Tom Taylor (actor)

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Tom Taylor
Born (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 22)
Surrey, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Tom 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 hit drama Doctor Foster .

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Life and career

Taylor was born on 16 July 2001. He is from Surrey. [1] 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 went to audition, was signed with his first agent and went on to star in The Last Kingdom and Doctor Foster for the BBC. [1]

Taylor won the role of Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower in March 2016, after a worldwide casting. [2] He was set to reprise the role in a television series based on the fourth volume of The Dark Tower book series. [2] However, the production of that TV series will be a reboot with no connection to the film due to its financial and critical result. [3]

in 2023, Taylor was cast as Lord Cregan Stark in season 2 of House of the Dragon.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Casualty Tristan MilesEpisode "Born Lucky" [4]
2015–2017 Doctor Foster Tom FosterMain Role
2015 The Last Kingdom Young UhtredEpisode 1 [5]
Legends Young MartinSeries 2, Episodes 1 and 2
2017 The Dark Tower Jake Chambers
2019 The Kid Who Would Be King Lance
2020 Us [6] Albie Petersen4 episodes
2021 Close to Me Finn Harding
2023 The Bay Matt MetcalfSeries 4
2024 House of the Dragon [ citation needed ]Lord Cregan Stark Series 2

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