Luke Fetherston
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| birth_name = Luke Richard Fetherston
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| alma_mater = ArtsEd
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
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Luke Richard Fetherston is a British actor who began his career on the West End.
Early life
Fetherston was born in Glasgow and grew up in Hertfordshire and East London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chaptermgmt.co.uk/140-luke-fetherston/|title=Luke Fetherston|website=Chapter Management|access-date=28 August 2022}} At the age of 8, he was introduced to acting when his sister encouraged him to audition for a local theatre company. Fetherston went on to train at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in West London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Luke-Fetherston/|title=Luke Fetherston|website=BroadwayWorld|access-date=28 August 2022}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.perfectmanmag.com/lukefetherston|title=No Rules: Mr Luke Fetherston|journal=The Perfect Man|date=24 December 2022 |access-date=29 August 2023}}
Career
At 18, Fetherston was scouted in central London to be a model which he continued alongside his acting career.{{Cite journal|url=https://viewties.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LUKE-FETHERSTON-ISSUE.pdf|title=Luke Fetherston|journal=Viewties|first=Vanesa|last=Miraglia|date=July 2022|access-date=28 August 2022}} Upon graduating drama school, Fetherston appeared in 42nd Street at Chichester Festival Theatre, White Christmas and Top Hat before making his West End debut in Singin' in the Rain at the Palace Theatre during the 2012 London Olympics. He was then cast in Cabaret directed by Rufus Norris, and subsequently cast in BBC Films London Road and Wonder.land for the Manchester International Festival. Fetherston then appeared in Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith at the Savoy Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory; he also featured on the official soundtrack.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/theatre-news/a801262/funny-girl-gets-soundtrack-with-sheridan-smith/|title=Funny Girl is getting a soundtrack and yes, Sheridan Smith will be singing the songs|journal=Digital Spy|first=Justin|last=Harp|date=16 July 2016|access-date=24 September 2023}} Also at the Menier Chocolate Factory, he appeared in She Loves Me before returning to Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017 for Fiddler on the Roof, in which he played Fyedka.{{Cite web|url=https://mytheatremates.com/fiddler-on-the-roof-chichester-5/|title=Fiddler on the Roof – Chichester|website=My Theatre Mates|first=Olivia|last=Mitchell|date=2 August 2017|access-date=24 September 2023}}
Fetherston was invited by Lynne Page to be an assistant choreographer and movement advisor for Renée Zellweger on the set of the 2018 biopic Judy.{{Cite journal|url=https://visualtalesmagazine.com/2022/07/07/luke-fetherston/|title=Cool! Actor Luke Fetherston|journal=Visual Tales|date=7 July 2022|access-date=18 March 2023}} He made his television debut in 2019 with recurring role Fabio in the CBBC musical dramedy Almost Never{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/luke_fetherston/|title=Luke Fetherston|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=24 September 2023}} and Harlan Fried in the CW science fiction series Pandora. He was promoted to the main cast of Pandora for its second season.
In 2022 Fetherston played Joel Foxworth in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.{{Cite journal|url=http://pop-culturalist.com/luke-fetherston-talks-flowers-in-the-attic-the-origin-bringing-much-needed-representation-to-the-screen-and-more/|title=Luke Fetherston Talks Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, Bringing Much-Needed Representation to the Screen, and More|journal=Pop-Culturalist|author=Kevin|date=23 July 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022}} This was followed by a main role, Adam, in the Apple TV+ comedy Still Up.{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/still-up-review/|title=Still Up Review: Prepare to Fall in Love with This Delightful New Comedy|website=MovieWeb|first=Greg|last=Archer|date=22 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023}} He has upcoming roles in the Channel 4 comedy Big Mood, and the third season of the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wotseries.com/2023/05/31/scoop-luke-fetherston-joins-the-wheel-of-time-season-3/|title=Scoop: Luke Fetherston Joins The Wheel of Time Season 3|website=WOT Series|author=Eri|date=31 May 2023|access-date=6 June 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2000
| Young Boxer | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar
| Young Disciple | |
| 2015
| TV Presenter | |
| 2019–2020
| Pandora | Harlan Fried | Recurring role (season 1); 3 episodes |
| 2019–2021
| Fabio | 27 episodes |
| 2020
| Various | 3 episodes |
| 2022
| Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Joel Foxworth | Miniseries |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Still Up | Adam | Main role |
| Doctor Who
| The Toymaker dance double | Episode: "The Giggle" |
| 2024
| Big Mood | Ryan | Main role |
| 2025
| Gawyn Trakand | Main role (season 3) |
| 2025
| Jay | in Prime video release |
Stage
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Bobby | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester |
| 2012
| Diction Coach |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Cabaret | Victor | New Wimbledon Theatre, London |
| Follies
| Company | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Wonder.land | Keiran / Lizard | The National Theatre, London |
| Funny Girl
| Ensemble | Savoy Theatre / Menier Chocolate Factory, London |
| 2017
| Fyedka | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|9172606}}
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Category:21st-century British LGBTQ people
Category:British choreographers
Category:British male musical theatre actors
Category:British male stage actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:Male actors from Glasgow
Category:Male actors from Hertfordshire