Thomas Sangster Biography
Summary
"Thomas Brodie Sangster" (born May 16, 1990) is an English actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the films "Love Actually" (2003) and "Nanny McPhee" (2005).
Biography
Personal life
Sangster was born in South London, where he now lives with his sister, Ava, and his parents, actors Tasha (née Bertram) and Mark Sangster. His mother, a dancer and characterist, has appeared in several BBC films while his father, who is also a musician, starred in "The Lion King" musical in Germany. Sangster is the second cousin once removed of actor Hugh Grant; his great-grandmother and Grant's grandmother were sisters. Sangster's interests include painting, tennis, drawing and skating. Two of his favourite artists are Eminem and Queen.
Career
Sangster's first acting job was in a BBC television film, "The Adventures of Station Jim". He subsequently appeared in a few more television films, including the lead roles in "Bobbie's Girl", "The Miracle of the Cards" (based on the story of Craig Shergold) and "Stig of the Dump". He won the "Best Actor in a mini-series" award at the 2003 Monte Carlo Film Festival for his role in the miniseries "Entrusted". "Love Actually", in which he played Liam Neeson's step-son, was Sangster's first major theatrical film. He was nominated for a 'Golden Satellite Award' and a Young Artist Award for his role in the film.
Sangster next appeared in a television adaptation of the novel "Feather Boy" (2004) and played a younger version of James Franco's role in the film version of "Tristan and Isolde" (2006), which was filmed in the Czech Republic. Among other things, Sangster takes part in a swordfight in the film. Sangster next starred in the commercially successful film "Nanny McPhee", as the eldest of seven children.
He appeared in a two-part story ('Human Nature' and 'The Family of Blood') in the third series of "Doctor Who" as schoolboy Tim Latimer, and voiced the character of Ferb in the Disney Channel animated Series "Phineas and Ferb". His voice lowered during filming of the "Doctor Who" episodes. Sangster is next scheduled to appear in the Holocaust-themed story, "The Fence". He also starred alongside "Love Actually" and "Nanny McPhee" co-star Colin Firth in the film adaptation of Valerio Massimo Manfredi's historical novel "The Last Legion", released in 2007. In 2007, he guest-starred in the "Doctor Who" audio dramas "The Mind's Eye" and "The Bride of Peladon".
As at December 2007, Sangster is working on the filming of a television series of the story of Pinocchio and an upcoming movie, The Fence, about a Holocaust survivor.
External links
(FemaleFirst interview) (January 25, 2006)
(A Girl's World.com interview) (January, 2006)
(Thomas Sangster on Parvae Stellae's Page of Lesser-known Actors)
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Thomas Sangster.
