William Troughton (born 1984) is a British actor.
Since 2014 he has played the part of Tom Archer in the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme The Archers . [1] His father David Troughton plays Tom's father Tony Archer.
In 2012, he played Harry Robinson in Graham Linehan's play The Ladykillers , based on the 1955 film, in a touring production after understudying in its West End production. [2] [3]
In the 2013 supernatural thriller film Armistice , Troughton played "a demon/mutant/zombie" named in the credits as "The Fallen". [4]
In 2014, he performed Private Peaceful , adapted and directed by Simon Reade from Michael Morpurgo's children's World War I novel, at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. [5] In 2016 he played Jim / Tom in Clybourne Park at Richmond Theatre. [6]
His television appearances have included Inspector George Gently , Doctors , Silk and The Crimson Field' [1]
Troughton's grandfather was Patrick Troughton (1920–1987) who played the Second Doctor in Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969. His brother Sam is also an actor and his brother Jim is a cricketer. [1] Troughton's cousin Harry Melling, is a character actor, who played Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter franchise. [7]
Troughton enjoys playing cricket, as does his character Tom Archer. [1]