Timothy Renouf is a British actor, writer and former model, who played John Hammond in the

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advertisement titled ''John Hammond, Intolerant Champion'' (2015), Charlie in ''

Goldbricks in Bloom ''Goldbricks in Bloom'' is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Danny Sangra and starring Waris Ahluwalia, Leo Fitzpatrick, Tavi Gevinson, Jake Hoffman (actor), Jake Hoffman, Adelind Horan, Evan Jonigkeit, Zosia Mamet and Timothy R ...

'' (2016), and Freddie in ''

Here Comes Hell ''Here Comes Hell'' is a 2019 British comedy horror film directed by Jack McHenry, starring Margaret Clunie, Jessica Webber, Tom Bailey, Timothy Renouf, Charlie Robb and Maureen Bennett. Cast * Margaret Clunie as Christine * Jessica Webber as E ...

'' (2019). In 2021 he played Peter Combe in ''

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'', Max in ''

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'', and portrayed

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in '' The Laureate''.

Biography

Timothy Renouf was born in

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, the second of three brothers. He attended St Georges Preparatory School before being educated at Victoria College, and left to study Drama at

Exeter University The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School o ...

. Soon after graduating he was scouted outside Covent Garden tube station by

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and began his catwalk career modelling for

Alexander McQueen Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded his own Alexander McQueen (brand), Alexander McQueen label in 1992 and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. His ac ...

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, and Hackett. His career in acting has included work in television, film and theatre. In 2015, he featured with

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and played John Hammond in the

advertisement titled '' John Hammond, Intolerant Champion'', directed by

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. He later played

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's lover in the music video for '' Ship to Wreck.'' In 2016 he went on to act in indie feature

Goldbricks In Bloom ''Goldbricks in Bloom'' is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Danny Sangra and starring Waris Ahluwalia, Leo Fitzpatrick, Tavi Gevinson, Jake Hoffman (actor), Jake Hoffman, Adelind Horan, Evan Jonigkeit, Zosia Mamet and Timothy R ...

directed by friend and long standing co-creator Danny Sangra. After performing in the 2018 ''Killer Weekend'' ''(FUBAR)'' opposite

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, the following year he featured in ''

'', which premiered at the Arrow Video FrightFest. He played 'Max' in the 2021

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romcom ''

'', and in the

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'' he performed opposite

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and

Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series ''WandaVision'' (2021), which garn ...

. In the same year he portrayed

in '' The Laureate''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Renouf, Timothy 21st-century British actors 1989 births Living people Alumni of the University of Exeter English male film actors Jersey male actors People educated at Victoria College, Jersey