Ty Peter Tennant (né Martin-Moffett; born 27 March 2002) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tom Gresham in the science fiction series War of the Worlds (2019–present) and young Aegon II Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022).
Ty Tennant | |
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| Born | Ty Peter Martin-Moffett (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 20) White City, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013, 2019–present |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Peter Davison (maternal grandfather) Sandra Dickinson (maternal grandmother) Sandy McDonald (paternal grandfather) |
Tennant was born Ty Peter Martin-Moffett at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the White City area of West London to then 17-year-old actress Georgia Moffett and grew up in Chiswick.[1] When his mother married Scottish actor David Tennant in 2011, whom she had met in 2008, Ty had been adopted by him and gained Tennant's surname.[2] Tennant attended Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd) for Sixth Form.[3]
Tennant had a brief cameo in the 2013 comedy spoof The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. He later made his feature film debut in 2019 as a younger version of Tom Glynn-Carney's Christopher Wiseman in Tolkien. That same year, he began starring in the science fiction series War of the Worlds as Tom Gresham, the younger brother of Daisy Edgar-Jones' character Emily.[4] He also made a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC One soap opera Casualty.[5]
In 2021, Tennant and Sebastian Croft were cast as the Dead Boy Detectives Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland respectively in season 3 of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol.[6] He had a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days.[7] Tennant stars as Aegon II Targaryen in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood, once again playing a younger version of a character also played by Glynn-Carney.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Tolkien | Young Christopher Wiseman | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Himself | TV Film |
| 2019 | Casualty | Aaron McKiernan | S33, E34 |
| 2019–present | War of the Worlds | Tom Gresham | Main role; 19 Episodes |
| 2021 | Doom Patrol | Edwin Paine | Episode: "Dead Patrol" |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Gang Leader | S1, E8 | |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Young Aegon II Targaryen | 2 episodes |