Luke Treadaway

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Luke Treadaway (born 10th September 1984) is an English actor, best known for appearing in the film "Brothers of the Head".

Personal life

Treadaway was raised in Sandford, near Exeter, Devon with his father, an architect, his mother, a primary school teacher, and two brothers - his twin Harry Treadaway and their older brother Sam, an artist. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton. As a young teenager he played the guitar in a band called Lizardsun which he formed with Harry, as well as Matt Conyngham and Seth Campbell.

As a child, he was a member of the National Youth Theatre, for whom he played Prince Ivan in "The Firebird". He was also in the ensemble for a production of "Murder in the Cathedral".

Career

While still at drama school, he and his twin brother recorded roles in their first feature film: "Brothers of the Head", in which they played conjoined twins.

After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Drama in 2006, he appeared in "The Innocence Project" for BBC television. In the same year he had a small part in a short film called "God's Wounds". He recently finished filming " " directed by Simon Ellis, and also appeared as a 14 year old Theo in the hard-hitting Channel 4 drama "Clapham Junctio"n.

He made his stage debut in "Saint Joan" at the Royal National Theatre, followed by "War Horse" at the same venue. In 2008 he appeared in "Piranha Heights", a new play by Philip Ridley, at the Soho Theatre in London. He will nextvwork on "Crandle Me", a new play by Simon Vinnicombe, at the Finborough Theatre.

External links

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* [http://community.livejournal.com/treadawaytwins/profile Treadaway brothers community] on [http://www.livejournal.com Livejournal]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/thetreadawaytribute/index.html The Treadaway Tribute - Your #1 stop on Luke and Harry Treadaway]