Luke Treadaway

Luke Treadaway
Born (1984-09-10) 10 September 1984
Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Partner(s) Ruta Gedmintas (2011–present)

Luke Antony Newman Treadaway[1] (born 10 September 1984) is an British actor. He has won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in National Theatre's production -The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play) in 2013. He has also been nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award.

Early life

Born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon, Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, Devon. His father is an architect and his mother a primary school teacher; he has two brothers, older brother Sam (an artist)[2] and a slightly younger twin, actor Harry. His first acting role was in the village Christmas pantomime Little Red Riding Hood, starring as a daffodil while his father was the Big Bad Wolf.[3] Luke and his twin-brother Harry attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton, where he played scrum half in the twice Devon Cup winning Rugby Union team.[4]

Inspired by a love of Eddie Vedder[4] and with support from their secondary school drama teacher Phil Gasson,[3] the twins formed a band called Lizardsun with Matt Conyngham and Seth Campbell. They also both joined the National Youth Theatre,[3] for whom Luke played Prince Ivan in The Firebird. He was also in the ensemble for a production of Murder in the Cathedral.

Career

While still at drama school, he and his twin brother recorded roles in their first feature film: Brothers of the Head, in which they played conjoined twins. Luke played Barry Howe, the band's singer, and his brother Harry played Tom Howe, the guitarist and song-writer. During rehearsals and throughout the shoot, Luke and Harry were connected to each other for fifteen hours a day, wearing sewn-together wet suits or a harness. They also slept in one bed to simulate the conjoined nature of their characters. The Treadaways performed all tracks featured in the film themselves live on stage, as well as recording nine tracks for the sound-track album.

After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2006, he played a series lead in the Innocence Project for BBC television. He also appeared as a 14-year-old Theo in the hard-hitting Channel 4 drama Clapham Junction.

He made his stage debut in Saint Joan at the Royal National Theatre,[5] followed by playing Albert in the original production of War Horse at the same venue.[5] In 2008 he appeared in Piranha Heights, a new play by Philip Ridley, at the Soho Theatre, and in Cradle Me, a new play by Simon Vinnicombe, at the Finborough Theatre. He also played Albert in John Tams' adaptation of War Horse for BBC Radio 2 on 8 November 2008.

In 2009, he appeared in the play Over There at the Royal Court Theatre alongside his twin brother from 25 February to 21 March. He spent November 2009 in Romania filming The Whistleblower with Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci.[3]

He played Prokopion in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans. He plays Lee in Philip Ridley's Heartless, also starring Jim Sturgess and Noel Clarke, released in May 2010. He appeared in Killing Bono, starring Ben Barnes and Pete Postlethwaite. He also had a leading role in the independent Scottish film You Instead, which was filmed at T in the Park 2010.[3]

In 2011, he played the eponymous hero of The History of Titus Groan, a cycle of six BBC Radio 4 dramas based on the books of Mervyn Peake dramatised by Brian Sibley. He also filmed Late Bloomers with William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini. He also starred in Attack the Block, a Film Four production, alongside Nick Frost and Jodie Whittaker.[3] He also directed a music video for girl band Boxettes, whose lead singer Bellatrix comes from Sandford.[3]

In 2012, Treadway starred in Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, the ITV adaptation of the Ruth Rendell thriller Thirteen Steps Down, and the National Theatre's acclaimed adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.[5] On 28 April 2013, Treadway won the Laurence Olivier Award for best actor for his performance in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which by winning seven-Olivier's equalled Matilda the Musical's record win in 2012.[6]

Personal life

Treadaway currently lives in a flat in North London, with his girlfriend Ruta Gedmintas, his twin brother Harry, and a friend who plays in a band.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Brothers of the Head Barry Howe
2006–2007 The Innocence Project Adam / Adam Solomons TV series; 8 episodes
2007 Clapham Junction Theo TV film
2007 God's Wounds Mark Short film
2008 Scratch Sol
2008–2009 Mist: Sheepdog Tales Eddie/Piggy Patrick TV series; 10 episodes
2009 Dogging: A Love Story Dan
2009 Viko Viko Short film
2009 Heartless Lee Morgan
2010 For the First Time (The Script song) James Music Video
2010 Clash of the Titans Prokopion
2010 Alice White Rabbit Short film
2010 The Whistleblower Jim Higgins
2011 Late Bloomers -
2011 You Instead / Tonight You're Mine Adam
2011 Attack the Block Brewis
2011 Killing Bono Rick
2011 Man in Fear Anthony Fox Short film
2012 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Joseph Patten
2012 Thirteen Steps Down Mix Cellini TV series; 2 episodes
2012 St George's Day William Bishop
2013 Wasteland (also known as The Rise) Harvey
2013 Get Lucky Lucky
2013 Rubicon Sam
2014 Unbroken Miller
2015 Fortitude Vincent Rattrey TV series
2015 The Rack Pack Alex Higgins Original BBC iPlayer drama
2015 Vicious Young Freddie TV series
2016 A Street Cat Named Bob[7] James Bowen

Theatre

Music videos

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
  2. ↑ "> Homepage". Sam Treadaway. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Patrick Brakham (11 May 2011). "Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Luke Treadaway". ShortList.com. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "Luke Treadaway". Royal National Theatre. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Curious Incident wins seven". BBC News. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "A Street Car Named Bob movie casts Luke Treadaway as James". Digital Spy.

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