Thomas Turgoose

Thomas Turgoose

Turgoose (left) with Stephen Graham
at the This is England premiere
Born 11 February 1992
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present

Thomas Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Field in the film This Is England.[1]

Career

In his first film role in 2006, aged 14, he played the lead character, Shaun, in This Is England, written and directed by Shane Meadows. On television he played the character Dizzy, a young boy mentored by Adam Solomons (Luke Treadaway), in the 2006 BBC drama series The Innocence Project. The programme was cancelled after eight episodes due to poor ratings and negative reviews.[2] Turgoose's character was in six of the eight episodes. But, in 2008 he was again in a Shane Meadows film, Somers Town, where he co-starred in a comedy role with young Polish actor Piotr Jagiello. Both young actors shared the "Best Actor in a Narrative Feature" award at New York's Tribeca Film Festival.[3][4] He is in the current film The Scouting Book For Boys, and appeared in This Is England '86, a 4-part TV series for Channel 4 looking at characters from This is England three years on.[5] A year later, he appeared in the three-part series This is England 88, aired just before Christmas 2011, and is set to appear in a further series This is England 90.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2006 This is England Shaun British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Nominated — ALFS Award for British Breakthrough - Acting
Nominated — Empire Award for Best Newcomer
The Innocence Project Dizzy TV series (7 episodes: 2006-2007)
2008 Somers Town Tomo London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year (also for Eden Lake)
Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
Eden Lake Cooper
2009 The Scouting Book for Boys David Nominated — ALFS Award for Young British Performer of the Year
Cast Offs Jake TV series (1 episode: "Will")
2010 Dirty Egg The Kid short
This Is England '86 Shaun TV series (4 episodes)
2011 This Is England '88 Shaun TV Series (3 episodes)
2012 Birdsong Private Tipper TV Series (2 episodes)

Appearances

Year Appearance Role Notes
2007 The Making of 'This is England' Himself TV documentary short
2008 Cinema 3 Himself TV series (1 episode: "29 November 2008)
2009 Celebrity Juice Himself TV series (1 episode: "25 March 2009")
2010 BBC Breakfast Himself TV series (1 episode: "18 March 2010")
2012 Vic & Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners Himself Comedy Panel Show
2012 Maximo Park - Hips and Lips Himself Video Clip

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Butterly, Amelia (6 November 2013). "How famous film stars found fame for the first time". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Dowell, Ben (3 December 2006). "Innocence lost on BBC1 viewers". The Observer (London: guardian.co.uk). Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tribeca Film Festival 2002–2009 Awards History" (PDF). Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca Film Festival. 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  4. ↑ McLean, Craig (15 August 2008). "Thomas Turgoose: from troubled kid to young pro". www.telegraph.co.uk (London: Daily Telegraph). Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Meadows to produce first TV drama". BBC (BBC Online). 26 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  6. ↑ This Is England '88 trailer released by Channel 4 ahead of December airing | Metro.co.uk
  7. ↑ "2006 Winners". BIFA. British Independent Film Awards. 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "2008 Nominations". BIFA. British Independent Film Awards. 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

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