Toby Sebastian

Toby Sebastian
Sebastian in 2015
Born	Sebastian Toby M. Pugh (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 33) Oxford, England
Occupations	Actor musician
Years active	2008–present
Relatives	Florence Pugh (sister)

Sebastian Toby M. Pugh (born 26 February 1992), known professionally as Toby Sebastian, is a British actor and musician. ^[1] He is best known for portraying the character of Trystane Martell in the HBO series Game of Thrones , and Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music of Silence .

Early life

Sebastian was born in Oxford, England and spent a part of his childhood in Andalusia, Spain, seeking a climate beneficial to sister Florence’s health condition. During this time, Sebastian learned to play the guitar from a flamenco teacher. He later attended Cokethorpe School in Oxfordshire. The family is known for their artistic pursuits, often likened to a modern-day von Trapp family.

Career

Sebastian first appeared on TV as a contestant on Orange unsignedAct in 2008. Following the show, he left school for a record deal with A&M records where he moved to Los Angeles and Nashville to record his debut album with award-winning country producer Chris Lindsey.

In 2012, he landed his first acting role in the film, After the Dark . He also appeared in The Red Tent as Re-mose, and in Barely Lethal (alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Sophie Turner and Thomas Mann) as Cash Fenton. In the same film, Sebastian contributed five original songs to the soundtrack. ^[2]

In 2015, Sebastian was cast in the fifth season of Game of Thrones as Trystane Martell. ^[3] Game of Thrones casting director Nina Gold later explained his casting in the series: "We knew Toby more because he'd done a lot of music things in the past, but he has a really romantic feel that just worked."^{[ citation needed ]}

Sebastian portrayed Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music of Silence , alongside Antonio Banderas and Jordi Mollà directed by the Academy Award nominated director Michael Radford. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2017, Sebastian starred in Trading Paint , a sports film starring John Travolta, Michael Madsen and Shania Twain, directed by Karzan Kader. In 2023, Sebastian starred as Rudy in the comedy film Coffee Wars . 2024 saw him as Andre Agassi in the Amazon Prime series Perfect Match, a fictional retelling of Agassi and Steffi Graf's love story.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	After the Dark	Russell
2015	Barely Lethal	Cash Fenton
2016	Music, War and Love	Vlad Dagmarov
2016	Alex & Co: How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents	Pat Riley
2017	The Music of Silence	Amos Bardi (Andrea Bocelli)	also producer
2019	Trading Paint	Cam
2023	Coffee Wars	Rudy
2024	Perfect Match	Andre Agassi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Orange unsignedAct	Self (music)
2012	The Hollow Crown	Rebel Soldier
2014	The Red Tent	Re-Mose
2015–2016	Game of Thrones	Trystane Martell
2017	All You Need Is Me	Johnny

Discography

Albums

	Title
2013	Into the Light
2025	Eyes Light Up

EPs

	Title
2019	Hamliar

Singles

	Title
2019	"No Money"
	"Train to Mexico"
2020	"Number One Lover"
	"Toothpaste Kisses"
2021	"Midnight" (feat. Florence Pugh)
	"Sitting On the Water"
2022	"Real Kicks"

References

1. "Who is Toby Sebastian? 8 things you need to know about the beautiful Brit playing Trystane Martell in Game of Thrones season 5". Metro. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
2. "Musician Toby Sebastian Joins Hailee Steinfeld in 'Barely Lethal' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "Go Westeros: meet Game of Thrones' new player Toby Sebastian". Evening Standard. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
4. Alm, David. "'Game Of Thrones' Star Toby Sebastian On Portraying Andrea Bocelli In 'The Music Of Silence'". Forbes. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
5. McNary, Dave (10 November 2016). "Antonio Banderas, Toby Sebastian to Star in Andrea Bocelli Movie". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

• Toby Sebastian at IMDb