Tom Vaughan (born 4 August 1985) is an English television actor, best known for playing the part of

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, a DJ and love interest of

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in the British

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'' from March to August 2007.

Early career

Vaughan was born Thomas Ian Clements in Stafford. He attended Blessed William Howard High School in Stafford,

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. He has been acting since the age of 8 and appeared in TV ads for Kellogg's Frosties as a child. He trained at the Stafford Gatehouse Youth Theatre. He has appeared in a number of

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's works professionally both in open and closed venues, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Richard III''. He has also appeared in a number of short films including ''Doris The Builder'', ''Tessa'', ''Last Round'' and ''Desire To Kill'', and had minor parts in ''

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'', '' Doctors'' and ''

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''.

Other roles

From 15 December 2007 to 6 January 2008, Vaughan appeared in

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at The Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells as Prince Charming in ''

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''. On 22 September 2008 he appeared as Terry Webster, the arresting officer in the case of the "Gay Slayer"

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in the ITV docudrama ''Real Crime: Serial Killer on Camera''. He briefly reprised his role as Spike in ''Hollyoaks'' in late November 2008.Digital Spy - Spike to make brief return
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Music career

Vaughan was a member of The Take That Experience, a

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tribute act, for 10 years, playing the role of

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. During Vaughan's time in The Take That Experience, he performed to thousands of fans across the UK and Europe. In 2021, Vaughan left The Take That Experience to pursue his solo music career. In June that year, he released a single, "Satellites". Following this, he released "Killing the Kindness" in August 2021, which hit No. 68 in the UK charts.

References

External links

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''Lime Actors Agency & Management '' agents site

''TomVaughanFans.co.uk'' Official fan site
Living people 1985 births English male television actors People from Stafford {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub

Early career

Other roles

Music career

See also

References

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