Thomas Brodie-Sangster
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Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor and musician, known for his role as Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones, his voice as Ferb Fletcher in Phineas and Ferb, as John Tracy in the ITV series Thunderbirds Are Go, as well as his roles as Sam in Richard Curtis's Love Actually and Newt in the 2014 film The Maze Runner, and its 2015 sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Sangster also grew in popularity for starring...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth16 May 1990
finding scripts sent series time trouble
The trouble is, being an actor, you're always being sent scripts, so you've always got something to read. You've always got about three scripts to read, that you have to read, all the time. So finding a book or getting into a book series is hard, especially for me.
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I'm not a fan of musicals at all, but I do think 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is a very good. I always thought 'Walk the Line' was very good, too.
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I think I'd be quite good at Builder, like designer, construction... I've always liked making things. I'm quite good with my hands. So I think I'd be quite good at designing new inventions.
I've always been very conscious of who I am.
attempted sticky
I've always been able to be firm, to talk my way out of sticky situations. Bullies at school. Attempted muggings.
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I like to be on set and see what the camera guys are up to. I like to see all the jobs that come together to make the thing you are also making.
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I've always kind of known what I like and what I don't. And never felt any pressure to wear certain things or watch certain things... It's hard to explain, but I've just always felt it.
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I'm not a 'guitarist.' I'm trying to be a bassist.
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I struggle with reading a bit. I'm slightly dyslexic, so reading takes me quite a while, and in general, I'm not a big book reader at all. And something like 'Game of Thrones' seems very daunting to me!
experience good life
To be a good director, you have to have good life experience. I'm getting there.
My girlfriend has read all the 'Game of Thrones' books - twice.
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I like living at home: I've been making films since I was 12, when I played Sam in 'Love Actually', and if you spend as much time away on set as I have done, you get your independence young, so it's nice to come back home.