Tom Byam Shaw (also known as Tom Purbeck, Tag Stewart, and Tom Stewart) is an English actor. The son of producer Matthew Byam Shaw and actor Melanie Thaw, and grandson of actor Sheila Hancock, Byam Shaw studied acting at The

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in New York City.

Career

Stewart won his role in ''

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'' within minutes of auditioning, while on his

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before university. The casting directors have called him "a real star in the making."Quinn, Eilee
Casting away
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'' (5 June 2007)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Tom English male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)