Luke Fetherston

Luke Fetherston
Born	Luke Richard Fetherston Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater	ArtsEd
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Luke Richard Fetherston is a British actor who began his career on the West End.

Early life

Fetherston was born in Glasgow and grew up in Hertfordshire and East London.[1] At the age of 8, he was introduced to acting when his sister encouraged him to audition for a local theatre company. Fetherston went on to train at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in West London.[2][3]

Career

At 18, Fetherston was scouted in central London to be a model which he continued alongside his acting career.[4] Upon graduating drama school, Fetherston appeared in 42nd Street at Chichester Festival Theatre, White Christmas and Top Hat before making his West End debut in Singin' in the Rain at the Palace Theatre during the 2012 London Olympics. He was then cast in Cabaret directed by Rufus Norris, and subsequently cast in BBC Films London Road and Wonder.land for the Manchester International Festival. Fetherston then appeared in Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith at the Savoy Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory; he also featured on the official soundtrack.[5] Also at the Menier Chocolate Factory, he appeared in She Loves Me before returning to Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017 for Fiddler on the Roof, in which he played Fyedka.[6]

Fetherston was invited by Lynne Page to be an assistant choreographer and movement advisor for Renée Zellweger on the set of the 2018 biopic Judy.[7] He made his television debut in 2019 with recurring role Fabio in the CBBC musical dramedy Almost Never[8] and Harlan Fried in the CW science fiction series Pandora. He was promoted to the main cast of Pandora for its second season.

In 2022 Fetherston played Joel Foxworth in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.[9] This was followed by a main role, Adam, in the Apple TV+ comedy Still Up.[10] He has upcoming roles in the Channel 4 comedy Big Mood, and the third season of the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time.[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Billy Elliot	Young Boxer
	Jesus Christ Superstar	Young Disciple
2015	London Road	TV Presenter
2019–2020	Pandora	Harlan Fried	Recurring role (season 1); 3 episodes Main role (season 2); 8 episodes
2019–2021	Almost Never	Fabio	27 episodes
2020	The Emily Atack Show	Various	3 episodes
2022	Flowers in the Attic: The Origin	Joel Foxworth	Miniseries
2023	Still Up	Adam	Main role
	Doctor Who	The Toymaker dance double	Episode: "The Giggle"
2024	Big Mood	Ryan	Main role
2025	The Wheel of Time	Gawyn Trakand	Main role (season 3)
TBA	Picture This	Jay	Post-production

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	42nd Street	Bobby	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
2012	Singin' in the Rain	Diction Coach	Palace Theatre, London
2015	Cabaret	Victor	New Wimbledon Theatre, London
	Follies	Company	Royal Albert Hall, London
2016	Wonder.land	Keiran / Lizard	The National Theatre, London
	Funny Girl	Ensemble	Savoy Theatre / Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2017	Fiddler on the Roof	Fyedka	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester

References

1. "Luke Fetherston". Chapter Management. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
2. "Luke Fetherston". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
3. "No Rules: Mr Luke Fetherston". The Perfect Man. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
4. Miraglia, Vanesa (July 2022). "Luke Fetherston" (PDF). Viewties. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
5. Harp, Justin (16 July 2016). "Funny Girl is getting a soundtrack and yes, Sheridan Smith will be singing the songs". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
6. Mitchell, Olivia (2 August 2017). "Fiddler on the Roof – Chichester". My Theatre Mates. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
7. "Cool! Actor Luke Fetherston". Visual Tales. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
8. "Luke Fetherston". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
9. Kevin (23 July 2022). "Luke Fetherston Talks Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, Bringing Much-Needed Representation to the Screen, and More". Pop-Culturalist. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
10. Archer, Greg (22 September 2023). "Still Up Review: Prepare to Fall in Love with This Delightful New Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
11. Eri (31 May 2023). "Scoop: Luke Fetherston Joins The Wheel of Time Season 3". WOT Series. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

External links

• Luke Fetherston at IMDb