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Tom Prior

Tom Prior

English actor

Christopher Thomas Prior (born December 1990)[1] is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama Firebird. He has also appeared in supporting roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service and in The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking's son Robert.[2]

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Early life

Prior was educated at The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester.[3] In 2002 he appeared in "Fire from Heaven", produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association.[4] He studied Performing Arts at Weymouth College, graduating with distinction, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[3] He graduated from RADA in 2012.[5]

Career

Prior's West End debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the National Youth Theatre: Tory Boyz by James Graham; Romeo and Juliet; and Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel by Michael Lesslie.[6][7][5]

Prior wrote his first short film Breaking the Circle in 2014.[8][5]

In 2021, Prior starred in Firebird as Sergey Serebrennikov.[9][10] He co-wrote and produced the film with director Peeter Rebane.[11] The film is about the real-life romance between a conscript, Sergey Fetisov, and a fighter pilot in Soviet era Estonia. Rebane began working on a screenplay based on a memoir by Fetisov. After learning about the script, Prior met with Rebane in London.[12]

Filmography

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Personal life

Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.[14]

References

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    Meech, Ruth (24 August 2013). "West End Boys - the Dorset performers set to make a name themselves in theatreland". Bournemouth Echo. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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    "Firebird". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
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    "Firebird's Tom Prior on Soviet Air Forces-set gay love movie: 'I got to keep the uniforms!'". Attitude.co.uk. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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    "Tom Prior and Peeter Rebane's Film "Firebird" is Too Good to be True". 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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    "Why a star of the film 'Firebird' missed its premiere: He's in Ukraine". Los Angeles Daily News. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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    "Tom Prior - Awards - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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    "Firebird: The Gay Cold War Romance the World Needs". www.out.com. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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