Luke Treadaway
Luke Antony Newman Treadaway (born September 10, 1984 in Exeter , Devon ) is a British theater and film actor .
Life and career
Treadaway was born in 1984 and grew up in the southern English village of Sandford . His father works as an architect, his mother is a teacher.
His twin brother Harry Treadaway is also an actor. Their drama teacher inspired both of them to start acting. They performed together at the National Youth Theater from the age of 16 and later studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art .
The brothers made their film debut in Brothers of the Head as Siamese twins who appear as a punk rock band. In addition to various short films and television productions, Luke initially devoted himself to theater. In 2007 he appeared in Die Heiligen Johanna and in War Horse, among others . In 2009, both Treadaways resumed roles as brothers in the play Over There , directed by Mark Ravenhill .
2010 saw Treadaway in the music video for For the First Time by Irish rock band The Script . He became known to a larger audience in 2012 for his role as weed brewis in the science fiction comedy Attack the Block .
In 2012 he took on a leading role in the tragic comedy Cheerful Weather for the Wedding , a film adaptation of the novel by Julia Strachey from 1932. In 2016 he played the lead role of James Bowen in the film Bob the Stray .
He lives in London with his girlfriend Ruta Gedmintas .
Filmography (selection)
- 2005: Brothers of the Head
- 2006–2007: The Innocence Project (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2007: Clapham Junction (TV movie)
- 2008: Scratch
- 2008–2009: Mist: Sheepdog Tales (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2009: Dogging: A Love Story
- 2009: Heartless
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2010: Whistleblower - On a Dangerous Mission (The Whistleblower)
- 2011: Late Bloomers
- 2011: Rock in the Park (Your Instead)
- 2011: Attack the Block
- 2011: Killing Bono
- 2012: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
- 2012: 13 Steps Down (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Footsoldiers of Berlin - Your word is law (St George's Day)
- 2012: The Rise
- 2013: Get Lucky
- 2013: Rubicon
- 2014: Unbroken
- 2015-2018: Fortitude (TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2016: Bob the Stray (A Street Cat Named Bob)
theatre
- 2007: Saint Joan ( Royal National Theater )
- 2007: War Horse (Royal National Theater)
- 2008: Piranha Heights ( Philip Ridley , Soho Theater)
- 2008: Cradle Me ( Simon Vinnicombe , Finborough Theater)
- 2008: War Horse ( John Tams , BBC Radio 2)
- 2009: Over There ( Mark Ravenhill , Royal Court Theater)
- 2011: The History of Titus Groan (Radio 4 Drama)
- 2012: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Royal National Theater)
- 2017: Who's afraid of Viginia Woolf? (Harold Pinter Theater)
Web links
- Luke Treadaway in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff? at guardian.co.uk, November 25, 2012
- ^ Divided we stood at guardian.co.uk on November 25, 2012
- ↑ Luke Treadaway ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at shortlist.com, accessed April 16, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Treadaway, Luke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Treadaway, Luke Antony Newman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Exeter , Devon , United Kingdom |