Tom Prior

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Tom Prior
Born (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 33)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, and writer
Years active2014-present
Website http://www.tomcprior.com/

Christopher Thomas Prior (born December 1990) [1] is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama Firebird . He has also appeared in supporting roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service and in The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking's son Robert. [2]

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Early life

Prior was educated at The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. [3] In 2002 he appeared in "Fire from Heaven", produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association. [4] He studied Performing Arts at Weymouth College, graduating with distinction, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). [3] He graduated from RADA in 2012. [5]

Career

Prior's West End debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the National Youth Theatre: Tory Boyz by James Graham; Romeo and Juliet; and Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel by Michael Lesslie. [6] [7] [5]

Prior wrote his first short film Breaking the Circle in 2014. [8] [5]

In 2021, Prior starred in Firebird as Sergey Serebrennikov. [9] [10] He co-wrote and produced the film with director Peeter Rebane. [11] The film is about the real-life romance between a conscript, Sergey Fetisov, and a fighter pilot in Soviet era Estonia. Rebane began working on a screenplay based on a memoir by Fetisov. After learning about the script, Prior met with Rebane in London. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Alex Was a Friend of MineAlexShort film
2014 The Theory of Everything 17 year-old Robert Hawking
Kingsman: The Secret Service Hugo
2016Dusty and MeGeorgie
2020Iceland Is BestJack
2021 Blood on the Crown Private Love
Firebird Sergey Serebrennikovco-writer, co-producer, and music supervisor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Endeavour Billy Karswell1 episode
2017 Three Girls Police Officer1 episode

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2021FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film FestivalBest Actor Firebird Won [13]
Best Narrative FeatureWon

Personal life

Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. [14]

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