Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes born 18 April 1985 is an English actor best known for his roles as Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity Chaz Jankel in Sex Drugs Rock Roll Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction and Nick Slade in BBC legal drama Silk Hughes was born and brought up in UptonbyChester Cheshire the younger of two boys He attended the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre group He was a member of the Cheshire Youth Theatre and the Jigsaw Music Theatre Company He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art RADA in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting Hughes is the former guitarist of indie band Quaintways Hughes began his career in 2009 as Dr Harry Ingrams in the BBC spinoff series Casualty 1909 and Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama Trinity He made his feature film debut the following year as Chaz Jankel in the Ian Dury biopic Sex Drugs Rock Roll and Bruce Pearson in the comedydrama Cemetery Junction the latter of which earned him a BIFA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer He also appeared in the Young Vic production of David Harrowers Sweet Nothings directed by Luc Bondy In 2011 Hughes was named one of BAFTAs 42 Brits to Watch He played pupil barrister Nick Slade in series 1 of the BBC One legal drama Silk and appeared in the BBC television film Page Eight alongside Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz Hughes then appeared in the Richard II instalment of the television anthology The Hollow Crown as Aumerle In 2013 he starred in the BFIBBC film based on the awardwinning novel 8 Minutes Idle as the lead role Dan Thomas He made a guest appearance as Michael Rogers in an episode of Agatha Christies Marple In 2014 he had a lead role in BBC Cold War spy thriller The Game From 2016 to 2019 Hughes starred as Prince Albert opposite Jenna Coleman as the titular character of the ITV period drama Victoria He starred in the 2019 film Red Joan alongside Judi Dench In 2019 it was announced Hughes would play the recurring role of Christopher Marlowe in the second series of A Discovery of Witches