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Arthur Darvill, born Thomas Arthur Darvill in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, on 17 June 1982, is a British composer, film actor, stage actor and television presenter. He was educated at Bromsgrove School and later at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and he began his career in the year 1992, working across composing, acting and television.
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Film & TV
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982), known professionally as Arthur Darvill, is an English actor and musician. He is known for playing Rory Williams, one of the Eleventh Doctor's companions in the television series Doctor Who, and as Rev. Paul Coates in Broadchurch (2013–present). In 2013-2014 he appeared in the lead role in the theater musical Once in the West End and on Broadway. He…
Known for
- Brides — Mr. Hansard2025
- A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story — Victor Mishcon2025
- And Mrs. — Dylan2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms — Rory Williams (archive footage)2024
- Three Little Birds — Mr. Wantage2023
- The Sandman — Richard Madoc2022
- People You May Know2021
- Grace — Kit Bishop / Jecks2021
- In Wonderland — Michael2018
- Shut Up & Dig — Ben2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1982
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 828
- Total plays
- 12,391
Arthur Darvill (born Thomas Arthur Darvill in 1982, Birmingham) is an English theatre and television actor who is currently playing Rory Williams in the hit TV series Doctor Who (2010). He was also in a band named Edmund. After a stint as a childrens TV presenter with CITV and following training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Darvill started his theatre career. His professional stage debut was in Edmund White's Terre Haute, which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2007 E
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Arthur Darvill , ( 1982-06-17 ) 17 June 1982 (age 43) , Birmingham , West Midlands , England
- Occupations
- Actor, composer
- Years active
- 1996 2001 2006–present
- Spouse
- Inès De Clercq ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
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- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Arthur Darvill 2016.jpg
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- Arthur Darvill
- date of birth
- 1982-06-17
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- birth name
- Thomas Arthur Darvill
- social media followers
- 381385
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982) is an English actor, composer and musician. He is known for portraying Rory Williams, a companion of the Eleventh Doctor in the television series Doctor Who (2010–2012), as well as Rip Hunter in Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018, 2021) and Rev. Paul Coates in Broadchurch (2013–2017). From 2013 to 2014, he appeared in the lead role in the theatre musical Once in the West End and on Broadway. He played Curly in the West End revival of Oklahoma!, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Early life
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