Tommy Knight

Tommy Knight
Knight in 2018
Born
Thomas Lawrence Knight

(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 30)
Chatham, Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
TelevisionThe Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011)
Waterloo Road (2012-2015)
Glue (2014)
Victoria (2016-2019)
PartnerAbby Mavers (2012-2017)
Websitehttps://www.tommyk.uk/

Thomas Lawrence Knight (born 22 January 1993), usually credited as Tommy Knight, is an English actor best known for playing Luke Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures and Doctor Who, Kevin Chalk in the original run of Waterloo Road, Cal Bray in Glue and Archibald Brodie in Victoria.

Early and personal life

Born in Chatham, Kent, Knight is the middle of five siblings, all of whom act. He attended Delce Junior School in Rochester from year 4 onwards and formerly attended the Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School.[citation needed]

Knight was in a relationship with Waterloo Road co-star Abby Mavers from 2012 to 2017.

Career

Knight started in West End Theatre with Deborah Warner's production of Euripides' Medea, (Queens Theatre, 2001), and has since appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, (London Palladium, 2002), The Snowman, (Peacock Theatre, 2003), The Full Monty, (UK National Tour, 2004) and the Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth (Albery Theatre, 2005).

Additional television performances include roles in TV to Go, (BBC, 2002), Casualty, (BBC, 2005, 2007 and 2015), The Impressionists, (BBC, 2006), Sorted, (BBC, 2006), Doctors (BBC, 2006), and The Bill (Talkback Thames, 2006 and 2009), and Myths (BBC, 2008).

Knight is best known for playing Luke Smith, adoptive son of Sarah Jane Smith, in the first three series of The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007, 2008, 2009) and in the 2008 Doctor Who episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End". He was featured in the second part of "The End of Time", the two-part 2009 Doctor Who Christmas specials. He was written out as a regular on The Sarah Jane Adventures in the first serial of the fourth series in 2010, when Luke drives off to Oxford University, however he continued to make semi-regular appearances in the show up to the end of the fifth and final series, usually via webcam from his dorm room. His final appearance was in the show's final episode, "The Man Who Never Was".

He also featured in a CEOP e-Safety Video "Tom's Story", which can be watched on YouTube. Knight featured in a darker role in a 2012 independent UK horror film, A Suburban Fairytale, in which he acted alongside real life sister Yohanna Farrel in an incestuous and murderous role.[non-primary source needed] He joined Waterloo Road in 2012, first appearing in episode 8 of series 8 playing Kevin Skelton. His notable storylines included being adopted by teacher Daniel Chalk (and thus changing his name to Kevin Chalk), his relationship with Dynasty Barry, having an affair with a teaching assistant and most recently suffering a stroke before a university interview. He left Waterloo Road in Series 10 Episode 12.

In 2014, he appeared as murder victim Cal in the E4 drama series Glue. He later played Hall Boy Brodie in Victoria, a period drama starring Waterloo Road and Doctor Who alumnus Jenna Coleman.

In an interview with Knight in Doctor Who Magazine issue 588, published in March 2023, Knight says he no longer acts and is now a computer coder, offering tech support as well; however, this is disputed by Knight's own LinkedIn page, crediting him as still acting.

List of credits

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2002 Nationwide Building Society Advert Young Footballer
Various
Filmed at Hackney Marshes, London
KFC Advert Child of Family 2
Various
Filmed at Wood Green, North London.
2003
Little Monsters Advert Bullied child in title scenes and Body Double
Sky
Filmed at Canning Town, London.
2006 Sainsbury's Advert Boy in a Park
Various
Filmed with Jamie Oliver in Brighton
Low Low Advert for Ireland Middle Son
Various
Directed by Declan Lowry, filmed on location in Manchester.

