Tom Blyth
Blyth in 2022
Born
Tom Keir Blyth

(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995
Birmingham, England
Alma materJuilliard School
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Parent

Tom Keir Blyth (born 2 February 1995) is an English actor. His films include Scott and Sid (2018), Benediction (2021), and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023). On television, he starred as the title character in the series Billy the Kid (2022).

Early life and education

Blyth was born in Birmingham and grew up in Woodthorpe, a suburb of Nottingham.[1] He is the son of producer Gavin Blyth, who died when Tom was 15. Blyth attended Arnold Hill Academy and Bilborough College.[2] He also spent some of his childhood in North Yorkshire, attending primary school in Tockwith.[3] His mother Charlotte, a careers counsellor, signed him up for drama classes at the Television Workshop.[4] He also joined the National Youth Theatre.[5] Blyth went on to train at the Juilliard School in New York City, as it had been his dream, graduating in 2020.[6]

Career

Blyth began his career with small supporting roles in the 2010 films Robin Hood and Pelican Blood. In 2018, he starred opposite Richard Mason in the coming-of-age film Scott and Sid. Upon graduating from Juilliard, Blyth was cast as Glen Byam Shaw in the Terence Davies-directed biographical drama film Benediction, which premiered the following year.[7]

In 2022, Blyth had a guest role in the HBO series The Gilded Age and started playing the titular character of the Epix series Billy the Kid.[8] Blyth starred as the main character Coriolanus Snow in the 2023 film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, an adaptation of The Hunger Games prequel of the same name.[9] He has an upcoming film role in the comedy Discussion Materials[10] adapted from Bill Keenan's memoir of the same name.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Robin Hood Feral Child
Pelican Blood Young Nikko
2014 Fibs Will Short film
2015 Fluffy Clown Short film
2016 Wash Club Doug Short film
2018 Scott and Sid Sid
2021 Benediction Glen Byam Shaw
2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Coriolanus Snow
TBA Discussion Materials † Bobby

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Rise Fred Perry Television short
2022 The Gilded Age Archie Baldwin Episode: "Charity Has Two Functions"
Billy the Kid William H. Bonney / Billy Lead role

References

  1. ↑ Pinchess, Lynette (18 February 2021). "Nottingham actor Tom Blyth appears in new film Benediction with former Doctor Who star". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Former Bilborough College student wins place at prestigious drama school". Bilborough Sixth Form College. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "York actor shoots film with Doctor Who star during pandemic". The York Press. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nottingham-Born Actor Tom Blyth on His Journey from the TV Workshop to HBO's The Gilded Age". Left Lion. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tom Blyth". Epix. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tom Blyth". The Juilliard School. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Arsenault, Bridget (23 April 2022). "An Interview with Tom Blyth, Star of "Billy the Kid" and "Discussion Materials"". Air Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (February 3, 2022). "'Billy The Kid': Tom Blyth Turns American Outlaw In First Trailer For Epix Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ Borys, Kit (2022-05-16). "'Hunger Games': 'Billy the Kid' Actor Tom Blyth to Play Young Coriolanus Snow in Prequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  10. ↑ Grobar, Matt (21 March 2022). "Tom Blyth, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jordyn Denning, Zach Villa & Jay Mohr To Star In Comedy 'Discussion Materials' From Director Alfredo Barrios Jr". Deadline. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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