Sebastian Croft

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Sebastian Croft
Sebastian Croft at the BFI London July 2019.jpg
Croft in July 2019
Born
Sebastian Theodore Kemble Croft

(2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 19)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Sebastian Theodore Kemble Croft (born 16 December 2001) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor, starring in a number of plays and West End Theatre productions. He earned a BAFTA Children's Award nomination in 2019 for his role as Atti in Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans.[1][2] His television work includes Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful.

Early life[]

Croft was born in Oxford to English and Greek Cypriot parents. He began taking acting classes at the Abingdon-on-Thames branch of Stagecoach at the age of 7.[3] He attended the Dragon School for preparatory school, completing in 2015.[4] He then went on to take A Levels in English, Philosophy, and Film elsewhere.[5]

Career[]

Theatre[]

Croft made his first West End stage appearance in 2010 in Sam Mendes' production of Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).[6] In 2011 he was cast as "Gavroche" in Les Misérables (Queen's Theatre). Croft was later hand picked by producer Cameron Mackintosh to return to Oliver! this time playing the title role in the UK touring company for eighteen months. In 2013 Croft played "Tommy" in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Matilda (Cambridge Theatre).[7] His final musical performance as a juvenile was in the title role of the world premiere production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Leicester Curve). Prominent musical theatre workshops include: I Can't Sing, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Bumblescratch,[8] Danny Hero and The Braille Legacy.[9] Prominent one night concerts and performances include: Rags: The Musical (Lyric Theatre)[10] and A Charity Concert With Emeli Sande and Laura Wright. In June 2016 Croft appeared in the West End Live presentation of Bumblescratch in Trafalgar Square.[11]

In 2014, Croft's vocals were featured in the National Theatre Live's production of Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse) with Tom Hiddleston.[7] Croft workshopped the play Emil and The Detectives (National Theatre) in the title role of "Emil Tischbein". In 2016 Croft was cast in the role of "Prince Arthur" in Sir Trevor Nunn's production of Shakespeare's King John (Rose Theatre)[12] for which Croft received high praise from the national press.[13]

Television and film[]

In 2016 Croft appeared in the ITV and Fox series Houdini and Doyle and the Sky Atlantic and Showtime series Penny Dreadful. Croft rose to prominence portraying the role of a young Eddard Stark (portrayed by Sean Bean as an adult) in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Croft appeared as Young Robert Pulaski in the film Music, War and Love, Young David Logan in The Hippopotamus, Danielle in Wonderwell opposite Carrie Fisher and Rita Ora, Peter van Daan in Where Is Anne Frank?, and Atti in Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans. In 2019 Croft was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the Young Performer category for his performance in Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans.[1]

In April 2021, it was announced Croft would play Benjamin "Ben" Hope in the upcoming Netflix series Heartstopper, an adaptation of the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman.[14]

Personal life[]

Croft revealed in an interview that he has dyslexia.[15]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Title Year Role Director Notes Ref(s)
The Hippopotamus 2017 Young David Logan John Jencks
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans 2019 Atti Dominic Brigstocke Received BAFTA nomination for role of "Atti")[1]
Music, War and Love 2019 Young Robert Pulaski Martha Coolidge
Wonderwell 2020 Daniele Vlad Marsavin Post-production
Dampyr 2021 Yuri Riccardo Chemello Post-production [16]
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television[]

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref(s)
Houdini & Doyle 2016 Newsie FOX Episode: "Spring-Heel'd Jack"
Game of Thrones 2016 Young Eddard Stark HBO 2 episodes
Penny Dreadful 2016 Boy Familiar Showtime 4 episodes
Love, Death & Robots 2021 Fletcher Netflix Episode: "Ice"
Heartstopper TBA Benjamin "Ben" Hope Netflix

Music videos[]

Song Year Artist Notes Ref(s)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" 2014 Michael Bublé & Idina Menzel [17]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2019 British Academy Children's Awards Young Performer Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Nominated [1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Children's Awards Nominations 2019". BAFTA.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Childrens BAFTA Nominations Announced". Televisual.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ Radisevic, Dijana (5 August 2015). "Meet Sebastian Croft". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Goes Back to School". Dragon School. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sebastian Croft". Storm Artists. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Croft – Oliver!". Oliverthemusical.com.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sebastian Croft – Matilda and Coriolanus". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016.
  8. ^ Bumblescratch The Musical EPK. YouTube. 21 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Curtis Brown". Curtisbrown.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Rags the Musical in Concert – Lyric Theatre". Musicaltheatrereview.com.
  11. ^ "Bumblescratch at West End Live". YouTube. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Cast announced for Sir Trevor Nunn's King John in Kingston". Kingston Guardian.
  13. ^ Cavendish, Dominic; "Game of Thrones' Sebastian Croft saves this King John", The Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2016.
  14. ^ Kanter, Jake (26 April 2021). "Netflix Rounds Out Cast For 'Heartstopper' With 'What If?' Star Yasmin Finney & Seven Others". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. ^ Rounds, Alex. "Interview: Horrible Histories' Sebastian Croft". The Light Cambridge. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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