Tom Sword(I)
- Actor
Tom grew up in Cheltenham, England. He attended Dean Close School which
is where he first found his love for theatre and performing being
involved from an early age in school productions starting with 'Oliver'
where he starred as the young orphan to a standing ovation from the 550
strong audience in the Bacon Theatre. From there he developed a passion
for Drama and took the lead role in multiple plays including 'Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'Twelve
Angry Men' and 'After Juliet'. His work with Close Up Theatre Company
also led to him to the Edinburgh Festival where his role of Nick Hunter
in 'The Browning Version' helped achieve the coveted Festival Award of
Sell Out Show.
In his last year of school he auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood and was immediately accepted hoping to follow in the footsteps of alumni such as Spencer Tracey and Grace Kelly as well as more recently Paul Rudd, one of his favourite actors. The final year also saw him come full circle to play Nathan Detroit in 'Guys and Dolls' on the same stage he had first performed in Oliver drawing interest from a number of Agents. On arriving in Hollywood he quickly made his mark at AADA ending the first year of training with the Spencer Tracey Scholarship and in an unprecedented move also a second award of the Board of Trustees Scholarship awarded for outstanding potential. He graduated from the school with a production of Alan Ayckbourn's 'Woman in Mind' which led to him being signed by Maverick Artists Agency and KSN Management within 24 hours.
Within a week he had attended two auditions and been handed two roles. First as the lead in a music video for American Band BoysLikeGirls and there single 'LoveDrunk' in which he played the love interest for Disney's Ashley Tisdale with the video reaching the top 5 in USA, UK and Australian Billboards. Secondly for a short film 'Skaterland' for which his portrayal of skater punk Hayden won him Best Actor at the USC Sumer Shorts Festival. In the last year he has starred in 4 short films and in January 2010 started filming his first lead in a feature film. Over the Summer he made his television debut in the exciting pilot 'Take Three' set on the sunny Venice Beach and showing off his musical talent as well as acting with his characters Guitar Skills on show.
On arriving in London his first audition for theatre was rewarded with a role in 'Smoking in the Boys Room' which makes its debut in London at the end of November.
In his last year of school he auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood and was immediately accepted hoping to follow in the footsteps of alumni such as Spencer Tracey and Grace Kelly as well as more recently Paul Rudd, one of his favourite actors. The final year also saw him come full circle to play Nathan Detroit in 'Guys and Dolls' on the same stage he had first performed in Oliver drawing interest from a number of Agents. On arriving in Hollywood he quickly made his mark at AADA ending the first year of training with the Spencer Tracey Scholarship and in an unprecedented move also a second award of the Board of Trustees Scholarship awarded for outstanding potential. He graduated from the school with a production of Alan Ayckbourn's 'Woman in Mind' which led to him being signed by Maverick Artists Agency and KSN Management within 24 hours.
Within a week he had attended two auditions and been handed two roles. First as the lead in a music video for American Band BoysLikeGirls and there single 'LoveDrunk' in which he played the love interest for Disney's Ashley Tisdale with the video reaching the top 5 in USA, UK and Australian Billboards. Secondly for a short film 'Skaterland' for which his portrayal of skater punk Hayden won him Best Actor at the USC Sumer Shorts Festival. In the last year he has starred in 4 short films and in January 2010 started filming his first lead in a feature film. Over the Summer he made his television debut in the exciting pilot 'Take Three' set on the sunny Venice Beach and showing off his musical talent as well as acting with his characters Guitar Skills on show.
On arriving in London his first audition for theatre was rewarded with a role in 'Smoking in the Boys Room' which makes its debut in London at the end of November.
