Tom Prior

Prior was educated at The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, Dorset.^[3] In 2002, he appeared in Fire from Heaven, produced by the Dorchester Community Plays Association.^[4] He studied Performing Arts at Weymouth College, graduating with distinction, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).^[3] He graduated from RADA in 2012.^[5]

Prior's West End debut was in 2013 in a trio of plays produced by the National Youth Theatre: Tory Boyz by James Graham; Romeo and Juliet; and Prince of Denmark, a Hamlet prequel by Michael Lesslie.^[6][7][5]

Prior wrote his first short film Breaking the Circle in 2014.^[8][5]

In 2021, Prior starred in Firebird as Sergey Serebrennikov.^[9][10] He co-wrote and produced the film with director Peeter Rebane.^[11] The film is about the real-life romance between a conscript, Sergey Fetisov, and a fighter pilot in Soviet era Estonia. Rebane began working on a screenplay based on a memoir by Fetisov. After learning about the script, Prior met with Rebane in London.^[12]

Prior identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.^[13]