Thomas Law

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Thomas Law
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Law in 2011
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 28)
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationActor, musician
Years active2005–present
Television

Thomas John Law (born 17 December 1992) is an English actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor, playing Peter Beale in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 2006 to 2010. He was the fifth actor to reprise the role, followed by Ben Hardy in 2013.

Early life[]

Law was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire to Trish and Robert Law and grew up in Potters Bar with his two older sisters. He also has family in Australia and Dorset. Law attended Chancellor's School in Brookmans Park.[1]

Career[]

Law began modeling at the age of four. He made his television debut in 2005 with a recurring role in the BBC One soap opera Casualty. He would later return as a guest in 2014.[2]

The following year, Law became the fifth actor to take over the role of Peter Beale in EastEnders. He was in a scene nominated for Spectacular Scene of the Year at the 2008 British Soap Awards. It was announced in November 2010 that Law would be leaving the soap opera after four years; he was preparing to make his stage debut as the titular role in Peter Pan.[3][4] He played Ste on the 2015 UK tour of Beautiful Thing alongside Sam Jackson and Charlie Brooks.[5]

Law landed film roles in The World's End in 2013,[6] Unhallowed Ground in 2015, and Gutterdämmerung and the American teen musical A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits opposite Sofia Carson in 2016.[7]

In 2021, Law joined the cast of the ITV crime drama The Bay for its second series on as DC Eddie Martin. Metro called it his "small screen comeback".[8][9][10]

Philanthropy[]

In 2007 and 2008, Law took part in Children In Need. With the cast of EastEnders, he recorded The Beatles song "A Little Help from My Friends" (2007), Songs From West End Musicals (2008), and Motown Hits (2009). Other notable charity work has included playing at the Alan Ball Memorial Cup in 2007, the opening of the kitchens at the University Hospitals of Leicester.[11]

In December 2007, Law was invited to Luton & Dunstable Hospital by his aunt, where he spent time with children who had to stay in the wards over Christmas. He chatted, took pictures, and signed autographs. After the event, hospital spokesman Barry Mayes said "[Law] gave a big chunk of his time. He was very pleasant, mature and humble, and really homed in on the children and how they were feeling."[12]

In February 2010, Law attended a fundraising event along with other members of the EastEnders cast to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The event took place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.[13]

Personal life[]

In terms of sports, Law is a supporter of Leicester City.[14] He plays golf, football and cricket, in addition to singing and running.[15]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The World's End Young Gary King
2015 Unhallowed Ground Daniel "Danny" Gordon
2016 Gutterdämmerung Pete the Mod
2016 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits Reed West Direct-to-video
2018 The Inner Freddie Short film
2021 Framed Karl

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005, 2014 Casualty Matt Haddon / Sean Starky 5 episodes
2006–2010 EastEnders Peter Beale Series regular, 231 episodes
2007–2009 Children in Need Himself
2013 Sadie J Callum [16]
2019 Living the Dream Wyatt Episode: "Endangered Species"
2021 The Bay DC Eddie Martin Series 2

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Peter Pan Peter Pan The Lowry, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester[17]
2015 Beautiful Thing Ste UK tour

References[]

  1. ^ "We're proud of them all". Herts24. 17 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Casualty (2014)". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 November 2010). "Soaps — News — Is Peter Beale leaving 'EastEnders'? - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Eastenders' Thomas Law flies high in Lowry panto". Manchester Evening News. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Beautiful Thing starring Charlie Brooks, Sam Jackson & Thomas Law at the Arts Theatre". West End Theatre. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 August 2013). "Thomas Law talks 'The World's End', 'EastEnders' and future plans". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ Devoe, Noelle (3 March 2016). "BREAKING: "A Cinderella Story 4" is Happening!". Seventeen. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ Patterson, Stephen (19 January 2021). "EastEnders star Thomas Law transformed 11 years after exit from soap as he stars in ITV's The Bay". Metro. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Ex-EastEnders Peter Beale actor Thomas Law is unrecognisable as he makes debut in The Bay". Heart. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ Hayer, Taj (27 January 2021). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Thomas Law". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ Uhl-nhs.uk
  12. ^ "EastEnders dose for L&D kids". Natalee Hazelwood / lutontoday. December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  13. ^ "BBC — Eastenders stars fundraising for Haiti at the Ricoh". BBC Online. BBC. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  14. ^ Football-league.co.uk
  15. ^ Hudson, Shawna (15 May 2017). "Everything You Want to Know About British Actor Thomas Law". Sweety High. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Sadie J". BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Peter Pan(2010)". Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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