Edwin Thomas (actor)

Edwin Leo Thomas (born 11 June 1987) is an English actor who works in theatre, TV and film. Thomas studied French and Portuguese at Wadham College, Oxford, before studying acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Bursary Main Prize,[1][2] and the Mary Selway Bursary.[2]

Thomas worked as an actor for one year after graduating, appearing on screen in BBC's 'Restless' (2012),[3][4] ITV's Inspector Lewis (2013),[5] and as John Colville in ITV's Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain.[6] On stage he played Irwin in the Crucible Theatre's production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys (2013)[7] alongside Matthew Kelly, directed by Michael Longhurst, and Lexy in 'Candida' at The Theatre Royal Bath directed by Simon Godwin.

In 2013, Thomas was forced to stop acting due to ill health. During this time Thomas worked in education, teaching English and French and working as a careers advisor and mentor at St Mary Magdalene Academy. He also co-developed an outreach programme for the Guildhall School, running acting workshops across schools in London. Thomas is a qualified student Feldenkrais teacher, having almost completed the four year training.[8][1]

Returning to acting in 2016, Thomas appeared as Noel Porter in series 5 of Endeavour, and subsequently starred in The Happy Prince, written, directed by and starring Rupert Everett. Thomas plays Oscar Wilde's friend and lover Robbie Ross, alongside Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Anna Chancellor and Tom Wilkinson. The Happy Prince had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and European premiere at The Berlinale Film Festival (February 2018) and was released in the UK on 15 June 2018.

Awards
  • Laurence Olivier Bursary Main Prize[1][2]
  • Mary Selway Bursary[2]
  • Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2018 - Thomas was one of sixteen actors named 2018's Star of Tomorrow[9][10][11]

Filmography


Film
Year Title Role Ref
2018 The Happy Prince Robbie Ross [12][13]


Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2012 Restless Edward Television film [4]
2013 Inspector Lewis Reuben Beatty Episode: "Down Among the Fearful: Part 1" [5]
2015 Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain John Colville Television film [6]
2016 Midsomer Murders Finn Thornberry Episode: "The Village That Rose from the Dead" [14]
2018 Endeavour Noel Porter Episode: "Passenger" [15]
2019 Victoria Mr Caine Episode: "A Show of Unity" [16]
2020 Into the Night Roger Episode: "Jakub" and "Sylvie" [17]

References
  1. "The Happy Prince". Foyle Film Festival. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. Youde, Kate (2011-09-04). "Larry, dear Larry! In Olivier's footsteps". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. Hall, Edward (2015-05-15), Restless, retrieved 2016-11-25
  4. Restless (TV Movie 2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-25
  5. Inspector Lewis (TV Series 2006–2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-25
  6. Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain (TV Movie 2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-25
  7. Hickling, Alfred (2013-05-23). "The History Boys – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  8. "Edwin Thomas". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. "This Week at NYT | We launch our new monologue book! | National Youth Theatre". www.nyt.org.uk. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  10. "Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2018". Screen Daily. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  11. "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Edwin Thomas (actor)". Screen Daily. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  12. The Happy Prince, retrieved 2020-05-26
  13. "The Happy Prince (2018 film)", Wikipedia, 2020-05-19, retrieved 2020-05-26
  14. Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-25
  15. Endeavour (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-26
  16. Victoria (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-26
  17. Into the Night (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-26
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