Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Born 1986-04-18 (age 40) Upton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Biography

Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, and Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk.

Hughes was born and brought up in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, the younger of two boys. He attended the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre group. He was a member of the Cheshire Youth Theatre and the Jigsaw Music Theatre Company. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Hughes is the former guitarist of indie band Quaintways.

Hughes began his career in 2009 as Dr Harry Ingrams in the BBC spin-off series Casualty 1909 and Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama Trinity. He made his feature film debut the following year as Chaz Jankel in the Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Bruce Pearson in the comedy-drama Cemetery Junction, the latter of which earned him a BIFA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also appeared in the Young Vic production of David Harrower's Sweet Nothings directed by Luc Bondy.

In 2011, Hughes was named one of BAFTA's 42 Brits to Watch. He played pupil barrister Nick Slade in series 1 of the BBC One legal drama Silk, and appeared in the BBC television film Page Eight alongside Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. Hughes then appeared in the Richard II instalment of the television anthology The Hollow Crown as Aumerle.

In 2013, he starred in the BFI/BBC film, based on the award-winning novel, 8 Minutes Idle as the lead role Dan Thomas. He made a guest appearance as Michael Rogers in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple. In 2014, he had a lead role in BBC Cold War spy thriller The Game. From 2016 to 2019, Hughes starred as Prince Albert opposite Jenna Coleman as the titular character of the ITV period drama Victoria. He starred in the 2019 film Red Joan alongside Judi Dench. In 2019, it was announced Hughes would play the recurring role of Christopher Marlowe in the second series of A Discovery of Witches.

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Known For

About Time
About Time

2013

as Jimmy Kincade

Infinite
Infinite

2021

as Abel

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010

as Chaz Jankel

Red Joan
Red Joan

2018

as Leo Galich

Page Eight
Page Eight

2011

as Ralph Wilson

Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction

2010

as Bruce Pearson

Madame
Madame

2017

as Steven Fredericks

London Town
London Town

2017

as Johnny

Realive
Realive

2016

as Marc Jarvis

Shepherd
Shepherd

2021

as Eric Black

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes

2013

as Maximilian "Max" Hare

I Am Soldier
I Am Soldier

2014

as Mickey

8 Minutes Idle
8 Minutes Idle

2012

as Dan

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Iron Ribbon

as Jan Zynowski

The Laureate
The Laureate

2023

as Robert Graves

The Incident
The Incident

2015

as Joe

Dare to Be Wild
Dare to Be Wild

2015

as Christy Collard

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