Tom Blyth

Tom Keir Blyth (born 2 February 1995) is an English actor. His films include Scott and Sid (2018), Benediction (2021), and The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023). On television, he stars as the title character of the Epix series Billy the Kid (2022). Early life and education Blyth was born in Birmingham and grew up in Woodthorpe, a suburb of Nottingham. He is the son of producer Gavin Blyth, who died when Tom was 15. Blyth attended Arnold Hill Academy and Bilborough College. His mother Charlotte, a careers counselor, signed him up for drama classes at the Television Workshop. He also joined the National Youth Theatre. He went on to train at the Juilliard School in New York City, as had been his dream, graduating in 2020. Career Blyth began his career with small supporting roles in the 2010 films Robin Hood and Pelican Blood. In 2018, he starred opposite Richard Mason in the coming-of-age film Scott and Sid. Upon graduating from Juilliard, Blyth was cast as Glen Byam Shaw in the Terence Davies-directed biographical drama film Benediction, which premiered the following year. In 2022, Blyth had a guest role in the HBO series The Gilded Age and started playing the titular character of the Epix series Billy the Kid. He has upcoming film roles in the comedy Discussion Materials adapted from Bill Keenan's memoir of the same name, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, an adaptation of The Hunger Games prequel of the same name.