British actor and producer, Tom Blyth was born on February 2, 1995, in Birmingham, England, UK, to parents Gavin Blyth and Charlotte. He has two younger siblings, a sister, Anya Blyth, and a half-brother, Carter.
Tom’s parents split from one another when he was 11. After this tragic incident, Blyth moved along with his mother, Charlotte, and sister, Anya, to Woodthorpe, a suburb of Nottingham.
Gavin Blyth, a British television producer and journalist, passed away on 26 November 2010 due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer, when Tom was 14.
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Gavin was widely known for being the series writer and producer of the soap opera ”Emmerdale.”
Tom’s mother, Charlotte, who also serves as his career advisor, enrolled him in the Television Workshop’s drama programs.
His father and paternal grandfather both worked in the media industry.
Blyth has a half-brother named Carter and a sister named Anya.
However, Tom himself and other media outlets have not publicly disclosed Tom’s sibling’s specifics.
Key Takeaways
- Tom Blyth graduated from Juilliard’s prestigious Drama Division in May 2020.
- The 29-year-old British actor Tom Blyth starred as William H. Bonney, the titular character of the MGM+ series Billy the Kid (2022).
- Tom’s mother, Charlotte enrolled him in the Television Workshop’s drama programs.
”The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes” Star Tom Blyth
Blyth spent his early childhood in Derbyshire. He is a former pupil of Arnold Hill Academy and Bilborough College.
Blyth joined the National Youth Theatre in London. He took drama classes at Nottingham’s Television Workshop, which is for young people aged 7-21.
Tom Blyth graduated from Juilliard’s prestigious Drama Division in May 2020, fulfilling his childhood aspiration.
In 2021, he told the British magazine LeftLion,
“I knew that some of my favorite actors, like Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver, went there because I had read about [Juilliard] when I was a kid.”
Tom Blyth
He was one of the nine applicants out of 2,000 to be offered a spot on one of the world’s most sought-after BA actor training programs at The Juilliard School.
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His most notable film credit roles include ”Scott and Sid (2021)” as Sid, ”Benediction (2021)” as Glen Byam Shaw, and ”The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)” as Coriolanus Snow.
The 29-year-old British actor Tom Blyth starred as William H. Bonney, the titular character of the MGM+ series Billy the Kid (2022), and appeared in a supporting role in the HBO series The Gilded Age (2022) as Archie Baldwin.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- “Plainclothes“ is a new independent film from writer-director Carmen Emmi, stars Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey.
