Luke Antony Newman Treadaway is an English actor.
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 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. 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. Inspired by a love of Eddie Vedder and
with support from their secondary school drama teacher Phil Gasson, the twins
formed a band called Lizardsun with Matt Conyngham and Seth Campbell. They also
both joined the National Youth Theatre, 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, followed by playing Albert in the original
production of War Horse at the same venue. 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.
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.
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. He also directed a music
video for girl band Boxettes, whose lead singer Bellatrix comes from Sandford.
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. 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. 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.
Filmography Theatre
2007: Saint Joan 2007: War Horse as Albert
2008: Piranha Heights by Philip Ridley 2008: Cradle Me by Simon Vinnicombe
2008: War Horse by John Tams 2009: Over There
2011: The History of Titus Groan 2012: The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time Music videos
Treadaway appears in the music video for the Script's song "For the First Time".
He also appears in music video for Crystal Fighters' song "Champion Sound".
References External links
Luke Treadaway at the Internet Movie Database