Christopher Thomas Prior (born on December 2, 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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Born | (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 31) England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actor, producer, and writer |
Years active | 2014-present |
Website | https://tomcprior.tumblr.com/ |
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]
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.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Alex Was a Friend of Mine | Alex | Short film |
2014 | The Theory of Everything | 17 year-old Robert Hawking | |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | Hugo | ||
2016 | Dusty and Me | Georgie | |
2020 | Iceland Is Best | Jack | |
2021 | Blood on the Crown | Private Love | |
Firebird | Sergey Serebrennikov | co-writer, co-producer, and music supervisor | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Endeavour | Billy Karswell | 1 episode |
2017 | Three Girls | Police Officer | 1 episode |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival | Best Actor | Firebird | Won | [12] |
Best Narrative Feature | Won |
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