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Freddie Thorp

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Freddie Thorp
Born
Frederick Nicholas Thorp

(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Notable workFate: The Winx Saga
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 Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022).[1]

Early life

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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]

Career

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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 thieve, in Overdrive. The scenes were filmed in Marseille, France.[11]

In 2021–22, he played Riven, in the television series of Fate: The Winx Saga. 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]

Filmography

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Film

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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

Television

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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 Fate: The Winx Saga Riven Main role[16]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 No Quarter Arlo Network Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 British Urban Film Festival BUFF Male Emerging Talent To Dream Nominated [9]

References

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  1. ^ Varina, Rachel (22 January 2021). "'Fate: The Winx Saga' Fans Are Crushing Hard On The Show's Resident Bad Boy". elitedaily.com. Elite Daily. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The Wedding of Nick Thorp and Antonia Manley". Hello! Magazine. 11 June 1988. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Summer Fields (15 August 2017). "Congratulations to Freddie Thorp (OS 2002-2007) who stars in the newly released film Overdrive. Catch it at cinemas now!". Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Freddie Thorp". Independent Talent. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Exeter's Finest Freshers: The Shortlist". The Tab. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "EUTCo's After The End Preview". 25 November 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "To dream 2016". avclub.com.
  8. ^ "Nominees and Winners". British Urban Film Festival.
  9. ^ a b "Nominees and Winners". British Urban Film Festival.
  10. ^ "Overdrive". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ^ Dalton, Stephen (14 August 2017). "'Overdrive': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ^ Radish, Christina (23 September 2022). "Freddie Thorp on Whether Riven is Toxic or Misunderstood in 'Fate: The Winx Saga' Season 2". collider.com. Collider. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick (1 November 2022). "'Fate: The Winx Saga' Canceled at Netflix". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ Hoad, Phil (11 October 2022). "Summit Fever review – super-real mountain-climbing drama is dizzying experience". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  15. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (14 June 2018). "Survival Tales 'The Boat' & 'Summit Fever' Score Key Deals For Carnaby International". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b Craig, David (21 September 2022). "Meet the cast of Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga". radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ^ McEwan, Cameron K (16 May 2018). "The mad ending to Netflix's Safe explained: What happened to Jenny?". digitalspy.com. Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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