Tom Sweet

Tom Sweet is a British film and television actor.

Early life

From Hackney, London, Sweet is the son of a graphic designer while his mother works in fashion.

Career

Sweet became a child actor after being spotted by casting agents while playing football on London Fields in 2014, and despite having no acting training or experience other than playing Joseph in a school nativity play, Sweet put in an acclaimed performance in his debut film The Childhood Of A Leader (2016). Sweet also portrayed a young Robert Catesby in the first three episodes of BBC One's Gunpowder (2017).

Sweet subsequently made a second film appearance in Second World War drama Ashes in the Snow (2018). He also appeared alongside Abbie Cornish and Christopher Eccleston in Amma Asante film Where Hands Touch (2018).

In 2021, he appeared in short film Enjoy alongside Himesh Patel. Sweet portrayed a young Pip in the Steven Knight 2023 adaptation for BBC One of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

In 2026, Sweet portrayed an adolescent Charles Trask in Netflix adaptation of East of Eden. That year, Sweet could be seen Jim Hawkins in MGM+ adaptation of Treasure Island alongside Hayley Atwell and David Oyelowo, with his Hawkins written as having savant-like powers.

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Tom Sweet at IMDb