Tom Varey

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| name = Tom Varey

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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |29 |2021|September|30}}

| birth_place = Mossley, Greater Manchester, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2014–present

| alma mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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Tom Varey is a British actor. He is known for his roles in Pond Life, No Offence and Ridley Road.

Early life

Varey grew up in Mossley, Greater Manchester.{{Cite news|last=Baker|first=Emily|date=30 September 2021|title=Tom Varey on Ridley Road|work=i|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/ridley-road-bbc1-jack-actor-tom-varey-62-group-colin-jordan-fascism-1224473|access-date=18 October 2021}} He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for three years from 2011 to 2014.{{Cite web|title=Tom Varey|url=https://www.spotlight.com/0371-4502-3162|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Spotlight}}

Career

After graduating, Varey starred as Bert Middleton in series two of BBC One series The Village. From 2015, he had a main role in the Channel 4 television series No Offence as PC Stuart O’Connor, playing the role for all three series until the programme ended in 2018. In 2016, he featured in an episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones as Lord Cley Cerwen and in episode 1 of ITV series Dark Angel as Billy Mowbray. Varey played PE teacher Will Simpson for the first two series of Ackley Bridge from 2017 to 2018. Varey starred as Trevor in the feature film Pond Life in 2018. He also appeared in episode 5 of Death in Paradise in 2020. In October 2021, he played Jack Morris in Ridley Road.{{Cite web|last=Carr|first=Flora|date=3 October 2021|title=Ridley Road Interview|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/aggi-ocasey-tom-varey-ridley-road-big-rt-interview/|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Radio Times}} In 2023, Varey starred as Steve O'Callaghan in the Amazon Prime Video series, Fifteen-Love.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/aidan-turner-tennis-fifteen-love-amazon-1235333175/|title=Poldark's' Aidan Turner, Ella Lily Hyland Lead #MeToo Tennis Drama 'Fifteen-Love' for Amazon Prime Video (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Manori|last=Ravindran|access-date=30 September 2023|date=4 August 2022}}

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Film and Television Roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2014 \| The Village \| Bert Middleton \| Series 2, 5 episodes
scope="row" \| 2015–2018 \| No Offence \| PC Stuart O'Connell \| Main role, 3 series
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Game of Thrones \| Cley Cerwyn \|
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Dark Angel \| Billy Mowbray \| Episode 1
scope="row" \| 2017–2018 \| Ackley Bridge \| Will Simpson \| Main role, 2 series
scope="row" \| 2018 \| Pond Life \| Trevor \|
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Death in Paradise \| Charlie Lewis \| Episode #9.5 Switcharoo
scope="row" \| 2021 \| Ridley Road \| Jack Morris \| Main role
scope="row" \| 2023 \| Fifteen-Love \| Steve O'Callaghan \| Main role
scope="row" \| 2023 \| The Boys in the Boat \| \|

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|+ Film and Television Roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | 2014

| The Village

| Bert Middleton

| Series 2, 5 episodes

scope="row" | 2015–2018

| No Offence