Introduction
Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film This Is England (2006), a role he reprises in the This Is England TV series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011) and This Is England '90 (2015).
Career
In his first film role in 2006, aged 13, he played the lead character, Shaun, in This Is England, written and directed by Shane Meadows. On television he played the character Dizzy, a young boy mentored by Adam Solomons (Luke Treadaway), in the 2006 BBC drama series The Innocence Project. The programme was cancelled after eight episodes due to poor ratings and negative reviews. Turgoose's character was in six of the eight episodes. But in 2008, he was again in a Shane Meadows film, Somers Town, where he co-starred in a comedy role with young Polish actor Piotr Jagiello. Both young actors shared the "Best Actor in a Narrative Feature" award at New York's Tribeca Film Festival. He was also in The Scouting Book for Boys, and appeared in This Is England '86, a 4-part TV series for Channel 4 looking at characters from This is England three years on. A year later, he appeared in the three-part series This Is England '88, aired just before Christmas 2011, and also appeared in This Is England '90, aired in 2015.
Turgoose is a supporter of both Grimsby Town and Manchester United, and is a season ticket holder at his hometown club. Prior to Grimsby Town's Conference Premier play-off final against Bristol Rovers, he interviewed manager Paul Hurst, club captain Craig Disley and striker Lenell John-Lewis for Football Focus, which was aired on 16 May 2015. Also on the same day, he appeared on Pointless Celebrities, where he was paired with fellow actor Vas Blackwood. On 7 November 2015, he made his second appearance on Pointless Celebrities, where he was paired with Tyger Drew-Honey.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | This Is England | Shaun Fields | British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated — ALFS Award for British Breakthrough - Acting Nominated — Empire Award for Best Newcomer |
| 2006 | The Innocence Project | Dizzy | TV series (7 episodes: 2006-2007) |
| 2008 | Somers Town | Tomo | London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year (also for Eden Lake) Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Eden Lake | Cooper | |
| 2009 | The Scouting Book for Boys | David | Nominated — ALFS Award for Young British Performer of the Year |
| 2009 | Cast Offs | Jake | TV series (1 episode: "Will") |
| 2010 | Dirty Egg | The Kid | 'Short' |
| 2010 | This Is England '86 | Shaun Fields | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2011 | This Is England '88 | Shaun Fields | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2012 | Birdsong | Private Tipper | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Coming Up | Lump | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Kiss | Sean | Short Film |
| 2013 | Post Jump | Tom | Short Film |
| 2015 | Jacked | Waylen | Short Film |
| 2015 | George Misses the Train | George | Short Film |
| 2016 | The Hatching | Caesar | Film |
| 2017 | Terminal (2017 film) | Raymond | Upcoming film starring alongside Simon Pegg and Margot Robbie |
| 2017 | Butterfly Kisses (2017 film) | Shrek | Film |
Appearances
| Year | Appearance | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Making of 'This is England' | Himself | TV documentary short |
| 2008 | Cinema 3 | TV series (1 episode: "29 November 2008) | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Juice | 25 March 2009 | |
| 2010 | BBC Breakfast | TV series (1 episode: "18 March 2010") | |
| 2012 | Vic & Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners | Comedy panel show | |
| 2012 | Maximo Park - Hips and Lips | Video Clip | |
| 2015 | Celebrity Juice | 1 October 2015 |
Honours
- 2006 Won – British Independent Film Awards – "Most Promising Newcomer"
- 2008 Nominated – British Independent Film Awards – "Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film"
- 2008 Won – Tribeca Film Festival, New York – "Best Actor in a Narrative Feature" (with Piotr Jagiello) for Somers Town