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Toby Sebastian
British actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sebastian Toby M. Pugh (born 26 February 1992), known professionally as Toby Sebastian, is a British actor and musician. [1] He is best known for portraying the character of Trystane Martell in the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music of Silence.
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Early life
Sebastian was born in Oxford, England and spent a part of his childhood in Andalusia, Spain, seeking a climate beneficial to sister Florence’s health condition. During this time, Sebastian learned to play the guitar from a flamenco teacher. He later attended Cokethorpe School in Oxfordshire. The family is known for their artistic pursuits, often likened to a modern-day von Trapp family.
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Sebastian first appeared on TV as a contestant on Orange unsignedAct in 2008. Following the show, he left school for a record deal with A&M records where he moved to Los Angeles and Nashville to record his debut album with award-winning country producer Chris Lindsey.
In 2012, he landed his first acting role in the film, After the Dark. He also appeared in The Red Tent as Re-mose, in Barely Lethal (alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Sophie Turner and Thomas Mann) as Cash Fenton. In the same film, Sebastian contributed five original songs to the soundtrack.[2]
In 2015, Sebastian was cast in the fifth season of Game of Thrones as Trystane Martell.[3] Game of Thrones casting director Nina Gold later explained his casting in the series: "We knew Toby more because he'd done a lot of music things in the past, but he has a really romantic feel that just worked."[citation needed]
Sebastian portrayed Andrea Bocelli in the biopic The Music of Silence, alongside Antonio Banderas and Jordi Mollà directed by the Academy Award nominated director Michael Radford.[4][5]
In 2017, Sebastian starred in the feature film Trading Paint a sports film starring John Travolta, Michael Madsen and Shania Twain, directed by Karzan Kader. In 2023, Sebastian starred as Rudy in the comedy film Coffee Wars. 2024 saw him as Andre Agassi in the Amazon Prime series Perfect Match, a fictional retelling of Agassi and Steffi Graf's love story.
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