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Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor

Born
May 16, 1990
Age in 2026
36
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1990

About Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990) is a British actor. As a child actor, he gained recognition for his roles in the commercially successful films Love Actually (2003) and Nanny McPhee (2005). He voiced Ferb in the first four seasons of Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015), and subsequently gained wider attention with his roles as Jake Murray in Accused (2010–2012), Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones (2013–2014) and as Newt in the Maze Runner film series (2014–2018). Continued acclaim ensued with the independent films Nowhere Boy (2009), in which he portrayed Paul McCartney, Bright Star (2009), and Death of a Superhero (2011). Brodie-Sangster has received praise for his roles in the miniseries Godless (2017) and The Queen's Gambit (2020), both for Netflix; his performance as chess champion Benny Watts in The Queen's Gambit earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He has since portrayed the titular pickpocket in the Disney+ historical crime drama series The Artful Dodger (2023–present) and Rafe Sadler in the series sequel Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (2024), reprising his earlier role in the first Wolf Hall (2015) series. In 2001, Brodie-Sangster's first acting role was in a BBC television film, Station Jim. Brodie-Sangster's first major theatrical film was Love Actually (2003), in which he played Sam. In 2017, Brodie-Sangster began portraying Whitey Winn in the 2017 Netflix western drama miniseries Godless, created by Scott Frank. He won the "Golden Nymph" award at the 43rd Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival for his role in the miniseries Entrusted.

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster timeline

  1. In 2001, Brodie-Sangster's first acting role was in a BBC television film, Station Jim.
  2. Brodie-Sangster's first major theatrical film was Love Actually (2003), in which he played Sam.
  3. In 2017, Brodie-Sangster began portraying Whitey Winn in the 2017 Netflix western drama miniseries Godless, created by Scott Frank.

The world when Thomas Brodie-Sangster was born

Thomas Brodie-Sangster was born in 1990. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1990

  • #1 song"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
  • Top movieDances with Wolves
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookJurassic Park – Michael Crichton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBuster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in biggest upset ever
  • Top headlineNelson Mandela freed after 27 years
  • Technology milestoneHubble Space Telescope launched
  • Defining fadNinja Turtles mania
  • Notable inventionWorld Wide Web goes public
  • World population5.28 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population249.6M

1990 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas Brodie-Sangster's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19902026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$95,500$435,000
Average income$35,353$67,500
Minimum wage$3.80$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population249.6M341 million

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