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Will Thorp (born 21 June 1977) is an English actor.


Early life

Thorp attended
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in
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. He studied at
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and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth Theatre for 6 years before training at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. ...
for three years.


Career

Television credits includes; Stephen Poliakoff's " Friends and Crocodiles",
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, Paul "Woody" Joiner in ''
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'', Toby Zed in the 2006 series of ''
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'' in the episodes "
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" and "
The Satan Pit "The Satan Pit" is the ninth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on 10 June 2006. It is the second part of a two-part story. The first part, "The Impossible Planet ...
". 2008, 'Hughie Green, Most Sincerely', '' Law and Order: UK'', and in 2009 Thorp was cast as Chris Gray in ''
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''. Other appearances include
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,
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, In The Club and "Unhallowed Ground" and
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in NBC's " A.D. The Bible Continues". Theatre credits include: "Home Delivery" New Vic Basement, "Cork and Spark" New Vic Studio, "The Lost Dragon" Chester Gateway Theatre, "High Society" UK Tour, Don John & Dogberry in ''
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'' (2004), Teddy in Robbers and Sam (Sambo) in Fire Down Under! in 2002, In 2006 Thorp played the leading role in a national UK tour of the play ''Strangers on a Train''. In 2008 he played the leading role in David Hare's play '' The Blue Room'' which opened at the Haymarket Theatre,
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. 2013 "
Love and Money (play) The original production of ''Love and Money'' by Dennis Kelly played at the Royal Exchange, Manchester before it transferred to the newly opened Young Vic Maria studio in 2006 and was directed by Matthew Dunster. An examination of how love is ...
" UK Tour. In 2005 he appeared on the third series of the
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's '' Strictly Come Dancing'', reaching seventh place with his partner
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. He guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio play '' 100''. He has narrated a series of
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novels; '' Forever Autumn'', ''
Sick Building ''Sick Building'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. This book had the working title ''The Wicked Bun ...
'', ''
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'' and '' The Krillitane Storm'', all produced by BBC Audiobooks. Other audiobooks read by Thorp include '' The Knife That Killed Me'', ''Hyperpsychoreality Syndrome'', ''Baboon'', ''Buy-ology'', ''The Kill Call'', '' Click'', ''Who Runs Britain?'' and '' The Spook's Curse'', "The David Bowie Treasures", "Inverting the Pyramid", "Anatomy of England" and "The Dynamite Room".


Credits

*''Boys Will Be Boys'' (2003) .... Mark *''
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'' (48 episodes, 2004–2005).... Paul "Woody" Joiner *''
The Courtroom ''The Courtroom'' is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. Music was composed and performed by Steve Wright. The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particular ...
'' (1 episode, 2004) .... PC David Wills *'' Holby City'' (1 episode, 2005) .... Woody Joiner * '' Friends and Crocodiles'' (2005) (TV) .... Soup Man 2 *''Jodie'' (2005) *''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' .... Toby Zed (2 episodes, 2006) :"
The Impossible Planet "The Impossible Planet" is the eighth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 3 June 2006. It is the first part of a two-part story. The second part, ...
" :"
The Satan Pit "The Satan Pit" is the ninth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on 10 June 2006. It is the second part of a two-part story. The first part, "The Impossible Planet ...
" *''Hughie Green, Most Sincerely'' (2008) (TV) .... TV Executive *'' Law & Order: UK'' (2009) (TV) .... Joe Buttler ( Series 2, Episode 3) *''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' (2010–2011) (TV) .... Chris Gray *''
Scott & Bailey ''Scott & Bailey'' is a British police procedural series that debuted on ITV on 29 May 2011 and concluded on 27 April 2016. The series stars Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Amelia Bullmore, Nicholas Gleaves, Danny Miller and Pippa Haywood. The s ...
'' .... DS Miller (Series 2, Episode 8, 1 episode, 2012) *''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
'' .... Matt Davis (2013) *'' In The Club'' .... Rosss Jackson (2014) *''
Unhallowed Ground ''Unhallowed Ground'' is a 2015 British independent horror film that was directed by Russell England, marking his feature film directorial debut outside of television. The movie had its world premiere on 25 April 2015 at the British Independent F ...
'' (2015) *'' A.D. The Bible Continues'' .... Cornelius (2015) *'' Shakespeare & Hathaway'' (2018) .... Anton Dukes (Series 1, Episode 4) *'' All Creatures Great and Small'' (2021) …. Gerald Hamond (series 2 Episode 2)


References


External links

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Watch: BBC webTV interview with Will Thorp
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