William Troughton
British actor (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Troughton (born 1984) is a British actor.
Since 2014 he has played the part of Tom Archer in the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme The Archers.[1] His father David Troughton plays Tom's father Tony Archer.
In 2012, he played Harry Robinson in Graham Linehan's play The Ladykillers, based on the 1955 film, in a touring production after understudying in its West End production.[2][3]
In the 2013 supernatural thriller film Armistice, Troughton played "a demon/mutant/zombie" named in the credits as "The Fallen".[4]
In 2014, he performed Private Peaceful, adapted and directed by Simon Reade from Michael Morpurgo's children's World War I novel, at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol.[5] In 2016 he played Jim / Tom in Clybourne Park at Richmond Theatre.[6]
His television appearances have included Inspector George Gently, Doctors, Silk and The Crimson Field'[1]
Troughton's grandfather was Patrick Troughton (1920–1987) who played the Second Doctor in Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969. His brother Sam is also an actor and his brother Jim is a cricketer.[1] Troughton's cousin Harry Melling, is a character actor, who played Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter franchise.[7]
Troughton enjoys playing cricket, as does his character Tom Archer.[1]
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