Tom Weston-Jones Explained

Tom Weston-Jones
Birth Name:	Thomas Weston Jones
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Alma Mater:	Royal Holloway University of London Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Dubai College
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2010–present

Tom Weston-Jones (born 29 June 1987) is an English actor, known for his role in Copper and for playing Richard Lee in Warrior (2019).

Early life and education

Weston-Jones was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire,^[2] and was brought up in Dubai, having gone to school at Dubai College. He holds a degree in drama and theatre from Royal Holloway University of London, and has trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.^[3]

Career

Weston-Jones has had success on television. He is best known for portraying Irish immigrant Detective Kevin Corcoran in the BBC America television series Copper.^{[4] [5]} His other roles include Anthony in Not Safe for Work^[6] and Meriwether Compeyson in Dickensian.^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Genre	Role	Notes
2011	The Night Watch	Drama	Jack Brown	BBC2 drama
2011	Spooks	Drama	Sasha Gavrik	Also known as MI-5
2012	World Without End	Historical Drama	Merthin Fitzgerald	Mini-series
2012–2013	Copper	Detective Kevin Corcoran	TV series, 23 Episodes
2015	Not Safe for Work	Comedy-drama	Anthony	TV series, 6 Episodes
2015–2016	Dickensian	Drama		TV series, 20 Episodes
2018		Mini-series		TV series
2018	The Terror	Mini-series		TV series
2021	Grace	Mini-series	Michael	TV series
2019–2023	Warrior	Action	Richard Lee	TV series
2021	Shadow and Bone	Fantasy	General Zlatan	3 episodes
2022	Sanditon	Drama	Colonel Lennox	TV series

Stage

Year	Title	Author	Role	Director	Location
2010			Doalty	Roger Haines	The Tobacco Factory, Bristol
2010	Enlightenment		Adam		Hampstead Theatre
2014–15			Bassanio		Almeida Theatre
2016	Labyrinth	Beth Steel	Charlie^[8]	Anna Ledwich	Hampstead Theatre

See also

• List of British actors
• List of people from Dubai
• List of University of London people

Further reading

• Lash, Jolie (17 August 2012)."Q&A: Tom Weston-Jones Talks BBC America's Gritty New Show Copper".Access Hollywood (via omg!). Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Harman, Justine (17 August [2012]). "Hot Topic: Tom Weston-Jones". Elle. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Radish, Christina (24 August 2012). "Copper's Tom Weston-Jones Comments on the Show's Physical Challenges, Dialogue, Accents, Moral Amgibuity of Characters and Collaborative Cast". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
• Rentilly, J. (16 August 2012). "Get Huge: The Old-School Way". Men's Health. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom weston-jones on Twitter: "Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Brilliant day. Toronto jazz festival was fantastic." . twitter.com . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211350/https://twitter.com/tomwestonjones/status/351185569692385282 . 4 March 2016 . dead.
2. Web site: Streets of New York- Interview with Copper's Tom Weston-Jones with video clips - The Irish World. The Irish World. 25 March 2017. 23 September 2013.
3. Web site: Staff . n.d. . Tom Weston-Jones. . 22 February 2013.
4. Web site: Michals. Susan. Actor Tom Weston-Jones Talks Love of Nat Geo, Copper Finale. HuffPost. 25 March 2017. 19 October 2012.
5. Web site: 'Copper' is "period drama with balls". Digital Spy. 25 March 2017. en. 18 September 2013.
6. Web site: Tom Weston Jones interview for Not Safe for Work - Channel 4 - Info - Press. Channel 4. 25 March 2017. en-us.
7. Web site: Stars Tom Weston-Jones and Joseph Quinn on the ambitious, bizarre, dark world of Dickensian (VIDEO) News TV News What's on TV. What' s on TV. 25 March 2017. 22 December 2015.
8. Web site: A Cup of Tea with... Labyrinth's Tom Weston-Jones. Hampstead Theatre. 25 March 2017.