Thomas Turgoose
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 Thomas Turgoose (left) with Stephen Graham (at a This is England premiere) |
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Thomas "Tomo" Turgoose (born 1992 in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire) is an award-winning English film and television actor.
In his first ever film role, he played the lead character, Shaun, in This Is England written and directed by Shane Meadows. His performance won the 2006 British Independent Film Awards honor for Most Promising Newcomer (On Screen).[1]
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 program was cancelled after eight episodes due to poor ratings and negative reviews.[2] Turgoose's character was in six of the eight episodes.
Turgoose appears in the forthcoming film Eden Lake.
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[edit] Filmography
This Is England (2006)
The Innocence Project (2006 - 2007, TV)
Somers Town (2008)
Eden Lake (2008)
[edit] Personal life
Turgoose is from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. He attended Wintringham School of the same town whilst filming This Is England and The Innocence Project.[3]
Turgoose's mother Sharon died in 2005; This Is England is dedicated to her memory.
He has three older brothers, Karl 22, Mathew 21 and Jamie 19.
[edit] References
- ^ BIFA - British Independent Film Awards
- ^ Innocence lost on BBC1 viewers | Media | The Observer
- ^ Thomas Turgoose: the 13 year old cheeky chappy goes from Grimsby to the big screen | YOU Magazine
