Thomas Sangster
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| Thomas Sangster | |
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 Sangster at the Stormbreaker premiere, July 2006 |
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| Born | Thomas Brodie Sangster May 16, 1990 London, England |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
Thomas Brodie Sangster (born May 16, 1990) is an English actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the films Love Actually (2003) and Nanny McPhee (2005).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Sangster was born in South London, where he now lives with his sister, Ava, and his parents, actors Tasha (née Bertram) and Mark Sangster.[1] His mother, a dancer and characterist, has appeared in several BBC films while his father, who is also a musician, starred in The Lion King musical in Germany.[1] Sangster is the second cousin once removed of actor Hugh Grant; his great-grandmother, Barbara Bertram,[2] and Grant's grandmother were sisters.[1] Sangster's great-grandfather, Anthony Bertram, was a novelist.[3] Sangster's interests include painting, tennis, drawing and skating. Two of his favourite artists are Eminem and Queen. He is 1.67m. He studies in Pimlico School in Pimlico, London.
[edit] Career
Sangster's first acting job was in a BBC television film, The Adventures of Station Jim. He subsequently appeared in a few more television films, including the lead roles in Bobbie's Girl, The Miracle of the Cards (based on the story of Craig Shergold) and Stig of the Dump. He won the "Best Actor in a mini-series" award at the 2003 Monte Carlo Film Festival for his role in the miniseries Entrusted. Love Actually, in which he played Liam Neeson's stepson, was Sangster's first major theatrical film.[1] He was nominated for a "Golden Satellite Award" and a Young Artist Award for his role in the film.
Sangster next appeared in a television adaptation of the novel Feather Boy (2004) and played a younger version of James Franco's role in the film version of Tristan and Isolde (2006), which was filmed in the Czech Republic. Among other things, Sangster takes part in a swordfight in the film. Sangster next starred in the commercially successful film Nanny McPhee, as the eldest of seven children.[1]
In 2007 he appeared in a two-part story ("Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood") in the third series of Doctor Who as schoolboy Tim Latimer,[4] and guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas The Mind's Eye and The Bride of Peladon. His voice lowered during filming of the Doctor Who episodes. That same year he voiced the character of Ferb in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb. He also starred alongside Love Actually and Nanny McPhee co-star Colin Firth in the film adaptation of Valerio Massimo Manfredi's historical novel The Last Legion, released in 2007.[1]
Sangster is next scheduled to appear in the Holocaust-themed, The Fence.[1] As of December 2007, he was also working on the filming of a television series of the story of Pinocchio. In March 2008 it was announced that he will star in Steven Spielberg's CGI motion capture Tintin project as the boy reporter of Belgian author Hergé's comic books.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | The Miracle of the Cards | Craig Shergold | TV |
| Station Jim | Henry | TV | |
| 2002 | Bobbie's Girl | Alan | |
| Mrs Meitlemeihr | Boy 1 | ||
| Stig of the Dump | Barney | TV | |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Sam | |
| Entrusted | Thomas von Gall | TV | |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Young Hitler | TV | |
| Ultimate Force | Gabriel | Episode "What in the name of God" | |
| 2004 | Feather Boy | Robert Nobel | TV |
| 2005 | Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder - The Case of the Croydon Poisonings | John Duff | TV |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Simon Brown | |
| Tristan and Isolde | Young Tristan | ||
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Romulus Augustus | |
| Doctor Who | Tim Latimer | Episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" | |
| 2008 | Phineas and Ferb | Ferb | Episodes: All |
| Pinocchio | Lucignolo | TV | |
| 2009 | Tintin | Tintin |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "I'm little Caesar, actually", Daily Mail, 2007-10-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Barbara Bertram", The Times, 2004-02-05. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
- ^ http://www.simplytasha.com/flash.swf
- ^ "Series Three Update", Outpost Gallifrey, 2006-12-29. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
- ^ "South London sixth-former scores dream role as Spielberg's Tintin in multimillion dollar trilogy", Daily Mail, 2008-03-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
[edit] External links
- Thomas Sangster Fansite
- FemaleFirst interview (January 25, 2006)
- A Girl's World.com interview (January, 2006)
- Thomas Sangster on Parvae Stellae's Page of Lesser-known Actors
- Thomas Sangster at the Internet Movie Database
