Thomas Nelstrop

Thomas Nelstrop (born 29 July 1980) is an English actor, comedian, and voiceover artist. He plays Julian in the NBC series Brave New World. In 2007, he played Ben Wainright in the Doctor Who episode "Blink".

Thomas Nelstrop
Born (1980-07-29) 29 July 1980
OccupationActor, comedian, voiceover artist
Websitehttp://www.thomasnelstrop.com/

Early life

Nelstrop was born in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. He gained a B.A. degree in Actor Musicianship from Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in 2002.[1]

Career

Nelstrop based himself in London after graduating from Rose Bruford College to concentrate on performing arts. He received his first acting credits as the 16th and the 17th century English Poet John Donne in Channel 4's educational series Arrows of Desire[2] in 2003.

Nelstrop spent the next three years focussing on acting in theatres, most notably as Sampson/Peter in the production of Romeo and Juliet by the English Touring Theatre in 2005, while taking on a some TV and film roles from time to time.

In 2007, Nelstrop was chosen to play Ben Wainwright in the critically acclaimed Doctor Who episode Blink, alongside Carey Mulligan and Lucy Gaskell. Following this appearance, he went on to play Constable Harrison in Honest, Wesley Presley in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, and as a recurring cast member in The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson.

Aside from acting, Nelstrop is also a comedian and made his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in 2012 with his own show Thomas Nelstrop: Great (ish) Hits[3] at the Pleasance, which received favourable reviews. He is also known by his spoof musician persona, Jonni Music, whose music videos are often broadcast by BBC Three and BBC Online.[4] In 2013, he was hired to create comedy clips to be broadcast between acts at the Singapore Social music festival which featured Aerosmith, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, and Blush.[5]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2004EastEndersBest ManBBC One2 episodes
2007Doctor WhoBen Wainwright1 episode
Comedy: ShuffleDr. Gustav GrippenschaaftBBC Three3 episodes; also writer
Living... with Kimberly StewartNarratorTV46 episodes
2008HonestConstable HarrisonITV6 episodes
The Wrong DoorVariousBBC Three3 episodes
2009Genie in the HouseTour Guide/CuratorNickelodeon2 episodes
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and StephensonVariousBBC One4 episodes
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of CrispsWesleyBBC Three7 episodes
2010DoctorsEd WellsBBC One1 episode
Hotel TrubbleLouie LipinskiCBBC1 episode
2011Little Howard's Big QuestionFake Big Howard1 episode
2013Pat & CabbageTobyITV3 episodes
2016Mr SelfridgeMichael1 episode
2016–2017Class DismissedVariousCBBC24 episodes
2016To Walk InvisibleDr John WheelhouseBBC OneTV Movie
2018DamnedGarstonChannel 41 episode
2019CasualtyDanny McClairBBC One1 episode
2020The Trial of Christine KeelerLewis MorleyBBC One1 episode
Brave New WorldJulianSky One1 episode

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Chemical WeddingJones
2014Knight RustyPrince Novel/Bernie Flame/VariousVoice
2016Love Meet HopeJack

Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Dying LightTolga/Rocket/FarajVoice
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References
  1. "Doctor Who Guide: Thomas Nelstrop". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Arrows of Desire - 4Learning". Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. "Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. BBC. "Jonni Music on BBC Three". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. "Starcount Singapore Social 2013". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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