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Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Actor · b. 1986 · Upton, Cheshire, England, UK

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.

Movies19

  • Movie7.9

    About Time

    2013 · 9.5K votes

  • Movie6.6

    Infinite

    2021 · 2.2K votes

  • Movie6.6

    Red Joan

    2018 · 403 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Madame

    2017 · 328 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Page Eight

    2011 · 347 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Cemetery Junction

    2010 · 328 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Proyecto Lázaro

    Realive

    2016 · 225 votes

  • Movie6.2
  • Movie5.0

    I Am Soldier

    2014 · 84 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Shepherd

    2021 · 63 votes

  • Movie

    Endless Night

    Miss Marple: Endless Night

    2013

  • Movie6.4

    Dare to Be Wild

    2015 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Lady Vanishes

    2013 · 52 votes

  • Movie6.1

    London Town

    2017 · 38 votes

  • Movie4.3

    The Incident

    2015 · 7 votes

  • Movie4.4

    The Laureate

    2023 · 9 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie5.1

    8 Minutes Idle

    2012 · 21 votes

  • Movie

Series18

  • TV7.8

    Agatha Christie's Marple

    2004 · 149 votes

  • TV7.8

    A Discovery of Witches

    2018 · 895 votes

  • TV7.4

    Victoria

    2016 · 291 votes

  • TV7.5

    Silk

    2011 · 50 votes

  • TV7.4

    The Hollow Crown

    2012 · 82 votes

  • TV7.3

    The Gold

    2023 · 84 votes

  • TV7.6

    Legends

    2026 · 113 votes

  • TV7.4

    Those About to Die

    2024 · 354 votes

  • TV7.3

    The English

    2022 · 248 votes

  • TV7.5

    Franklin

    2024 · 55 votes

  • TV7.3

    The Game

    2014 · 43 votes

  • TV6.7

    Dancing on the Edge

    2013 · 26 votes

  • TV7.5

    Derek

    2013 · 256 votes

  • TV7.0

    Malpractice

    2023 · 30 votes

  • TV6.2
  • TV5.8

    Trinity

    2009 · 6 votes

  • TV6.0

    Paula

    2017 · 22 votes

  • TV7.9

    Casualty 1900s

    2008 · 5 votes