Tom Hughes

Thomas Hughes is an English actor. He is notable for his roles as Prince Albert in the ITV drama Victoria (2016–2019), Joe Lambe in the BBC drama The Game, and Thomas Trafford in the BBC and Amazon Prime miniseries The English (2022). His films include Cemetery Junction (2011), Red Joan (2018), The Laureate (2021), Madame (2017), and Shepherd (2021).

Early life and education Thomas Hughes was born and brought up in Upton-by-Chester, 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.

Career Hughes began his career in 2009 as Dr Harry Ingrams in the BBC spin-off 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, the latter of which earned him a BIFA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also appeared in the Young Vic production of David Harrower's Sweet Nothings directed by Luc Bondy.

In 2011, Hughes was named one of BAFTA's 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 BFI/BBC film, based on the award-winning novel, 8 Minutes Idle as the lead role Dan Thomas. He made a guest appearance as Michael Rogers in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple. In 2014, he had a lead role in BBC Cold War spy thriller The Game. 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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Chaz Jankel Cemetery Junction Bruce Pearson 2024 Franklin Paul Wentworth Miniseries, 6 episodes Those About to Die Titus Flavianus 10 episodes 2025 Malpractice Dr James Ford Series two The GoldLogan CampbellSeries two

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2010 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Cemetery Junction 2021 Oxford International Film Festival Best Actor The Laureate