Thomas Sangster is a young British film and television actor who is known for the family comedy "My Terrible Nanny" and the movie "The Maze Runner." The most important project in the television filmography of the actor is the series βGame of Thronesβ.
Creative family
Biography of Thomas Brody Sangster began in London in 1990. He was born into a family of actors Anastasia and Mark Sangster.
Thomas has a younger sister, Ava, also an actress.
On the maternal side, Thomas Sangster is a second cousin of the famous British actor Hugh Grant: Anastasia Sangster's grandmother and Grant's grandmother were sisters.
The beginning of an acting career
Thomas made his debut in the television film Station Jim in 2001. In 2002, the actor played in several television films at once: in the adventure fantasy "Stig from the Dump", played Alan in the drama "Girl Bobby", and then appeared in the drama series "London on Fire" "
In 2003, the actor played a small role in the tragicomedy "Real Love." This was his first appearance in a feature film. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley played with him in the picture.
In the same year, Sangster played the young Hitler in the historical film Hitler: The Ascent of the Devil .
Movie career
In 2003, Thomas Sangster was selected for the role of Simon Brown in the children's science fiction film "My Terrible Nanny." For this role, he was twice nominated for the Young Artist Award. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, and with a small budget of 25 million, the picture collected at the box office 122 million. The original film was followed by a less successful sequel in which Sangster was no longer filming.
In 2006, the actor played Tristan in the melodrama "Tristan and Isolde", based on a famous medieval legend. The film received mixed reviews from film critics, and the box office was small.
In 2007, Sangster played the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, in the adventure film The Last Legion. His co-workers were Colin Firth, Aishwarya Rai and Ben Kingsley. Despite the fact that the film failed miserably at the box office, the young actor had the opportunity to work with Hollywood stars.
Another noteworthy project in Thomas Sangster's filmography is the biographical drama Become John Lennon, in which the actor played Paul McCartney. For this role, Thomas had to learn to play the guitar with his left hand.
In 2011, Sangster starred in the drama Death of a Superhero, based on the eponymous novel by Anthony McCartin. His character is a cancer patient boy who escapes from harsh reality by drawing comics about the invulnerable superhero.
In 2014, the actor passed the test and received the role of Newt in the dystopia "The Maze Runner". The film was a success with the audience, and the box office amounted to 348 million dollars, which is 10 times the budget of the picture. Two sequels were shot in which Thomas also appeared in the role of Newt.
TV roles
From 2007 to 2015, Thomas worked on the animated series Fitness and Ferb, in which he voiced Ferb Fletcher for all four seasons.
In 2007, the actor appeared in two episodes of the sci-fi series Doctor Who, where he played the role of Tim Latimer.
In 2013, Sangster was approved for the role of Joyen Reed in the fantasy series Game of Thrones, one of the most popular modern television series. His hero appears in only ten episodes, but the bright character was remembered by all fans of the film.
other hobbies
In 2006, Sangster founded the film company Brodie Films with his mother. According to him, they wanted to give British talented writers, actors and directors the opportunity to break into the film industry. The film company did not exist for long, until 2013.
Thomas Sangster has been fond of playing the guitar since childhood. In 2010, he became a member of the Winnet music band, in which his mother is the lead vocalist.