Thomas Turgoose

Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film This Is England, a role he reprises in the This Is England TV series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011) and This Is England '90 (2015).

Career In his first film role in 2006, he played the lead character, Shaun Fields, in This Is England, written and directed by Shane Meadows. On television he played the character Dizzy, a young boy mentored by Adam Solomons (Luke Treadaway), in the 2006 BBC drama series The Innocence Project. The programme was cancelled after eight episodes due to poor ratings and negative reviews. Turgoose's character was in six of the eight episodes. In 2008, he was again in a Meadows film, Somers Town, where he co-starred in a comedy role with young Polish actor Piotr Jagiello. Both young actors shared the "Best Actor in a Narrative Feature" award at New York's Tribeca Festival. He was also in The Scouting Book for Boys, and appeared in This Is England '86, a 4-part TV series for Channel 4 looking at characters from This is England three years on. A year later, he appeared in the three-part series This Is England '88, aired just before Christmas 2011, and also appeared in This Is England '90, aired in 2015.

He appeared on Pointless Celebrities, where he was paired with fellow actor Vas Blackwood. On 7 November 2015, he made his second appearance on Pointless Celebrities, where he was paired with Tyger Drew-Honey. In 2017, Turgoose appeared in the season 7 premiere of the HBO series Game of Thrones as a Lannister soldier.

Personal life Turgoose is a supporter of Grimsby Town, although he admits that as a boy he supported Manchester United, and is a season ticket holder at his hometown club. Prior to Grimsby Town's Conference Premier play-off final against Bristol Rovers, he interviewed manager Paul Hurst, club captain Craig Disley and striker Lenell John-Lewis for Football Focus, which was aired on 16 May 2015.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 This Is England Shaun Fields British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – ALFS Award for British Breakthrough – Acting Nominated – Empire Award for Best Newcomer2008 Somers Town Tomo London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year (also for Eden Lake) Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Eden Lake Cooper 2009 The Scouting Book for Boys David Nominated – ALFS Award for Young British Performer of the Year 2014 The Hatching Caesar 2017 Butterfly Kisses Shrek Kingsman: The Golden Circle Liam 2018 Terminal Raymond Swimming with Men Tom 2019 Avengement Tune Looted Leo 2021 Creation Stories Dick Green 2023 Jackdaw Craig 2025 Mickey 17 Bazooka Soldier

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–2007 The Innocence Project Dizzy 4 episodes 2009 Cast Offs Jake Episode: "Will" 2010 This Is England '86 Shaun Fields 4 episodes 2011 This Is England '88 Shaun Fields 3 episodes2012 Birdsong Private Tipper 2 episodes Coming Up Lump Episode: "Ben and Lump" 2015 This Is England '90 Shaun Fields 4 episodes 2016 Storage Hunters UK Himself Celebrity, Cambridge episode 2017 Game of Thrones Geoff Episode: "Dragonstone" 2021 Intergalactic Drew 8 episodes 2023 The Gallows Pole William Hartley Miniseries; 3 episodes 2024 All Town Aren't We Himself Football documentary series; 3 episodes

Appearances Year Appearance Role