Thomas Doherty (actor)

Thomas Doherty (born 21 April 1995)[1] is a Scottish actor and singer, known for his roles as Sean Matthews on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge and Harry Hook in the Descendants film franchise.

Thomas Doherty
Doherty in 2019
Born (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Partner(s)Dove Cameron (2016–present)

Early life

Doherty was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has an older brother and younger sister, and his parents were both in the banking business.[2]

Doherty attended Royal High School in Edinburgh.[3] After high school, Doherty attended The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] He graduated after studying music theatre at MGA Academy in July 2015 and immediately signed a contract with Olivia Bell Management in London.[5] Doherty was trained in acting, singing, and various types of dance including contemporary, hip hop, jazz, tap and ballet.

Career

After graduating from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in the summer of 2015, Doherty began waiting tables in Edinburgh at Tigerlilly restaurant.[3] On his days off, Doherty split his time between auditioning for The Lodge and working with the Edinburgh Fringe.[6] Doherty was offered the role of Sean Matthews in The Lodge, and had to undergo intensive training in mountain biking to prepare for the role.[7] The Lodge was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[8][9] While Doherty's character is Scottish, Doherty focused on toning down his accent in order to better accommodate the viewers in all 108 countries that The Lodge aired in.[6] In December 2016, The Lodge was renewed for a second series which began production in February 2017.[10]

In 2016, Doherty auditioned for Descendants 2 and was cast as Harry Hook, the son of villain, Captain James Hook, from Peter Pan.[6] Descendants 2 was filmed in Vancouver, Canada in 2016 and aired on Disney Channel on 21 July 2017.[11] He reprised his role as Harry Hook in the third installment of the Disney Channel franchise, Descendants 3 which premiered in 2019.[12]

In August 2017, Doherty was named one of the 50 fittest boys in the world by Vogue magazine.[13] From 2019 to 2020, he appeared in the CW series Legacies as Sebastian.[14] Then in March 2020, it was announced that Doherty is set to star in the upcoming HBO Max teen drama Gossip Girl.[15]

Personal life

Doherty has been in a relationship with his Descendants co-star Dove Cameron since December 2016.[16][17][18]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dracula Street Boy Episode: "Servant to Two Masters"
2016–2017 The Lodge Sean Matthews Main role
2017 Descendants 2 Harry Hook Television film
2017 Under The Sea: A Descendants Story Harry Hook Short film
2018 High Strung: Free Dance Zander Film
2019 Catherine the Great Peter Zavadovsky 1 episode
2019 Descendants 3 Harry Hook Television film
2019–2020 Legacies Sebastian Recurring role (season 2)
2020 High Fidelity Liam Shawcross 3 episodes
2021 Gossip Girl Main role

References
  1. "Thomas Doherty Reveals The First Thing He Noticed About Dove Cameron". Tiger Beat. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "Meet the young Scots actor set to become Disney's latest sensation". STV News. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. Cameron, Courtney (26 September 2016). "Edinburgh waiter tipped to be next Zac Efron with Disney role". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Thomas is filming new teen musical for Disney". The MGA Academy of Performing Arts. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Olivia Bell Management -- Thomas Doherty CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017.
  6. McIver, Brian (19 August 2016). "Scots actor was a waiter a year ago, now he's following in Zac Efron's footsteps". Daily Record. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  7. "The Lodge's Thomas Doherty Talks Mountain Biking". SI Kids. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. "Disney Channel begins filming The Lodge in Northern Ireland". Northern Ireland Screen. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  9. "Disney Channel: Major musical drama The Lodge filming in Northern Ireland". BBC News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. "The first look photos from Disney's The Lodge Season 2 as production begins". Heyuguys. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. Andreeva, Nellie (26 July 2017). "Disney Channel's 'Descendants 2' Draws 21 Million Viewers Across 6 Networks In L+3 – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. Denise Petski (20 April 2018). "'Descendants 3': Sarah Jeffery, Thomas Doherty & Dylan Playfair To Reprise Roles In Threequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  13. "The 50 Fittest Boys Of 2017". Vogue. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  14. Swift, Andy (19 July 2019). "Legacies Adds Descendants Star as [Spoiler]'s Love Interest in Season 2". TVLine. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. "'Gossip Girl': Tavi Gevinson, Thomas Doherty, Adam Chanler-Berat & Zion Moreno Join Reboot On HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. [httpd://Screenonline/UK/amp/news/899174/dove-Cameron-and-Thomas-Daugherty-celebrate-one-year-anniversary-look-back-at-their-sweetest-moments "Dove Cameron and Thomas Daugherty Celebrate One-Year Anniversary: Look Back at Their Sweetest Moments"] Check |URL= value (help). E! News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  17. [httpd://Screenonline/uk/amp/news/927513/dove-Cameron-says-she-s-going-to-marry-boyfriend-Thomas-Daugherty "Dove Cameron Says She's Going to Marry Boyfriend Thomas Daugherty"] Check |URL= value (help). E! News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  18. Zapata, NASCAR (29 October 2018). [httpd://metronome/2018/10/29/Disney-dove-Cameron-shares-facetime-photos-with-boyfriend-Thomas-Daugherty-8086548/ "Disney's Dove Cameron shares Face time photos with boyfriend Thomas Daugherty"] Check |URL= value (help). Metro. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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