Tom Brittney

Tom Brittney (born October 26, 1990) is a British actor, best known for playing Lieutenant Jeremy Foster in the first series of Outlander[1] and Reverend Will Davenport in Grantchester since series 4.

Tom Brittney
Born (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990
Gravesend, Kent, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Biography

Tom Brittney was born in Gravesend, Kent on 26 October 1990.[2] He moved to Devon when he was 12, where his mother taught drama.[3] Brittney trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.[2]

His mother is the author Lynn Brittney. He has a younger sister, Rose, who is a trained dancer.[4]

Career

Brittney's first TV appearance was in the daytime soap opera Doctors in 2013.[2]

In 2014 he joined the recurring cast of historical/fantasy series Outlander, where he played Lieutenant Jeremy Foster, one of Black Jack Randall's men.[1] He also appeared briefly in an episode of the BBC TV series Call the Midwife,[2] and a short film called The Unknowns.

In 2015 Brittney was cast as DS Ken Howells in the crime drama The Five, written by U.S. crime author Harlan Coben.[3] He also appeared as a recurring character in the third season of The Syndicate playing Tyler Mitchell, and played Roger Lockwood in the TV series UnReal. The same year he played Greg in Humans.[2] He appeared in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool as Tim.[5]

In 2017, he appeared as David in X Company, and played Conrad Habicht in an episode of Genius.[5]

In June 2018 Brittney joined the cast of the ITV crime drama Grantchester as Reverend Will Davenport, the new lead character.[6]

Personal life

Brittney lives in London. One of his hobbies is photography.[3]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013DoctorsOllie CoxEpisode: "A Different Page"
2014Call the MidwifeJack RawleEpisode #3.7
2014PramfaceBenEpisode: "Enchanted Picnic"
2014OutlanderLt. Jeremy Foster3 episodes
2014CasualtyPreston StarkyEpisode: When Nothing Else Matters
2015UnrealRoger Lockwood6 episodes
2015The Syndicate Tyler Mitchell3 episodes
2016The FiveKen Howells8 episodes
2015HumansGregEpisode #1.3
2016SparkAiden Stockton
2017X CompanyDavid3 episodes
2017GeniusConrad HabichtEpisode: "Einstein: Chapter Three"
2019–presentGrantchesterWill DavenportLead (season 4-)
2019 Heartstrings Younger Logan Cantrell Episode: "Sugar Hill"[7]
2020Make Me FamousBillyTelevision film[8]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014The Unknowns LaurenceShort
2017Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolTim
2020GreyhoundLt. Watson

References
  1. Griffiths, Darryl. "MM's Denisa Niculescu Interviews Tom Brittney (Outlander)". moviemaker.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. Eramo, Steve. "Catching Up With Actor Tom Brittney". www.themortonreport.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. Crewe-Read, Gabriella. "No doubting this Tom – Glass meets British actor Tom Brittney". www.theglassmagazine.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. "Facebook profile: Lynn Brittney". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. "Waring & McKenna: Tom Brittney". www.waringandmckenna.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. "Tom Brittney to replace James Norton as new Grantchester clergyman". The Irish News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. Iannucci, Rebecca (February 11, 2019). "Sarah Shahi, Scandal's Bellamy Young, thirtysomething Alums and More Join Netflix's Dolly Parton Anthology". TVLine.
  8. "Grantchester's Tom Brittney to play lead role in BBC Three drama Make Me Famous". Belfast Telegraph. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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