Luke Thallon (born 14 April 1996) is an English actor.

Early life

Thallon was born in

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. He is of Polish descent through his father and German and Irish descent through his mother. His parents were both professional volleyball players. Before becoming an actor, he originally wanted to be a dentist. He graduated from the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

in 2017.

Career

In 2017, he was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards for his performance in Mike Bartlett's ''Albion''. In 2021, he won the

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for his performance in

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's ''

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''. Later that year, he starred in

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''. In 2022, he was included on ''

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s list of 25 theatremakers of the future. He originated the role of

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production of ''

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'', which later transferred to the

Noël Coward Theatre The Noël Coward Theatre, formerly known as the Albery Theatre, is a West End theatre in St. Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster, London. It opened on 12 March 1903 as the New Theatre and was built by Sir Charles Wyndham behind Wyndham's ...

in the West End and the

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. In 2025, he was cast as Quirinus Quirrell in

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's upcoming ''

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'' television series.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thallon, Luke 1996 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English people of German descent English people of Irish descent English people of Polish descent Male actors from Woking