Tom Hughes
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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (34)
Legends
as Carter
Those About to Die
as Titus Flavianus
Franklin
as Paul Wentworth
The Laureate
as Robert Graves
Malpractice
as Dr. James Ford
The Gold
as Logan Campbell
The English
as Thomas Trafford
Shepherd
as Eric Black
Infinite
as Abel
A Discovery of Witches
as Kit Marlowe
Red Joan
as Leo Galich
Madame
as Steven Fredericks
London Town
as Johnny
Paula
as James
Realive
as Marc Jarvis
Victoria
as Prince Albert
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
as Eddie Barrow
The Incident
as Joe
Dare to Be Wild
as Christy Collard
The Game
as Joe Lambe
I Am Soldier
as Mickey
Miss Marple: Endless Night
as Mike Rogers
The Lady Vanishes
as Maximilian "Max" Hare
Dancing on the Edge
as Julian
Derek
as Andy
The Hollow Crown
as Duke of Aumerle
8 Minutes Idle
as Dan
Page Eight
as Ralph Wilson
Silk
as Nick Slade
Cemetery Junction
as Bruce Pearson
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
as Chaz Jankel
Trinity
as Jonty Millington
Casualty 1900s
as Harry Ingrams
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mike Rogers