18 Facts About Tom Cullen

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Thomas Cullen was born on 17 July 1985 and is a Welsh actor and director.

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Tom Cullen had roles in the independent film Weekend, as Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in the television series Downton Abbey, and as Sir Landry in the historical drama series Knightfall.

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Tom Cullen appeared in another historical drama playing the role of Thomas Seymour in Becoming Elizabeth.

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Tom Cullen's father is Irish and his mother is English.

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Tom Cullen spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School.

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Tom Cullen graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with First Class Honours degree in Acting after spending a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

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Whilst still in training, Tom Cullen was taken out of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama to appear in Daddy's Girl, which won the BAFTA Cymru for Best Film, and to star in Watch Me, which won the BAFTA Cymru for Best Short.

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Tom Cullen starred in the 2011 film Weekend as Russell, a Nottingham lifeguard.

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Tom Cullen won Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Actor at the Nashville Film Festival in 2011 for his role as Russell.

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Tom Cullen starred as Wulfric in the 2012 miniseries World Without End.

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Tom Cullen had a recurring role as Mary Crawley's suitor Anthony Foyle in Downton Abbey.

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Tom Cullen played Joe Rose in the new three-part ITV drama The Trials of Jimmy Rose, airing in September 2015.

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Tom Cullen starred in a Canadian indie from production company Motel Pictures, The Other Half.

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Tom Cullen plays the lead role of Mark in Harlan Coben's The Five, a ten-part Sky 1 mystery series.

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Tom Cullen played Guy Fawkes alongside Kit Harington and Liv Tyler in Gunpowder on BBC One.

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In 2008, Tom Cullen wrote and produced the short film Naughties with Alexander Vlahos.

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Tom Cullen wrote and directed his full-length play, Kingfisher, about a man returning from prison, in 2010, as well as other short plays performed by Undeb.

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Tom Cullen made his directorial debut with the 2019 film Pink Wall starring Tatiana Maslany and Jay Duplass.