Legends
2026 · TV Show
as Carter
Tom Hughes
1986-04-18
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Upton, Cheshire, England, UK
Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, and Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk. Hughes was born and brought up in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, the younger of two boys. He attended the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre group. He was a member of the Cheshire Youth Theatre and the Jigsaw Music Theatre Company. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Hughes is the former guitarist of indie band Quaintways. Hughes began his career in 2009 as Dr Harry Ingrams in the BBC spin-off series Casualty 1909 and Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama Trinity. He made his feature film debut the following year as Chaz Jankel in the Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Bruce Pearson in the comedy-drama Cemetery Junction, the latter of which earned him a BIFA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also appeared in the Young Vic production of David Harrower's Sweet Nothings directed by Luc Bondy. In 2011, Hughes was named one of BAFTA's 42 Brits to Watch. He played pupil barrister Nick Slade in series 1 of the BBC One legal drama Silk, and appeared in the BBC television film Page Eight alongside Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. Hughes then appeared in the Richard II instalment of the television anthology The Hollow Crown as Aumerle. In 2013, he starred in the BFI/BBC film, based on the award-winning novel, 8 Minutes Idle as the lead role Dan Thomas. He made a guest appearance as Michael Rogers in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple. In 2014, he had a lead role in BBC Cold War spy thriller The Game. From 2016 to 2019, Hughes starred as Prince Albert opposite Jenna Coleman as the titular character of the ITV period drama Victoria. He starred in the 2019 film Red Joan alongside Judi Dench. In 2019, it was announced Hughes would play the recurring role of Christopher Marlowe in the second series of A Discovery of Witches.
Filmography
Those About to Die
2024 · TV Show
as Titus Flavianus
Franklin
2024 · TV Show
as Paul Wentworth
The Laureate
2023 · Movie
as Robert Graves
Malpractice
2023 · TV Show
as Dr. James Ford
The Gold
2023 · TV Show
as Logan Campbell
The English
2022 · TV Show
as Thomas Trafford
Infinite
2021 · Movie
as Abel
Shepherd
2021 · Movie
as Eric Black
Red Joan
2018 · Movie
as Leo Galich
A Discovery of Witches
2018 · TV Show
as Kit Marlowe
London Town
2017 · Movie
as Johnny
Madame
2017 · Movie
as Steven Fredericks
Paula
2017 · TV Show
as James
Realive
2016 · Movie
as Marc Jarvis
Victoria
2016 · TV Show
as Prince Albert
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016 · TV Show
as Eddie Barrow
Dare to Be Wild
2015 · Movie
as Christy Collard
The Incident
2015 · Movie
as Joe
I Am Soldier
2014 · Movie
as Mickey
The Game
2014 · TV Show
as Joe Lambe
The Lady Vanishes
2013 · Movie
as Maximilian "Max" Hare
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Columbite Tantalite
2013 · Movie
as Mark
About Time
2013 · Movie
as Jimmy Kincade
Derek
2013 · TV Show
as Andy
Dancing on the Edge
2013 · TV Show
as Julian
8 Minutes Idle
2012 · Movie
as Dan
The Hollow Crown
2012 · TV Show
as Duke of Aumerle
Page Eight
2011 · Movie
as Ralph Wilson
Silk
2011 · TV Show
as Nick Slade
Cemetery Junction
2010 · Movie
as Bruce Pearson
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010 · Movie
as Chaz Jankel
Trinity
2009 · TV Show
as Jonty Millington
Casualty 1900s
2008 · TV Show
as Harry Ingrams
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV Show
as Mike Rogers
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Iron Ribbon
· Movie
as Jan Zynowski
