| Freddie Thorp | |
| Birth Name: | Frederick Nicholas Thorp |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
| Alma Mater: | University of Exeter |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2010–present |
| Notable Works: | Overdrive To Dream Summit Fever |
Frederick Nicholas Thorp (born 7 March 1994) is a British actor. He starred in the action film Overdrive (2017), as well as the Netflix series Safe (2018) and (2021–2022).[1]
Thorp was born in Kensington and Chelsea, London, to Nick Thorp and Antonia Manley.[2] He has an older sister, Ophelia.
Thorp attended Summer Fields School in Oxford[3] and later Eton College with fellow actor Jonah Hauer-King. He spent the summer of 2013 in New York City taking classes with the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[4] That autumn, he began his studies in psychology at the University of Exeter,[5] where he participated in theatre through EUTCo.[6]
In 2016, he played his first role, Tommy, in the film To Dream.[7] In 2017, Thorp was nominated at the British Urban Film Festival as the best emerging male actor.[8] [9]
In 2017, he played Garrett Foster,[10] a car thief, in Overdrive. The scenes were filmed in Marseille, France.[11]
In 2021–22, he played Riven, in the television series of . During the second season, Riven shows a more sensitive side, while in the first season he was more delinquent. Thorp stated that he liked playing the bad boy because he can act in a way that he may never do in real life. Thorp has said that the audience can relate to his character's bisexuality.[12] The series was cancelled after two seasons.[13]
In 2022, he played Michael, a mountaineer, who quits his job to go on a journey climbing mountains in the film Summit Fever. Thorp also had to climb real rock faces on the Eiger, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc mountains for the film.[14] [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Head Hunter | Terry Medina | ||
| To Dream | Tommy | |||
| 2017 | Overdrive | Garrett Foster | ||
| 2022 | Summit Fever | Michael | ||
| 2024 | Strictly Confidential | James |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Doctors | Stuart Willis | Episode: "Plus One" |
| The Advocate | Tommy Reese | Television film | |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Matthieu Beny | 1 episode[16] |
| Safe | Chris Chahal | Main role[17] | |
| 2021–2022 | Riven | Main role | |