Thomas Brooke (born 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in ''

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'' (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the

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television series ''Sherlock'' and ''Bodyguard'' respectively, and Fiore in the

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television series ''Preacher''.

Early life

He is the son of actor

Paul Brooke Paul Brooke (born 22 November 1944) is a retired English actor of film, television and radio. He made his film debut in 1972 in the Hammer film '' Straight on till Morning'', followed by performances in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Return o ...

. Brooke attended

Alleyn's School Alleyn's School is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Church of England, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Ed ...

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, London and

Hull University , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

. He trained at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

Career

Brooke played Bill Wiggins in series 3 of

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's '' Sherlock'', "Lame" Lothar Frey in

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's ''

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'', and Fiore in AMC's ''

Preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a ...

''. In 2011 Brooke played the dimwitted Lee in

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's much garlanded play ''

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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

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for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' The Long and the Short and the Tall'' at the

Sheffield Lyceum The Lyceum is a 1,068-seat theatre in the City of Sheffield, England. History There has been a theatre on the site since 1879 when the Grand Varieties Theatre was built. Made of wood and originally intended to be used as a circus, the theatre w ...

in 2006.

References

External links

*
Brooke's page at Royal Court Productions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, Tom Living people 1978 births Male actors from London English male stage actors English male television actors People educated at Alleyn's School Alumni of the University of Hull 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Berkshire