Thomas Brooke (born 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in ''
The Boat That Rocked'' (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the
BBC One
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television series
''Sherlock'' and
''Bodyguard'' respectively, and Fiore in the
AMC
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Film and television
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television series
''Preacher''.
Early life
He is the son of actor
Paul Brooke. Brooke attended
Alleyn's School
Alleyn's School is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, independent, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundatio ...
in
Dulwich
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, London, and
Hull University
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. He trained at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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.
Career
Brooke played Bill Wiggins in series 3 of
BBC
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's ''
Sherlock'', "Lame" Lothar Frey in
season 3 of
HBO
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's ''
Game of Thrones
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'', and Fiore in AMC's ''
Preacher
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''.
In 2011 Brooke played the dimwitted Lee in
Jez Butterworth
Jeremy Butterworth (born March 4, 1969) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has gained recognition for his unique voice in contemporary theater, often blending themes of myth, folklore, and realism. He has received a T ...
's much-garlanded play ''
Jerusalem
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'' at The Royal Court theatre to great acclaim. The following year, he reprised the role in the play's first West End run at The Apollo and was soon after cast in the lead role of the National Theatre's revival of Arnold Wesker's ''The Kitchen'' to critical plaudits.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
Brooke received the
TMA Award
The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as the TMA Awards, are presented annually by UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional thea ...
for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''
The Long and the Short and the Tall'' at the
Sheffield Lyceum in 2006.
References
External links
*
Brooke's page at Royal Court Productions
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Living people
1978 births
Male actors from London
English male stage actors
English male television actors
Actors educated at Alleyn's School
Alumni of the University of Hull
21st-century English male actors
Male actors from Berkshire