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| Born | 21 April 1995 (age 25) |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Partner(s) | Dove Cameron (2016–present) |
Thomas Doherty is a Scottish actor. He portrays Harry Hook, son of Captain Hook and brother to CJ, on Descendants 2 Doherty was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and currently resides in London, England.
Thomas Doherty (born 21 April 1995)[1] is a Scottish actor and singer, known for his roles as Sean Matthews on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge and Harry Hook in the Descendants film franchise.
Early life[edit]
Doherty was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has an older brother and younger sister, and his parents were both in the banking business.[2]
Doherty attended Royal High School in Edinburgh.[3] After high school, Doherty attended The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] He graduated after studying music theatre at MGA Academy in July 2015 and immediately signed a contract with Olivia Bell Management in London.[5] Doherty was trained in acting, singing, and various types of dance including contemporary, hip hop, jazz, tap and ballet.
Career[edit]
After graduating from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in the summer of 2015, Doherty began waiting tables in Edinburgh at Tigerlilly restaurant.[3] On his days off, Doherty split his time between auditioning for The Lodge and working with the Edinburgh Fringe.[6] Doherty was offered the role of Sean Matthews in The Lodge, and had to undergo intensive training in mountain biking to prepare for the role.[7]The Lodge was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[8][9] While Doherty's character is Scottish, Doherty focused on toning down his accent in order to better accommodate the viewers in all 108 countries that The Lodge aired in.[6] In December 2016, The Lodge was renewed for a second series which began production in February 2017.[10]
In 2016, Doherty auditioned for Descendants 2 and was cast as Harry Hook, the son of villain, Captain James Hook, from Peter Pan.[6]Descendants 2 was filmed in Vancouver, Canada in 2016 and aired on Disney Channel on 21 July 2017.[11] He reprised his role as Harry Hook in the third installment of the Disney Channel franchise, Descendants 3 which premiered in 2019.[12]
In August 2017, Doherty was named one of the 50 fittest boys in the world by Vogue magazine.[13] From 2019 to 2020, he appeared in the CW series Legacies as Sebastian.[14] Then in March 2020, it was announced that Doherty is set to star in the upcoming HBO Max teen drama Gossip Girl.[15]Baptism notes.
Personal life[edit]
Doherty has been in a relationship with his Descendants co-star Dove Cameron since December 2016.[16][17][18]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dracula | Street Boy | Episode: 'Servant to Two Masters' |
| 2016–2017 | The Lodge | Sean Matthews | Main role |
| 2017 | Descendants 2 | Harry Hook | Television film |
| 2017 | Under The Sea: A Descendants Story | Harry Hook | Short film |
| 2018 | High Strung: Free Dance | Zander | Film |
| 2019 | Catherine the Great | Peter Zavadovsky | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Descendants 3 | Harry Hook | Television film |
| 2019–2020 | Legacies | Sebastian | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Liam Shawcross | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Gossip Girl | Main role |
References[edit]
- ^'Thomas Doherty Reveals The First Thing He Noticed About Dove Cameron'. Tiger Beat. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^'Meet the young Scots actor set to become Disney's latest sensation'. STV News. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ abCameron, Courtney (26 September 2016). 'Edinburgh waiter tipped to be next Zac Efron with Disney role'. Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'Thomas is filming new teen musical for Disney'. The MGA Academy of Performing Arts. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'Olivia Bell Management -- Thomas Doherty CV'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 September 2017.
- ^ abcMcIver, Brian (19 August 2016). 'Scots actor was a waiter a year ago, now he's following in Zac Efron's footsteps'. Daily Record. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'The Lodge's Thomas Doherty Talks Mountain Biking'. SI Kids. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'Disney Channel begins filming The Lodge in Northern Ireland'. Northern Ireland Screen. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'Disney Channel: Major musical drama The Lodge filming in Northern Ireland'. BBC News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^'The first look photos from Disney's The Lodge Season 2 as production begins'. Heyuguys. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (26 July 2017). 'Disney Channel's 'Descendants 2' Draws 21 Million Viewers Across 6 Networks In L+3 – Update'. Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^Denise Petski (20 April 2018). ''Descendants 3': Sarah Jeffery, Thomas Doherty & Dylan Playfair To Reprise Roles In Threequel'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^'The 50 Fittest Boys Of 2017'. Vogue. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^Swift, Andy (19 July 2019). 'Legacies Adds Descendants Star as [Spoiler]'s Love Interest in Season 2'. TVLine. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^''Gossip Girl': Tavi Gevinson, Thomas Doherty, Adam Chanler-Berat & Zion Moreno Join Reboot On HBO Max'. Deadline. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^'Dove Cameron and Thomas Doherty Celebrate One-Year Anniversary: Look Back at Their Sweetest Moments'. E! News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^'Dove Cameron Says She's Going to Marry Boyfriend Thomas Doherty'. E! News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^Zatat, Narjas (29 October 2018). 'Disney's Dove Cameron shares Facetime photos with boyfriend Thomas Doherty'. Metro. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Doherty (actor). |
- Thomas Doherty on IMDb
- Thomas Doherty on Twitter