Tom Prior

Tom Prior
Born (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 35)
England, United Kingdom
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationsActor, producer, and writer
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.tomcprior.com

Christopher Thomas Prior (born December 1990) is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama Firebird. He has also appeared in supporting roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service and in The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking's son Robert.

Early life

Prior was educated at The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, Dorset. In 2002, he appeared in Fire from Heaven, produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association. He studied Performing Arts at Weymouth College, graduating with distinction, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He graduated from RADA in 2012.

Career

Prior's West End debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the National Youth Theatre: Tory Boyz by James Graham; Romeo and Juliet; and Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel by Michael Lesslie.

Prior wrote his first short film Breaking the Circle in 2014.

In 2021, Prior starred in Firebird as Sergey Serebrennikov. He co-wrote and produced the film with director Peeter Rebane. 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.

Personal life

Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Theory of Everything 17 year-old Robert Hawking
Kingsman: The Secret Service Hugo
2016 Dusty and Me Georgie
2020 Iceland Is Best Jack
2021 Blood on the Crown Private Love
Firebird Sergey Serebrennikov Also co-writer, co-producer, and music supervisor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Endeavour Billy Karswell Episode: "Nocturne"
2017 Three Girls Police Officer Episode #1.2

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 FilmOut San Diego Best Actor Firebird Won
Best Narrative Feature Won

References

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  2. ↑ "The Theory Of Everything". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Former Thomas Hardye schoolboy accepted into RADA". Dorset Echo. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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  6. ↑ "2014-10-08 Romeo + Juliet – VeA Archive". 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Meech, Ruth (24 August 2013). "West End Boys - the Dorset performers set to make a name themselves in theatreland". Bournemouth Echo. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tom Prior | the Factory". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Firebird". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Firebird's Tom Prior on Soviet Air Forces-set gay love movie: 'I got to keep the uniforms!'". Attitude.co.uk. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Tom Prior and Peeter Rebane's Film "Firebird" is Too Good to be True". 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Why a star of the film 'Firebird' missed its premiere: He's in Ukraine". Los Angeles Daily News. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Firebird: The Gay Cold War Romance the World Needs". out.com. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tom Prior - Awards - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.