Who is Tom Cullen?

Tom Cullen is a Welsh actor and director. He stole the limelight from the 2011 critically acclaimed movie Weekend followed by the TV series Downtown Abbey. R

recently, he has appeared in a couple of hit TV series such as Orphan Black, Knightfall, and Gunpowder.

So far, Tom has won the British Independent Film Award in the category of Most Promising Newcomer for Weekend. Additionally, the Welsh actor has also received Screen Actors Guild Award for Downtown Abbey.

Early life, Childhood, and Education

Tom was born on 17 July 1985, in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. He grew up in Llandrindod Wells and later in Cardiff. Furthermore, he is the son of an Irish father and an English mother.

Talking about his nationality, he is Welsh by nationality and his ethnicity is mixed.  He has two siblings Joseph Cullen and Ruth Cullen.

Initially, in his childhood, he had a keen interest in music and also began to learn from a very early age. Moving towards his education, Tom attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Later, he completed his graduation from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with a First Class Honours degree in Acting.