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'''Dorothy Nelkin''' ([[30 July]] [[1933]]–[[28 May]] [[2003]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[sociology of science|sociologist of science]]. She was a key witness for the plaintiffs in [[McLean v. Arkansas]] and a supporter of [[NCSE]].

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| birthname = Thomas Brodie Sangster

| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|16}}

| ___location = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], [[England]]

| notable role = '''Sam''' in ''[[Love Actually]]''<br>'''Simon''' in ''[[Nanny McPhee]]''

| yearsactive = [[2001]] - present

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'''Thomas Brodie Sangster''' (born [[May 16]], [[1995]]) is an [[English people|English]] [[actor]]. He is known for his roles in the films ''[[Love Actually]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]) and ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]).

==Biography==

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===Personal life===

Sangster was born in [[South London]], where he now lives with his sister, Ava, and his parents, Mark Sangster and Tasha Bertram. His mother, a dancer and characterist, has appeared in several [[BBC]] films while his father, an actor and musician, starred in ''The Lion King'' musical in [[Germany]]. Sangster is the second cousin once removed of actor [[Hugh Grant]]; his maternal great grandmother and Grant's grandmother were sisters.

Sangster's interests include painting, tennis, drawing and skating. Two of his favourite artists are [[Eminem]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].

== External links ==

===Career===

* http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/16/11/Stories/Nelkin-Obituary.html

Sangster's first acting job was in a [[BBC]] television film, ''The Adventures of Station Jim''. He subsequently appeared in a few more television films, including the lead roles in ''[[Bobbie's Girl]]'', ''The Miracle Of The Cards'' (based on the story of [[Craig Shergold]]) and ''[[Stig of the Dump]]''. He won the ''Best Actor in a mini-series'' award at the [[2003]] Monte Carlo Film Festival for his role in the miniseries "Entrusted".

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/02/obituaries/02NELK.html?ex=1163394000&en=366df1ae2ac2b156&ei=5070 New York Times Obit]

* http://pus.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/4/355.pdf

''[[Love Actually]]'', in which he played [[Liam Neeson]]'s step-son, was Sangster's first major theatrical film. He was nominated for a "Golden Satellite Award" and a [[Young Artist Award]] for his role in the film.

[[category:1933 births|Nelkin, Dorothy]]

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Sangster next appeared in a television adaptation of the novel ''[[Feather Boy]]'' ([[2004]]) and played a younger version of [[James Franco]]'s role in the film version of ''[[Tristan & Isolde (film)|Tristan and Isolde]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]), which was filmed in the [[Czech Republic]]. Among other things, Sangster takes part in a [[swordfighting|swordfight]] in the film. Sangster next starred in the commercially successful film ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'', as the eldest of seven children.

He appeared in a two-part story (''[[Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)|Human Nature]]'' and ''[[The Family of Blood]]'') in the third series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as schoolboy Tim Latimer.<ref>http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEyZuypVyuRuxdgRSn&tmpl=newsrss </ref>, and will voice the character of Ferb in the Disney Channel Animated Series ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.He is next scheduled to appear in the [[Holocaust]]-themed story, ''The Fence''. He will also star alongside ''[[Love Actually]]'' and ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' co-star [[Colin Firth]] in the film adaptation of [[Valerio Massimo Manfredi|Valerio Massimo Manfredi's]] historical novel ''[[The Last Legion]]'' due for release in 2007.

==Selected filmography==

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

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|[[2007]]||''[[Doctor Who]]''|| Tim Latimer || Episodes Human Nature and The Family of Blood

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| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[The Last Legion]]'' || Romulus Augustus ||

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| rowspan="2" | [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' || Simon Brown ||

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| ''[[Tristan & Isolde (film)|Tristan and Isolde]]'' || Young Tristan ||

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| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Feather Boy]]'' || Robert Nobel || TV

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| rowspan="2" | [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Love Actually]]'' || Sam

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| ''[[Entrusted|Entrusted]]'' || Thomas von Gall || TV

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==Footnotes==

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== External links ==

*[http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity_interviews/131822004.htm FemaleFirst interview] (January 25, 2006)

*[http://www.agirlsworld.com/rachel/hangin-with/nannymcpkids.html A Girl's World.com interview] (January, 2006)

*[http://www.thomassangster.org Thomas Sangster Fansite - first and only site solely dedicated to Thomas Sangster]

*[http://www.risingstar.to/tsangster.html Thomas Sangster on Parvae Stellae's Page of Lesser-known Actors]

* {{imdb name | id = 1032473 | name = Thomas Sangster }}

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