Tom Taylor (actor)
Tom Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Joseph Taylor 16 July 2001 Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Thomas Joseph Taylor (born 16 July 2001) is an English actor. He is known for his performance as Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower and Tom Foster in the BBC One drama Doctor Foster. He has been cast as Cregan Stark in the second season of the HBO series House of the Dragon.
Early life
Thomas Joseph Taylor was born on 16 July 2001 in Surrey, England, one of seven children and a twin.[1][2] He stopped attending drama school in 2013 until his former teacher, Rachel Bell of The Secret Stage School in Camberley, told him an agent was coming to the school for interviews. Taylor auditioned and was signed with his first agent at the age of 12.
Career
Taylor made his acting debut in an episode of Casualty in 2014.[3] He later appeared in two series of Doctor Foster (2015) and in an episode of The Last Kingdom.[4]
Taylor won the role of Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower in March 2016 after a worldwide casting.[5] He was set to reprise the role in a television series based on the fourth volume of The Dark Tower book series.[5] However, the production of that TV series will be a reboot with no connection to the film due to its financial and critical result.[6]
In 2023, Taylor was cast as Lord Cregan Stark in season 2 of House of the Dragon.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Casualty | Tristan Miles | Episode "Born Lucky"[8] |
| 2015–2017 | Doctor Foster | Tom Foster | Main Role |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Young Uhtred | Episode 1[9] |
| Legends | Young Martin | Series 2, Episodes 1 and 2 | |
| 2017 | The Dark Tower | Jake Chambers | |
| 2019 | The Kid Who Would Be King | Lance | |
| 2020 | Us[10] | Albie Petersen | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Close to Me | Finn Harding | |
| 2023 | The Bay | Matt Metcalf | Series 4 |
| 2023 | Love at First Sight | Luther Jones | |
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Cregan Stark | Episode: "A Son for a Son" |
| 2026 | Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die | Tim |
References
- ↑ Sandwell, Ian (3 October 2016). "Tom Taylor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Mukhtar, Amel (18 October 2020). "Actor Tom Taylor, Star Of BBC's 'Us', On Playing Yet Another Moody Teen". British Vogue. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- ↑ Flint, Hanna (4 October 2017). "Who is Tom Taylor? Doctor Foster's rising star is breaking Hollywood". The Standard. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- ↑ Barrett, Jessica (13 September 2017). "Doctor Foster star Tom Taylor: 'It's even stressful for us to watch – and we filmed it'". The i Paper. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- 1 2 Kroll, Justin (10 March 2016). "Dark Tower' Taps Newcomer Tom Taylor for Jake Chambers Role (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Seddon, Dan (2 April 2019). "Here's why Amazon is giving this Stephen King flop another shot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Cregan Stark, the Jon Snow ancestor, in 'House of the Dragon'". EW.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ↑ "Casualty, Series 29, Born Lucky: Credits". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Last Kingdom, Series 1, Episode 1: Credits". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "Tom Hollander to star in Us, David Nicholls' adaptation of his bestselling novel for BBC One". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
- Tom Taylor on IMDb.