{{Short description|English actor (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Prior | image = | alt = | caption = Prior in 2021 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|02|df=y}} | birth_place = England, United Kingdom | alma_mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | occupation = Actor, producer, and writer | years_active = 2014–present | website = {{url|http://www.tomcprior.com/}} | notable_works = }}
'''Christopher Thomas Prior''' (born December 1990<!--Do not add a precise birthdate without a source-->)<ref name="Priority">{{cite web |title=Priority Productions Ltd |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09651985/officers |publisher=Companies House |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318111942/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09651985/officers |url-status=live}}</ref> is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama ''Firebird''. He has also appeared in supporting roles in ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' and in ''The Theory of Everything'' as Stephen Hawking's son Robert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-theory-of-everything-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtody4odq0|title=The Theory Of Everything|website=bbfc.co.uk|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719204705/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-theory-of-everything-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtody4odq0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Prior was educated at The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, Dorset.<ref name="Dorset Echo">{{Cite web|title=Former Thomas Hardye schoolboy accepted into RADA|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/9021241.delight-former-thomas-hardye-schoolboy-accepted-into-rada/|work=Dorset Echo|date=12 May 2011|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027034636/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/9021241.delight-former-thomas-hardye-schoolboy-accepted-into-rada/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, he appeared in ''Fire from Heaven'', produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dorchestercommunityplay.org.uk/where-are-they-now|title=DCPA - Where are they now?|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160956/https://www.dorchestercommunityplay.org.uk/where-are-they-now|url-status=live}}</ref> He studied Performing Arts at Weymouth College, graduating with distinction, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).<ref name="Dorset Echo"/> He graduated from RADA in 2012.<ref name="Firebird cast">{{Cite web|url=https://firebirdmovie.com/cast?actor=Tom%20Prior|title=Firebird|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025203758/https://firebirdmovie.com/cast/?actor=Tom%20Prior|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== Prior's West End debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the National Youth Theatre: ''Tory Boyz'' by James Graham; ''Romeo and Juliet''; and ''Prince of Denmark'', a ''Hamlet'' prequel by Michael Lesslie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amovietheatregoer.net/passion-for-theatre/seen-from-archives/2014-10-08-romeo-and-juliet-va-archive/|title=2014-10-08 Romeo + Juliet – VeA Archive|date=16 October 2014|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027125854/https://amovietheatregoer.net/passion-for-theatre/seen-from-archives/2014-10-08-romeo-and-juliet-va-archive/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bournemouth Echo">{{Cite news|last1=Meech|first1=Ruth|title=West End Boys - the Dorset performers set to make a name themselves in theatreland|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure/sevendays/features/10626411.west-end-boys-the-dorset-performers-set-to-make-a-name-themselves-in-theatreland/|access-date=25 October 2021|work=Bournemouth Echo|date=24 August 2013|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027111159/https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure/sevendays/features/10626411.west-end-boys-the-dorset-performers-set-to-make-a-name-themselves-in-theatreland/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Firebird cast"/>
Prior wrote his first short film ''Breaking the Circle'' in 2014.<ref name="Factory">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefactory.us/people/tom-prior|title=Tom Prior | the Factory|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027043626/http://www.thefactory.us/people/tom-prior|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Firebird cast"/>
In 2021, Prior starred in ''Firebird'' as Sergey Serebrennikov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/flare/films/firebird|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227100744/https://www.bfi.org.uk/flare/films/firebird|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2021|title=Firebird|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/firebirds-tom-prior-on-soviet-air-forces-set-gay-love-movie-i-got-to-keep-the-uniforms/24678/|title=Firebird's Tom Prior on Soviet Air Forces-set gay love movie: 'I got to keep the uniforms!'|date=March 19, 2021|website=Attitude.co.uk|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717230922/https://attitude.co.uk/article/firebirds-tom-prior-on-soviet-air-forces-set-gay-love-movie-i-got-to-keep-the-uniforms/24678/|url-status=live}}</ref> He co-wrote and produced the film with director Peeter Rebane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegeekiary.com/firebird-tom-prior-and-peeter-rebane-film-is-too-good-to-be-true-interview/100085|title=Tom Prior and Peeter Rebane's Film "Firebird" is Too Good to be True|date=26 August 2021|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527193057/https://thegeekiary.com/firebird-tom-prior-and-peeter-rebane-film-is-too-good-to-be-true-interview/100085|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is about the real-life romance between a conscript, Sergey Fetisov, and a fighter pilot in Soviet era Estonia. Rebane began working on a screenplay based on a memoir by Fetisov. After learning about the script, Prior met with Rebane in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/29/why-a-star-of-the-film-firebird-missed-its-premiere-hes-in-ukraine/ |title=Why a star of the film 'Firebird' missed its premiere: He's in Ukraine |website=Los Angeles Daily News |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301225148/https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/29/why-a-star-of-the-film-firebird-missed-its-premiere-hes-in-ukraine/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Firebird: The Gay Cold War Romance the World Needs |url=https://www.out.com/print/2022/4/29/firebird-gay-cold-war-romance-world-needs |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=out.com |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209113939/https://www.out.com/print/2022/4/29/firebird-gay-cold-war-romance-world-needs |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''The Theory of Everything'' | 17 year-old Robert Hawking | |- | ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' | Hugo | |- | 2016 | ''Dusty and Me'' | Georgie | |- | 2020 | ''Iceland Is Best'' | Jack | |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''Blood on the Crown'' | Private Love | |- | ''Firebird'' | Sergey Serebrennikov | Also co-writer, co-producer, and ''music supervisor'' |- |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014 | ''Endeavour'' | Billy Karswell | Episode: "Nocturne" |- | 2017 | ''Three Girls'' | Police Officer | Episode #1.2 |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | rowspan="2"|FilmOut San Diego | Best Actor | rowspan="2"|''Firebird'' | {{won}} | rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4350114/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title=Tom Prior - Awards - IMDb|website=IMDb|access-date=2 January 2022|archive-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102074341/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4350114/awards?ref_=nm_awd|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Narrative Feature | {{won}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.tomcprior.com/}} * {{IMDb name|4350114}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prior, Tom}} Category:21st-century English male actors Category:1990 births Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Category:English male film actors Category:Living people Category:English gay actors Category:21st-century English LGBTQ people