Will Thorp

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Will Thorp (born 21 June 1977 in Bristol) is an English actor. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company at an early age. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.

His most famous role is flirty paramedic Paul 'Woody' Joyner in Casualty. He has also done theatre work: roles including Don John & Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (2004), Teddy in Robbers and Sam (Sambo) in Fire Down Under! in 2002.

His wife is a sign language interpreter, and they have one child. He also has a brother called Stewart Thorp.

In 2005 he appeared on the third series of the BBC's successful show Strictly Come Dancing, reaching seventh place with his partner Hanna Haarala. He has appeared as Toby Zed in the 2006 series of Doctor Who in the episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" ^[1]. In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play 100.

In mid 2006, Will played the leading role in a national UK tour of the play Strangers on a Train.