Shaun Thomas
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Shaun Thomas (born 30 May 1997) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Swifty in the film The Selfish Giant (2013) and Ser Raymun Fossoway in the series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–).
Early life
Thomas was born on 30 May 1997 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Career and awards
Thomas's first professional experience in front of the camera was in Clio Barnard's sophomore feature film, The Selfish Giant (2013)—which won the Europa Cinemas Award at Cannes Film Festival, among other accolades. Thomas received rave reviews, jointly earning himself and co-lead Conner Chapman the Best British Newcomer(s) Award at the BFI London Film Festival. He was also nominated for Breakthrough Performance (shared with Chapman) at the British Independent Film Awards and Young British/Irish Performer of the Year at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards (losing to Chapman).
In addition, he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Performance—for playing Badger in Molly Manning Walker's How to Have Sex (2023)—in a tie with Paul Mescal for All of Us Strangers (2023). Other film credits include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Ali & Ava (2021).
On television, his most notable roles were "Craggy" on the coming-of-age comedy biopic series Ladhood (2019–2022); and Gerry Roberts on the British soap Emmerdale (2017–2018). He also starred in several miniseries, including Four Lives (2022) and The Long Shadow (2023). Recently, he landed a supporting role as Ser Raymund 'The Reluctant' Fossoway on the Game of Thrones (2011–2019) prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Selfish Giant | Swifty | film debut | |
| 2016 | Grimsby | Skeletor | ||
| Bring Back the Cat | Auberon Ellison | short film | ||
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Dylan | |||
| 2021 | Ali & Ava | Callum | ||
| 2023 | How to Have Sex | Badger | ||
| 2025 | The Choral | Mitch (bass in the choral) | ||
| Rocket Fuel | Wes | short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WPC 56 | Albert Chapman | Episode #2.5: "The Harder They Fall" | |
| 2017–2018 | Emmerdale | Gerry Roberts | Recurring role — 93 episodes (soap opera) | |
| 2019–2022 | Ladhood | Thomas "Craggy" Cragg | Main role — 18 episodes (3 seasons) | |
| 2021 | Casualty | Bruno Wilding | Episode: #35.11 | |
| 2022 | Four Lives | Paul | Main role — 3 episodes (miniseries) | |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Neil Jackson | Recurring role — 4 episodes (miniseries) | |
| 2026–present | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Ser Raymun "The Reluctant" Fossoway | Main role — 5 episodes (1 season) |
Awards and nominations
Thomas won Best Supporting Performance at the British Independent Film Awards 2023 for his role as Badger in How to Have Sex.
External links
- atIMDb