# Tom Prior > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Prior > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Prior.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Prior > Source revision: 1325812475 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/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){{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}} is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama ''[Firebird](/source/Firebird_(2021_film))''. He has also appeared in supporting roles in ''[Kingsman: The Secret Service](/source/Kingsman%3A_The_Secret_Service)'' and in ''[The Theory of Everything](/source/The_Theory_of_Everything_(2014_film))'' as [Stephen Hawking](/source/Stephen_Hawking)'s son Robert.{{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}} ==Early life== Prior was educated at [The Thomas Hardye School](/source/The_Thomas_Hardye_School) in [Dorchester, Dorset](/source/Dorchester%2C_Dorset).{{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}} In 2002, he appeared in ''Fire from Heaven'', produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association.{{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}} He studied Performing Arts at [Weymouth College](/source/Weymouth_College), graduating with distinction, before attending the [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art) (RADA). He graduated from RADA in 2012.{{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}} ==Career== Prior's [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the [National Youth Theatre](/source/National_Youth_Theatre): ''Tory Boyz'' by [James Graham](/source/James_Graham_(playwright)); ''Romeo and Juliet''; and ''Prince of Denmark'', a ''Hamlet'' prequel by [Michael Lesslie](/source/Michael_Lesslie).{{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}}{{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}} Prior wrote his first short film ''Breaking the Circle'' in 2014.{{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}} In 2021, Prior starred in ''[Firebird](/source/Firebird_(2021_film))'' as Sergey Serebrennikov.{{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}}{{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}} He co-wrote and produced the film with director [Peeter Rebane](/source/Peeter_Rebane).{{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}} 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.{{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](/source/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}} ==Personal life== Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.{{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}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''[The Theory of Everything](/source/The_Theory_of_Everything_(2014_film))'' | 17 year-old Robert Hawking | |- | ''[Kingsman: The Secret Service](/source/Kingsman%3A_The_Secret_Service)'' | Hugo | |- | 2016 | ''[Dusty and Me](/source/Dusty_and_Me)'' | Georgie | |- | 2020 | ''[Iceland Is Best](/source/Iceland_Is_Best)'' | Jack | |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''[Blood on the Crown](/source/Blood_on_the_Crown)'' | Private Love | |- | ''[Firebird](/source/Firebird_(2021_film))'' | Sergey Serebrennikov | Also co-writer, co-producer, and ''[music supervisor](/source/music_supervisor)'' |- |} ===Television=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014 | ''[Endeavour](/source/Endeavour_(TV_series))'' | Billy Karswell | Episode: "Nocturne" |- | 2017 | ''[Three Girls](/source/Three_Girls_(TV_series))'' | 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](/source/FilmOut_San_Diego) | Best Actor | rowspan="2"|''[Firebird](/source/Firebird_(2021_film))'' | {{won}} | rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4350114/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title=Tom Prior - Awards - IMDb|website=[IMDb](/source/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}} |- | Best Narrative Feature | {{won}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.tomcprior.com/}} * {{IMDb name|4350114}} {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tom Prior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Prior) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Prior?action=history)). 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