Tom Brooke
{{Short description|English actor (born 1978)}}
{{distinguish|Tom Brook}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tom Brooke
| image = EmpireOfLightBFI121022 (29 of 33) (52448303643) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Brooke in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}}
| birth_place = Berkshire, England
| education = Alleyn's School
| alma_mater = {{Ubl
|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2004–present
| parents = Paul Brooke (father)
| spouse = {{Marriage|Fiona Glascott|2014}}{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Joelle|date=16 January 2019|title=Fantastic Beasts Star Fiona Glascott Reveals What It Is Like to Wave a Wand from Harry Potter|work=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|url=https://people.com/movies/fantastic-beasts-fiona-glascott-wave-wand-harry-potter/|accessdate=10 November 2020}}
}}
Thomas Brooke (born 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in The Boat That Rocked (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the BBC One television series Sherlock and Bodyguard respectively, and Fiore in the AMC television series Preacher.
Early life
He is the son of actor Paul Brooke. Brooke attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, London, and Hull University. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career
Brooke played Bill Wiggins in series 3 of BBC's Sherlock, "Lame" Lothar Frey in season 3 of HBO's Game of Thrones,{{cite web|date=2 August 2012|title=Tom Brooke joins Game of Thrones|url=http://winteriscoming.net/2012/08/02/tom-brooke-joins-game-of-thrones/|website=Winter is Coming|accessdate=28 September 2016}} and Fiore in AMC's Preacher.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=20 May 2015|title=Tom Brooke Cast In AMC Pilot 'Preacher'|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/tom-brooke-cast-series-regular-preacher-1201430135/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=28 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=Anatol Yusef And Tom Brooke On Playing Preacher's Strangest Duo DeBlanc And Fiore|url=https://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/06/06/anatol-yussef-and-tom-brooke-on-playing-preachers-strangest-duo-/|website=Pop Culture Now|accessdate=28 September 2016}}
In 2011 Brooke played the dimwitted Lee in Jez Butterworth's much-garlanded play Jerusalem at The Royal Court theatre to great acclaim. The following year, he reprised the role in the play's first West End run at The Apollo and was soon after cast in the lead role of the National Theatre's revival of Arnold Wesker's The Kitchen to critical plaudits. {{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 2004
|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |Production Assistant |
| rowspan="2" |2009
|Man on Soap Box |
| The Boat That Rocked
|Thick Kevin |
| 2011
|Danny Turner |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Sergei |
| How to Talk to Girls at Parties
|PT Waldo |
| 2020
|Vic |
| 2022
|Neil |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2009
|Greg |Episode: "Final Special" |
| Hustle
|Joel (Diamond expert) |Episode: "Diamond Seeker" |
| 2010
|Martin Palmer | |
| 2010-2011
|DC Martin Stanton |2 episodes |
| 2012
|Nym |Episode: Henry V |
| 2012
|Mike Haynes | |
| rowspan="3" |2013
|"Lame" Lothar Frey |2 episodes |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot
|Lawrence Boswell Tysoe |Episode: "The Big Four" |
| Ripper Street
|John Goode |Episode: "Am I Not Monstrous?" |
| 2014, 2017
|Bill Wiggins |2 episodes |
| 2016–2019
|Fiore |12 episodes |
| 2017
|Tall Man in Light Coat |Episode: "The Commuter" |
| 2018
|Andy Apsted |3 episodes |
| 2020
|Episode: "Fagan" |
| 2024
|JK Coe |Season 4 |
Awards
Brooke received the TMA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Long and the Short and the Tall at the Sheffield Lyceum in 2006. {{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1623508}}
- [http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/cast/tom-brooke?production_id=949 Brooke's page at Royal Court Productions]
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Category:Male actors from London
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:Actors educated at Alleyn's School
Category:Alumni of the University of Hull