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Tom Brittney
Tom Brittney
Born	Tom Christopher Brittney; 26 October 1990 (age 34); Gravesend, Kent, England
Alma mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Tom Christopher Brittney (born 26 October 1990) is an English actor who is best known for playing the Reverend Will Davenport in Grantchester (2019–2023).^[1]

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 and where he attended Colyton Grammar School.^[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] The following year, he joined the recurring cast of historical/fantasy series Outlander, in which he played Lieutenant Jeremy Foster, one of Black Jack Randall's men.^[5] 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, he 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. In the same year, he played Greg in Humans.^[2] He appeared in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool as Tim.^[6]

In 2017, he appeared as David in X Company, and played Conrad Habicht in an episode of Genius.^[6] In June 2018, Brittney joined the cast of the ITV crime drama Grantchester as the Reverend Will Davenport, the new lead character.^[7]^[8] Brittney starred as Billy in the drama Make Me Famous in 2020. Written by Reggie Yates and directed by Peter King, the film explores the impact and consequences of fast fame on reality TV participants and their close friends and families.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

In 2023, Brittney auditioned for the role of Superman in James Gunn's Superman, becoming one of three finalists for the part, alongside Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet, with Corenswet ultimately getting the role.^[13]

Personal life

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

On acting, Brittney revealed that he had always wanted to be an actor: "having that ambition makes it all the more painful when it doesn't come to reality. I didn't have a plan B [...] luckily, I'd like to think it's working out, but it's a tough journey, I think putting all your love and hope into your ambition."

Brittney was diagnosed with body dysmorphia. In 2020, he revealed: "I used to take off days from school, because I just hated the way that I looked [...] I'm very insecure with the way that I look and I'll beat myself up about performances."^[14]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Doctors	Ollie Cox	Episode: "A Different Page"
2014	Call the Midwife	Jack Rawle	Episode #3.7
2014	Pramface	Ben	Episode: "Enchanted Picnic"
2014	Outlander	Lt. Jeremy Foster	3 episodes
2014	Casualty	Preston Starky	Episode: When Nothing Else Matters
2015, 2018	Unreal	Roger Lockwood	6 episodes
2015	The Syndicate	Tyler Mitchell	3 episodes
2015	Humans	Greg	Episode #1.3
2016	The Five	Ken Howells	8 episodes
2016	Spark	Aiden Stockton
2017	X Company	David	3 episodes
2017	Genius	Conrad Habicht	Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Three"
2019–2024	Grantchester	Will Davenport	Lead (series 4-8, 9 ep1&2)
2019	Heartstrings	Younger Logan Cantrell	Episode: "Sugar Hill"^[15]
2020	Make Me Famous	Billy	Television film^[16]
2021	Invasion	Paulson	Episode: "Crash"