Tom Weston-Jones

Tom Weston-Jones
Born	Thomas Weston-Jones 29 June 1987 (1987-06-29) (age 38) [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Alma mater	• Royal Holloway University of London  • Bristol Old Vic Theatre School  • Dubai College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Tom Weston-Jones (born 29 June 1987) is an English actor, known for his role in Copper and for playing Richard Lee in Warrior (2019).

Early life and education

Weston-Jones was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, and was brought up in Dubai, having gone to school at Dubai College. He holds a degree in drama and theatre from Royal Holloway University of London, and has trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. ^[2]

Career

Weston-Jones has had success on television. He is best known for portraying Irish immigrant Detective Kevin Corcoran in the BBC America television series Copper . ^{[3] [4]} His other roles include Anthony in Not Safe for Work , ^[5] Meriwether Compeyson in Dickensian ^[6] and Warrior. ^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Genre	Role	Notes
2011	The Night Watch	Drama	Jack Brown	BBC2 drama
2011	Spooks	Drama	Sasha Gavrik	Also known as MI-5
2012	World Without End	Historical Drama	Merthin Fitzgerald	Mini-series
2012–2013	Copper		Detective Kevin Corcoran	TV series, 23 Episodes
2015	Not Safe for Work	Comedy-drama	Anthony	TV series, 6 Episodes
2015–2016	Dickensian	Drama	Meriwether Compeyson	TV series, 20 Episodes
2018	Troy: Fall of a City	Mini-series	Hector	TV series
2018	The Terror	Mini-series	Lt. Graham Gore	TV series
2021	Grace	Mini-series	Michael	TV series
2019–2023	Warrior	Action	Richard Lee	TV series, 30 episodes
2021	Shadow and Bone	Fantasy	General Zlatan	3 episodes
2022	Sanditon	Drama	Colonel Lennox	TV series

Stage

Year	Title	Author	Role	Director	Location
2010	Translations	Brian Friel	Doalty	Roger Haines	The Tobacco Factory, Bristol
2010	Enlightenment	Shelagh Stephenson	Adam	Edward Hall	Hampstead Theatre
2014–15	The Merchant of Venice	William Shakespeare	Bassanio	Rupert Goold	Almeida Theatre
2016	Labyrinth	Beth Steel	Charlie [8]	Anna Ledwich	Hampstead Theatre

See also

• Biography portal
• United Arab Emirates portal
• England portal
• Television portal

• List of British actors
• List of people from Dubai
• List of University of London people

References

1. "Tom weston-jones on Twitter: "Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Brilliant day. Toronto jazz festival was fantastic."". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
2. Staff (n.d.). "Tom Weston-Jones". BBC America . Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. Michals, Susan (19 October 2012). "Actor Tom Weston-Jones Talks Love of Nat Geo, Copper Finale". HuffPost. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
4. "'Copper' is "period drama with balls"". Digital Spy. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
5. "Tom Weston Jones interview for Not Safe for Work - Channel 4 - Info - Press". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
6. "Stars Tom Weston-Jones and Joseph Quinn on the ambitious, bizarre, dark world of Dickensian (VIDEO) | News | TV News | What's on TV". What' s on TV. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
7. Ingham, Alexandria (14 February 2024). "Hoon Lee, Kieran Bew, and Tom Weston-Jones discuss Warrior" . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
8. "A Cup of Tea with... Labyrinth's Tom Weston-Jones". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

Further reading

• Lash, Jolie (17 August 2012)."Q&A: Tom Weston-Jones Talks BBC America's Gritty New Show Copper". Access Hollywood (via omg!). Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Harman, Justine (17 August [2012]). "Hot Topic: Tom Weston-Jones". Elle . Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Radish, Christina (24 August 2012). "Copper's Tom Weston-Jones Comments on the Show's Physical Challenges, Dialogue, Accents, Moral Amgibuity of Characters and Collaborative Cast". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Rentilly, J. (16 August 2012). "Get Huge: The Old-School Way". Men's Health . Retrieved 22 February 2013.

External links

• Tom Weston-Jones at IMDb