Sean Teale

Sean Teale
Born Sean James Teale
18 June 1992
London, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010-present

Sean James Teale (born 18 June 1992 in London) is an English actor, best known for his role of Nick Levan in the E4 teen drama Skins.[1]

Early life

Teale grew up in London, Putney. He is of Venezuelan, Spanish and Welsh origins.[2] His father Noel is an IT consultant and his mother Fini works at a design advertising agency.[3] Teale attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith where he played rugby, football and took drama. His performance in a school play was spotted by an agent in the audience, eventually he decided to switch his focus from sports to drama after his agents advised him to renounce for fear of damaging his looks.[3] He began auditions as he was preparing for his A-levels in History, Drama and Economics. He has deferred his place at the University of Manchester studying History and Economics to pursue his acting career.[4]

Career

In January 2010 Teale played Derek in the short film Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother directed by Greg Williams starring Tom Hardy. Winner of Best Direction at the Chicago Short Film Fest 2010, the film was released into the film festival circuit in 2011.[5] In the same year he played a werewolf in Nickelodeon’s Summer in Transylvania.[6]

Teale gained popularity in 2011, when he landed a lead role as Nick Levan in the fifth and sixth series of E4 BAFTA-winning drama Skins,[7] after originally auditioning for Rider, a minor role.[8] Subsequently he appeared in History Channel's The Bible, a 10-hour docudrama created by Mark Burnett,[9] and played regular roles in the second series of the period dramas Mr Selfridge and Reign.[10][11]

In 2012 he was cast of Abominable Snowman (originally called Deadly Descent), a horror TV film directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and released on the American channel Syfy.[12][13] In March 2012 he filmed in Birmingham We Are the Freaks, a teen comedy directed by Justin Edgar[14] first screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013[15] and released in cinemas in 2014.

In 2015 he will be in James McTeigue's thriller film Survivor[16] and in The Red Tent, a new biblical television series filmed in Morocco.

Personal life

He is good friends with actor Luke Pasqualino and attended school with his Reign co-star Toby Regbo. Teale supports Fulham.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother Derek Short film
2014 We Are the Freaks Chunks Screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
2015 Survivor Alvin Murdoch By director James McTeigue
Graduation Afternoon Bruce Hope Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Summer in Transylvania Brad Nickelodeon TV series (1 episode: No.1.4)
2011–2012 Skins Nick Levan E4 Series 5-6 (18 episodes)
2013 Abominable Snowman Erlander Syfy TV film
The Bible Young Ramses History miniseries (1 episode: "Exodus" No.1.2)
2014 Mr Selfridge Franco ITV Series 2 (10 episodes)
Reign Conde The CW Series
The Red Tent Prince Shalem Lifetime Series

References

  1. ↑ Skins 5 cast revealed
  2. ↑ "Sean Teale about his origins". Twitter. 5 Aug 12. Retrieved 20 Oct 13. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jury, Louise (Jan 25, 2011). "Sean Teale: My leap from the school play to Skins 'alpha male'". Evening Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Meet Sean Teale". ScreenTerrier. September 24, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Tom Hardy: Sergeant Slaughter My Big Brother
  6. ↑ "Horror role". The Sun. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ thisislondon.co.uk Sean Teale interview
  8. ↑ Sean Teale ('Skins') interview
  9. ↑ Ng, Philiana (17 Dec 12). "History's 'Bible' Miniseries From Mark Burnett to Debut in March". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 Dec 12. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  10. ↑ "New series Mr Selfridge ITV Studios goes production". itv. 25 Apr 13. Retrieved 18 Jul 13. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  11. ↑ Rodriguez, Stephanie (Jul 25, 2014). "‘Skins’ alum Sean Teale joins the cast of The CW’s ‘Reign’". Young Adult Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ Cinemarx Deadly Descent
  13. ↑ "Syfy Sets January 2013 Premiere Dates for Tasmanian Devil and Abominable Snowman". Dread Central. 10 Dec 12. Retrieved 27 Dec 12. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  14. ↑ "We Are The Freaks". Screenterrier. 10 Mar 12. Retrieved 10 Mar 12. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)
  15. ↑ "We Are The Freaks". Edimburgh Film Festival. Retrieved 18 Jul 12. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ↑ Carnevale, Rob. "Mr Selfridge – Sean Teale interview". Indie London. Retrieved 25 Apr 14. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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