Tom Brittney
Biography
Tom Brittney is an English actor best known for his role as the Reverend Will Davenport in the crime drama Grantchester. Born in Gravesend, Kent, he grew up partly in Devon and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. His first television appearance came in the soap opera Doctors in 2013, followed by a recurring part in Outlander as Lieutenant Jeremy Foster. He went on to appear in The Five, The Syndicate, Humans and UnReal, and played Tim in the film Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). He joined Grantchester as its new lead in 2018, and in 2020 he starred as Billy in Make Me Famous, written by Reggie Yates. In 2023 he was one of three finalists to play Superman.
36years old
Turns 37 on October 26in 350 days
- Born Gravesend
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Tom Christopher Brittney
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 9 years2017 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Black BoxIMDb rating 5.1
- 2026Fall 2: DeadpointIMDb rating 5.6
- 2025Back in ActionIMDb rating 5.9
- 2020GreyhoundIMDb rating 7.0
- 2017Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolIMDb rating 6.7
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A role that slipped away
In 2023 Brittney auditioned for the title role in James Gunn's Superman and reached the final three, alongside Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet, who won the part.
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Worked with
Tom Brittney shares two films with Stephen Graham, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tom Hanks's page
Vanessa Redgrave's page
Glenn Close's page
Jamie Foxx's page
Cameron Diaz's page
Aaron SchneiderDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Aaron Schneider
Seth GordonDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Seth Gordon
All films by Paul McGuigan
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