watch/brits-to-watch-profiles-2011,1917,BA.html
- ^ Eyre, Hermione. "The dream team: Ricky Gervais's bright young things". Evening Standard 26 March 2010. Print. Retrieved 23 May 2012 from http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/the-dream-team-ricky-gervaiss-bright-young-things-6708091.html