Louis Patrick James Partridge (born 3 June 2003) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Lord Tewkesbury in the

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films '' Enola Holmes'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2022), and

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in the miniseries ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Partridge was born on 3 June 2003 in

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. He is of Welsh descent on his mother's side. He has an older sister and a younger sister. Partridge attended

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. He played rugby with Battersea Ironsides Sports Club. He then went to secondary school at

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, where he was a member of Tyson's House. He completed his

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in 2021 with A*s in French and English, and an A in Film Studies.

Career

Partridge made his acting debut in a 2014 short film ''Beneath Water''. Partridge was one of the England mascots at the

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game against Wales, held at

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. Partridge initially gained recognition as Piero de Medici in ''

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'' and appeared in ''

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''. He rose to further prominence when he played Tewkesbury in '' Enola Holmes'' alongside

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and

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. He reprised the role in the film's 2022 sequel. In 2019, he joined the cast of '' The Lost Girls'', playing the immortal boy

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. In January 2021, Partridge joined the cast of FX's ''

'' as the titular band's bassist

. Later that year in October, he was cast in the epic fantasy romance ''Ferryman''. Partridge then branched out to the thriller genre, joining the cast of

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's ''

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'' in May 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Louis Living people 2003 births 21st-century British actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English people of Welsh descent Male actors from London People educated at Alleyn's School People from the London Borough of Wandsworth