Matthew James Thomas

Matthew James Thomas
Born	1988 (age 22–23) United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Matthew James Thomas (sometimes also credited as Matthew Thomas) is a British actor, best known for his role in the UK drama/musical show, Britannia High.

Early life

Thomas trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London along with his fellow Britannia High cast members Sapphire Elia and Georgina Hagen.^{[citation needed]} He also was trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Career

Thomas' earlier TV work includes Wonderful You, Shane, The Blind Date Murders, Bad Girls, Doctors, The Bill and Desperados.

He has also appeared in the films Billy Elliot and About a Boy.

At the age of 14, he played Prince John (older) in Stephen Poliakoff's The Lost Prince.

Thomas' theatre work includes Fame at the Shaftesbury Theatre in which he played Schlomo, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Whistle Down the Wind at the Aldwych Theatre London alongside Hollyoaks actress Hannah Tointon and former S Club Juniors member Jay Asforis in 1999-2000, in which he played Clarence. His other theatre credits include Oliver! at the London Palladium, Dick Whittington at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Wayne in Popcorn at the Landor Theatre and Romeo in Romeo & Juliet at the Avondale Theatre.

In Britannia High, Thomas plays Jez Tyler, a wealthy performer who strikes up a friendship with street dancer BB, played by Marcquelle Ward. Jez's centric episode is number 3, which explores his wealthy background and his troubled relationship with his father.

In June 2009 he performed at the Leicester Square Theatre playing the lead role of Dorian Gray in a production directed by Linnie Reedman with music by Joe Evans.

In November 2009 He played Seth the leading role in Karen Wilson's short film Possessions alongside Rosalind Halstead, best known for her portrayal as Isabella in Wuthering Heights.

Later in 2009 he appeared alongside John Nettles, James Fox, Sylvestra le touzel, Frances Barber and Richard Fleeshman in the prestigious ITV Drama Series Midsomer Murders as the young manipulative concert pianist Orlando Guest in the episode titled "Masterclass" directed by Renny Rye.

Thomas is currently appearing on Broadway as the alternate 'Peter Parker' in the Broadway theatre production of the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. He is scheduled two shows weekly as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Currently he performs both Wednesday and Saturday afternoon shows.^[1]

Personal life

Thomas stated in an interview that his most treasured possession is his piano, as he loves to play music and write songs. He has a fear of wasps, and his favourite foods include hash browns and eggs. His favourite artists include Coldplay, U2 and Mutemath. In 2008, he dated his Britannia High co-star Sapphire Elia.^[2]

List of credits

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1999	Wonderful You	Joe, Henry's nephew	ITV	Mini-series
	The Bill	Karl Drake	ITV	Series 15 episode 25 "Look Away Now"
2000	Bad Girls (TV series)	Tom Fenner	ITV	Series 2 episode 3 "Visiting Time"
	Care	Brian	BBC	Drama
2002	Spooks	demonstrator	BBC One	Series 1 episode 4 "Traitor's Gate"
2003	The Lost Prince	Prince John (older)	BBC One	Drama
	Trevor's World of Sport	Toby	BBC One	Mini-series
2004	Shane	spotty kid	ITV	Series 1 episode 2
2005	Afterlife	Bardo's Lawyer	ITV	Series 1 episode 2 "Lower Than Bones"
2007	Desperados	Gary Black	CBBC	Series 1 episode 10
	Doctors	Mickey Carly	BBC One	Series 9 episode 39 "Victim Support"
	Genie in the House	Mr. White	Nickelodeon	Series 2 episode 22 "Mr Write"
2008	Britannia High	Jez Tyler	ITV	Main cast
2010	Casualty	Gary Yates	BBC One	Series 24 episode 25 "Love Is A Battlefield"
	Midsomer Murders	Orlando Guest	ITV	Series 13 episode 5 "Master Class"

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	The Blind Date	Matthew Davey
	Billy Elliot	Simon
2002	About a Boy	Candy thrower

References

1. ^ Healy, Patrick (16 November 2010). "Wary of Demanding Lead Role, ‘Spider-Man’ Producers Eye Use of Backup". The New York Times ArtsBeat blog. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/wary-of-demanding-lead-role-spider-man-producers-eye-use-of-backup/. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Matthew James Thomas - Jez Interview". stv.tv. 2008-10-22. http://programmes.stv.tv/britannia-high/interviews/35817-matthew-james-thomas-jez/. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 

External links

• Matthew James Thomas at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Matthew James
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1988
Place of birth	United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death