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2002 TV to Go Timothy Series 2, Episodes 1 and 4
15 Storeys High Various background characters
2005 Casualty Liam Woodbridge Series 19 Episode 45 "Aftermath"
The Impressionists Paul Cézanne Junior Mini-series
2006 Doctors Kevin Dobson Series 8 Episode 38 "Fighting Talk"
Sorted Robert Series 1 Episode 4
The Bill Shaun Perkins Series 22 Episode 49 "426"
Credited as Thomas Knight.
2007 – 2011
The Sarah Jane Adventures Luke Smith Invasion of the Bane
All episodes of Series 1, 2 and 3 except The Eternity Trap.
2009 Comic Relief special.
Series 4: The Nightmare Man, The Vault of Secrets Part 1, Death of the Doctor Part 1 and Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith.
Series 5: Sky Part 1 and The Man Who Never Was.
2007 Chute Luke Smith Episode 9
Blue Peter Himself Episode dated 26 September 2007
TMi Himself Episode dated 20 October 2007
Credited as Thomas Knight.
Casualty Jugg (Matt Turner) Series 22 Episode 26 "Say Say My Playmate"
2008 Doctor Who Luke Smith Series 4 Episode 12 "The Stolen Earth"
Series 4 Episode 13 "Journey's End"
Credited as Thomas Knight.
Myths Paris Series 1 Episode 1 "Paris and the Goddesses"
Short (5 minutes)
Blue Peter Himself Episode dated 7 October 2008
TMi Himself Episode dated 25 October 2008
2009
CBBC Himself Continuity link question and answer session.
2010 Doctor Who Luke Smith The End of Time Part 2
Credited as Thomas Knight.
The Bill Greg Holbrook Series 26 Episode 2 Held Responsible
Sam & Mark's TMi Friday Himself Episode dated 8 October 2010
Sarah Jane's Alien Files Luke Smith Episodes 3 and 6
2011
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen Himself Uncredited
2012–2015
Waterloo Road Kevin Skelton/Chalk 55 Episodes. Series 8, Episodes 8–30 Series 9, Episodes 1–20 Series 10 Episodes 1–12.
(Credited as Tommy-Lawrence Knight.)
2013 Let's Dance for Comic Relief Himself Episode 2
12 Again Himself Doctor Who Special
2014 Glue Cal Bray
2015 Casualty Rhys Healey Series 29 Episode 42 "Dark Horses"
You, Me and the Apocalypse Dealer Dan Series 1 Episode 7 14 Days to Go
2016 – 2019 Victoria Brodie Series Regular – 25 Episodes
2016 Doctors Nathan Williams Series 18 Episode 105 "Cure"

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Nokia Shorts Competition Entry "There's No Santa Dumbass" Thomas Directed by Pier Van Tijn, produced by Pye Films. Filmed on Location in Finchley, London.
Beneath the Steel Sky (Student Film) Peter Directed by Sunny Audit, Filmed on Location in Milton Keynes, Twickenham and Dartford.
The Real Guthrie Young Guthrie Directed by Jason Williams Filmed on Location at Camber Sands, Sussex.
2005 Dialogue for One Boy Directed by Jeremy Bond, Short (3 minutes).
2007 Runaways Charlie Directed by Zaheer Ahmad, Short (10 minutes).
Pudding Bowl Jack Directed by Vanessa Caswill, Short (8 minutes).
2009 The Silver Key Dark haired boy Directed by Brian McGleenon, Short (7 minutes).
2011 Why Grandson Directed by Peter Coster, Short (1 minute).
Il Maestro Pianist Directed by Jennie Paddon, Short (14 minutes).
2012 Stitches Tom Directed by Conor McMahon, Feature Film.
2015 Closets Henry Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, Short Film (18 minutes)..
2015 The Enchanted Rose Alex Directed by Mikaela King (Short)
2017 The Hippopotamus David Directed by John Jencks, Feature Film.
A Suburban Fairytale Paul Directed by James Crow, Feature Film.

Online

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Think You Know? Tom
2014 Glue Online Cal Bray Glue Website
2020 "Farewell, Sarah Jane" Luke Smith

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre
2000
Whistle Down The Wind (show cancelled.) Poor Baby Aldwych Theatre, London
2001
Medea Medea's son Queen's Theatre, West End
2002–2003
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Rolf London Palladium, West End
2003
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All to You Thomas Barons Court Theatre, London
2003–2004
The Snowman The boy Peacock Theatre, West End
2004
The Full Monty Nathan UK national tour
2005
Macbeth Young MacDuff Albery Theatre, West End
2014–2015
Hope Jake Royal Court Theatre, West End
2019 The Market Boy The Boy The Union Theatre, London

Radio/Audio

Year Title Release Role Notes
2010
Doctor Who: Podshock – Episode 226 Extra Edition iTunes Himself Only available to subscribers.
2023 Rani Takes on the World: The Revenge of Wormwood Big Finish Productions Luke Smith

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