Gabriel Thomson
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| Born | Gabriel Francis Marshall-Thomson Script error: No such module "person date". London, England |
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| Other nameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Gabriel Marshall-Thomson Gabriel Marshall Thomson |
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| Years active | 1995–2015, 2020–present |
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Gabriel Francis Marshall Thomson (born 27 October 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as Michael Harper in the British situation comedy series My Family.
Career
Thomson began his acting career at the age of four, performing in plays with a company called the Goliards while his family holidayed in Devon. At the age of five, he gave his first TV performance in an advert for Frosties which he later said he'd "rather forget." In 1995, he appeared in a television version of The Bible: Joseph. He followed this up with a small role in another television mini-series called Painted Lady.[1]
In 1999, Thomson secured his first major acting role, playing Young Pip in a BBC adaption of Great Expectations.[2] It was through his role on Painted Lady that he was cast in Great Expectations, as the casting director of Painted Lady thought he would be perfect as Pip.[1] The same year, Thomson made his big screen debut, as he had replaced Jonathan Taylor Thomas' live-action and voice role as Pinocchio in The New Adventures of Pinocchio.
From 2000 until 2011, Thomson played Michael Harper in the British BBC sitcom My Family, starring alongside Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Kris Marshall. He is the only one of the Harper children to have appeared in every series, as Daniela Denby-Ashe left the series in 2002, later returning in 2004, and Kris Marshall left the series in 2005. He is also remembered for acting alongside Jude Law, Rachel Weisz and Ed Harris in the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates as Soviet spy Sasha Filippov.
He was at one time rumoured to play Harry Potter in the series of films based on the popular books by J.K. Rowling;[3] however, just days later Warner Brothers announced that the part was to be portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe.[4]
Thomson portrayed Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing with the British Shakespeare Company on their 2009 tour of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Norway and the Czech Republic.[5] He also starred in the British film 13Hrs.
In 2010, Thomson joined the cast of GB Theatre Company, playing Orlando in As You Like It and Dr Caius in The Merry Wives of Windsor. The tour included the Republic of Ireland, Norway, the Czech Republic and the UK.[6]
Thomson also starred in the film The Lost Choices, released by Metrodome in the UK on 14 September 2015.
On 20 August 2015, Thomson had announced on his Facebook page that he was leaving acting to return to university, and on 15 September the Daily Mirror reported that he was to attend King's College in London for three years to study for a degree in philosophy, with the aim of becoming a human rights lawyer.[7]
In 2020, he returned to acting, starring in the film A Little More Flesh.
Personal life
Thomson attended Elliott School in Putney.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Joseph | Ephraim | Miniseries (1 episode) |
| 1997 | Painted Lady | Young Sebastian | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Great Expectations | Young Pip | TV movie |
| 1999 | The New Adventures of Pinocchio | Pinocchio | Feature film |
| 2000–2011 | My Family | Michael Harper | Series 1–11 (main role, 114 episodes) |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Sacha Filipov | Feature film, credited as Gabriel Marshall-Thomson |
| 2010 | 13Hrs | Charlie Moore | Feature film (Template:Aka Night Wolf) |
| 2014 | The Lost Choices | Adam Grainger | Feature film |
| 2020 | A Little More Flesh | Leon Decker | Feature film |
| 2023 | The Score | The Taker | Short film |
| 2024 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Adam | Short film |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gabriel Thomson Biography". Official Gabriel Thomson Site. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hanks, Robert (13 April 1999). "Robert Hanks' Television Review". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Potter fans await film verdict". BBC News. BBC. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Here's The Real Harry Potter". Internet Movie Database. Amazon. 22 August 2000. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gabriel Thomson Lysander & Claudio". British Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2012 season". GB Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Greenwood, Carl (10 August 2015). "This is what the My Family kid is doing now - and what he looks like". Daily Mirror. MGN Limited. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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