Will Thorp
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Will Thorp is an English
actor.
as a youngster, Thorp attended a Catholic college in near-by Trowbridge
, Wiltshire
. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company
at an early age. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth Theatre
. In 2000 he graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
.
. He has also done theatre work: roles including Don John & Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing
(2004), Teddy in Robbers and Sam (Sambo) in Fire Down Under! in 2002.
In 2005 he appeared on the third series of the BBC
's successful show Strictly Come Dancing
, reaching seventh place with his partner Hanna Haarala
. He has appeared as Toby Zed in the 2006 series of Doctor Who
in the episodes "The Impossible Planet
" and "The Satan Pit
". In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play 100
.
In mid 2006, Thorp played the leading role in a national UK tour of the play Strangers on a Train.
In 2008 he appeared in 'Most Sincerely, Hughie Green' a drama for the BBC. Later in 2008 Thorp played the leading role in David Hare
's play The Blue Room which opened at the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
.
He is a regular audiobook reader. He has narrated a series of Doctor Who
novels; Forever Autumn
, Sick Building
, Peacemaker
and The Krillitane Storm
, all produced by BBC Audiobooks. Other audiobooks read by Thorp include The Knife That Killed Me
, Hyperpsychoreality Syndorme, Baboon
, Buy-ology, The Kill Call, Click, Who Runs Britain? and The Spook's Curse
.
Will appeared in Law and Order: UK on ITV in 2009.
Will used to play Chris Gray in Coronation Street
for ITV Granada
.
Thorp was nominated for Sexiest Male at the British Soap Awards 2011, but lost out to EastEnders
' Scott Maslen
.
He also has a brother, Stewart Thorp, who is a physics teacher at The Bourne Academy.
He is currently estranged from his wife and in a relationship with Samia Ghadie, his co-star on Coronation Street
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor.
Early life
Living in FromeFrome
Frome is a town and civil parish in northeast Somerset, England. Located at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, the town is built on uneven high ground, and centres around the River Frome. The town is approximately south of Bath, east of the county town, Taunton and west of London. In the 2001...
as a youngster, Thorp attended a Catholic college in near-by Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset....
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company
Musical Youth Theatre Company
Musical Youth Theatre Company was an English youth theatre company founded in 1987 in Bath, Somerset in the South West of England.Founded by Greg Vere, it existed for fifteen years until 2002 and produced a number of shows and notable members...
at an early age. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
. In 2000 he graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
.
Career
Thorp's most famous role so far is the flirty paramedic Paul "Woody" Joyner in CasualtyCasualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. He has also done theatre work: roles including Don John & Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
(2004), Teddy in Robbers and Sam (Sambo) in Fire Down Under! in 2002.
In 2005 he appeared on the third series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's successful show Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
, reaching seventh place with his partner Hanna Haarala
Hanna Haarala
Hanna Haarala is a professional Latin American dancer. She has represented Finland with Mikko Kaasalainen at the European and World Games. Her current professional partner is Andrew Cuerden. She competed in series 3 of the BBC's successful dance show Strictly Come Dancing in 2005, reaching...
. He has appeared as Toby Zed in the 2006 series of Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
in the episodes "The Impossible Planet
The Impossible Planet
"The Impossible Planet" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first part of a two-part story, followed by "The Satan Pit". The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an allegedly impossible situation that stumps even the Doctor...
" and "The Satan Pit
The Satan Pit
"The Satan Pit" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second part of a two-part story, following "The Impossible Planet". With the TARDIS seemingly lost, Rose and the remaining humans are trapped on the base with the possessed Ood, while the planet...
". In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play 100
100 (Doctor Who audio)
100 is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. As the 100th release, it is made of four one-part stories, by different authors, rather than the usual multi-part serial...
.
In mid 2006, Thorp played the leading role in a national UK tour of the play Strangers on a Train.
In 2008 he appeared in 'Most Sincerely, Hughie Green' a drama for the BBC. Later in 2008 Thorp played the leading role in David Hare
David Hare (playwright)
Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge...
's play The Blue Room which opened at the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
.
He is a regular audiobook reader. He has narrated a series of Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
novels; Forever Autumn
Forever Autumn (Doctor Who)
Forever Autumn is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Morris and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...
, Sick Building
Sick Building
Sick Building is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...
, Peacemaker
Peacemaker (Doctor Who)
Peacemaker is a BBC Books original novel written by James Swallow and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...
and The Krillitane Storm
The Krillitane Storm
The Krillitane Storm is a BBC Books original novel written by Christopher Cooper and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor without an official companion...
, all produced by BBC Audiobooks. Other audiobooks read by Thorp include The Knife That Killed Me
The Knife That Killed Me
The Knife That Killed Me is a young adult novel by Anthony McGowan, published in 2008. It has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize, longlisted for the Guardian Award and longlisted for the Manchester Book Award.- Plot summary :...
, Hyperpsychoreality Syndorme, Baboon
Baboon
Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. There are five species, which are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger...
, Buy-ology, The Kill Call, Click, Who Runs Britain? and The Spook's Curse
The Spook's Curse
The Spook's Curse is the second book in the Wardstone Chronicles series. In America, it was released as the second book in The Last Apprentice series, with the title Curse of the Bane.-Plot summary:...
.
Will appeared in Law and Order: UK on ITV in 2009.
Will used to play Chris Gray in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
for ITV Granada
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
.
Thorp was nominated for Sexiest Male at the British Soap Awards 2011, but lost out to EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
' Scott Maslen
Scott Maslen
Scott Alexander Maslen is an English actor and model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's The Bill and now Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap EastEnders.-Early and personal life:...
.
Credits
- Boys Will Be Boys (2003) .... Mark
- CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
(48 episodes, 2004–2005).... Paul "Woody" Joyner - The CourtroomThe CourtroomThe Courtroom is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004.The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularly those who starred in Redmond's other productions Brookside and Hollyoaks....
(1 episode, 2004) .... PC David Wills - Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(1 episode, 2005) .... Woody Joyner - Friends and CrocodilesFriends and CrocodilesFriends and Crocodiles is a one-off British television drama production, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and first broadcast on BBC One on 15 January 2006.-Overview:...
(2005) (TV) .... Soup Man 2 - Jodie (2005)
- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
.... Toby Zed (2 episodes, 2006)
- The Satan PitThe Satan Pit"The Satan Pit" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second part of a two-part story, following "The Impossible Planet". With the TARDIS seemingly lost, Rose and the remaining humans are trapped on the base with the possessed Ood, while the planet...
- The Impossible PlanetThe Impossible Planet"The Impossible Planet" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first part of a two-part story, followed by "The Satan Pit". The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an allegedly impossible situation that stumps even the Doctor...
- Hughie Green, Most Sincerely (2008) (TV) .... TV Executive
- Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
(2010-2011) (TV) .... Chris Gray
Personal life
His wife Samantha (married 2003) is a sign language interpreter, and they have two children.He also has a brother, Stewart Thorp, who is a physics teacher at The Bourne Academy.
He is currently estranged from his wife and in a relationship with Samia Ghadie, his co-star on Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
.
External links
- Watch: BBC webTV interview with Will Thorp - August '06