Thomas Cocquerel

Thomas Cocquerel
Born
Thomas Michel Cocquerel

(1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 35)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Family

Thomas Michel Cocquerel (born 5 September 1989) is an Australian actor. On television, he is known for his role as Tom Raikes in Julian Fellowes' HBO Max series The Gilded Age (2022). His films include OtherLife (2017), Billionaire Boys Club, Celeste, In Like Flynn (2018), and The Divorce Party (2019).[1]

Early life

Cocquerel was born in Sydney to French father Patrick and Australian mother Georgia. His younger sisters Emilie, Elsa, and Anna are also actors.[2] He spent his early childhood in Spain, France, and the United States before returning to Sydney in 2001, settling in the North Shore suburb of Warrawee.[3] He attended the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (colloquially known as the Shore School). He went on to graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2012.[4][5]

Career

In 2014, Cocquerel made his television debut in an episode of Love Child as well as the miniseries Anzac Girls.[6] He made his feature film debut the following year in Daniel Alfredson's crime drama Kidnapping Freddy Heineken. This was followed by further film roles in the family film Red Dog: True Blue in 2016 and the comedy Table 19, the sports drama 1 Mile to You, and the coming-of-age drama The Tribes of Palos Verdes in 2017. That year, he had his first starring role in the science fiction film OtherLife alongside Jessica De Gouw.

In 2018, Cocquerel portrayed actor Errol Flynn in the biographical film In Like Flynn[4] and starred alongside Radha Mitchell in Celeste, directed by Ben Hackworth and filmed in Far North Queensland on location at Paronella Park. The latter film screened in competition at the Adelaide Film Festival[7] the BFI London Film Festival.[8] Cocquerel also appeared in true crime film Billionaire Boys Club and was cast in an attempted reboot of American crime drama Get Christie Love!, but the pilot did not proceed to series.[9]

Cocquerel joined the recurring cast of the CW series The 100 for its sixth season as Ryker Desai IX. He led the 2019 romantic comedy film The Divorce Party. Also that year, Cocquerel was cast in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, the 2021 sequel to the psychological thriller film Escape Room.[10] Cocquerel appeared as lawyer Tom Raikes in the first season of Julian Fellowes' period drama The Gilded Age on HBO Max.[11]

On 18 August 2024, Cocquerel was announced as part of the cast for Peacock series All Her Fault.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Walk Right In Barlow Blair Short film
2015 Kidnapping Freddy Heineken Martin "Brakes" Erkamps
Campdraft Man Short film
2016 Red Dog: True Blue Bill Stemple
2017 Table 19 Huck
1 Mile to You Rye Bledsoe
OtherLife Danny
The Tribes of Palos Verdes Mildew
2018 Everyone Is Doing Great Oliver Westlake Short film
Ward One Man Short film
Billionaire Boys Club Charlie Bottoms
The Big Break Officer Eckhart Short film
Celeste Jack
In Like Flynn Errol Flynn
Spare Room Greg
2019 Alive Male Patient
The Divorce Party Nate
2020 Cat Movie: This Is Not A Dog Movie. L'homme Short film; also producer, also known in French: Un Homme et un Chat
2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Nathan
2024 Pal Luke Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Love Child Bernie Maguire Episode: #1.4
Anzac Girls Frank Smith Miniseries
2018 Get Christie Love! Adam Pilot
2019 The 100 Ryker Desai IX Recurring role; 6 episodes
SeaChange Josh Episode: "Paradise Reclaimed: Mother of all Dilemmas"
2022 The Gilded Age Tom Raikes Main cast; 9 episodes
2023 Safe Home Julian Macdonald Main cast; 4 episodes
Paper Dolls Teddy Pearce 7 episodes
TBA All Her Fault Richie TV series

References

  1. ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (3 March 2017). "Boy of Spring: Talking rom-coms with Thomas Cocquerel". WWD. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ Rocca, Jane (25 September 2022). "'I know what not to do': What actor Thomas Cocquerel has learned about dating". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ Craze, Kirsten (16 November 2022). "Warrawee home where Thomas Cocquerel, Australia's next Chris Hemsworth, grew up is for sale". Real Estate. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Purdon, Fiona (23 June 2018). "Plenty to see here, says star of In Like Flynn". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ^ "School's star old boys". Mosman Daily. The Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ Chai, Paul (15 August 2014). "International Star You Should Know: Thomas Cocquerel". Variety. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ Celeste, retrieved 27 October 2018
  8. ^ Celeste, retrieved 30 July 2019[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (28 February 2018). "'Get Christie Love' Pilot adds Thomas Cocquerel in series regular role". Variety. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. ^ Amanda N'Duka (18 October 2019). "'Escape Room 2': Sony Sets Lead Cast For Sequel". Deadline. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (30 January 2020). "'The Gilded Age': Harry Richardson, Thomas Cocquerel & Jack Gilpin Join HBO Drama Series". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. ^ Slatter, Sean (18 August 2024). "Peacock series 'All Her Fault' to film in Melbourne with Sarah Snook". IF Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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