"Tom Cullen"

Tom Cullen (born 17 July 1985) is a Welsh actor and writer.

Cullen was born in Aberystwyth, Dyfed. He spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School. He is the son of two writers and has two siblings. Before pursuing an acting career, he managed a Mexican restaurant and was involved in music. He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with First Class Honours degree in Acting after spending a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Whilst still in training, Cullen was taken out of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama to appear in Daddy's Girl, which won the BAFTA Cymru for Best Film, and to star in Watch Me, which won the BAFTA Cymru for Best Short. His stage roles include Gorgio at the Bristol Old Vic, Assembly and A Good Night Out in the Valleys at National Theatre Wales, and The Sanger at Sherman Cymru. In 2011, he was named on the Screen International Stars of Tomorrow list.

Cullen starred in the 2011 film Weekend as Russell, a Nottingham lifeguard. Weekend collected numerous awards including the Grand Jury award at the Nashville Film Festival and Best Achievement in Production at the British Independent Film Awards. Cullen won Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Actor at the Nashville Film Festival in 2011 for his role as Russell. His television roles include Jonas in Black Mirror, drug trafficker Yoram in Banged Up Abroad, and Richard in Pen Talar. He starred as Wulfric in the 2012 miniseries World Without End. He has a recurring role as Mary Crawley's suitor Anthony Foyle (the Viscount Gillingham) on Downton Abbey.

Recent films include Desert Dancer, the story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban, and the science fiction The Last Days on Mars, based around the first manned mission to Mars. Upcoming films include Happily Ever After, No Compass in the Wilderness, and A Hundred Streets.

Cullen will star as Jason Rose in the new three-part ITV drama The Trials of Jimmy Rose, expected to air in 2015. He has roles in two upcoming films from production company Motel Pictures - The Other Half, also starring Tatiana Maslany, and The Weight of Her.

Cullen's editorial work includes L'Uomo Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, and 10 Magazine.

In 2008, Cullen wrote and produced the short film Naughties with Alexander Vlahos. In 2009, he and Vlahos co-founded the Welsh company Undeb Theatre. He wrote and directed his full-length play, Kingfisher, about a man returning from prison, in 2010, as well as other short plays performed by Undeb. His short film about a Welsh boy coping with his parents' divorce was commissioned for the BBC. He has also recently written a script about a young woman.

Cullen has been in a relationship with Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany, whom he met filming the BBC miniseries World Without End, since 2011.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Cravings	Jason
2008	Watch Me	Tom	Short film Nominated for BAFTA Cymru Best Short Film
2009	20 Questions	Adam	Short film
2010	Balance	Nico	Short film
2011	Weekend	Russell	British Independent Film Award for Best Newcomer
2012	Henry	Henry	Short film
2013	Room 8	Ives	Short film BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film
2013	The Last Days on Mars	Richard Harrington
2014	Desert Dancer	Ardavan
2015	Happily Ever After	Colin
2015	No Compass in the Wilderness	Nils
2015	A Hundred Streets	Jake
2015	Black Mountain Poets	Richard
2015	The Batsman and the Ballerina		Short film
2016	Mine	Tommy Madison
2016	The Other Half		In Development
2016	The Weight of Her		In Development

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Banged Up Abroad	Yoram	Episode: "Tokyo"
2010	Pen Talar	Richard	2 episodes
2011	Black Mirror	Jonas	Episode: "The Entire History of You"
2012	World Without End	Wulfric	8 episodes
2013–present	Downton Abbey	Anthony Foyle, Lord Gillingham	12 episodes
2015	The Trials of Jimmy Rose	Jason Rose

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2009	IMS Awards	Best Actor	20 Questions	Won
2011	London Film Critics Circle Awards	British Actor of the Year	Weekend	Nominated
2011	BFI London Film Festival	Best Newcomer	Weekend	Nominated
2011	Nashville Film Festival	Best Actor	Weekend	Won
2011	British Independent Film Award	Best Newcomer	Weekend	Won

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/