Thomas Doherty Biography

Thomas Doherty is a multi-talented personality; he is not only trained in acting and singing, but is also adept at various forms of dancing, including contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, and ballet. In 2013, Doherty made his screen debut in NBC and Sky Living’s ‘Dracula’. Credited simply as the Street Boy #2, he appeared in the episode ‘Servant to Two Masters’. Shortly after his debut, he worked in the short film ‘Bunch of Mad Stuff’.

In the summer of 2015, he left the MGA Academy and found work as a waiter at the Tigerlily restaurant & Bar in Edinburgh. He attended auditions and collaborated with the Edinburgh Fringe on his holidays. His first project after graduation was the 2016 short ‘The First Time’. That year, he landed his breakthrough role when he was cast as Sean Matthews in Disney’s ‘The Lodge’. While Sean is Scottish like Doherty, the actor consciously toned down his accent to accommodate international viewers.

Doherty later successfully auditioned for the TV movie ‘Descendants 2,’ which was released in 2017. He was cast as Harry Hook, the son of the infamous pirate Captain James Hook, the villain in ‘Peter Pan’. He reprised his role in ‘Descendants 3,’ which was released in 2019. He appeared in Michael Damian’s directorial venture ‘High Strung: Free Dance’.

Doherty was born on April 21, 1995, in Edinburgh, Scotland to parents who are both bankers. He has a brother named Niall, who plays soccer, and a sister named Rachel, who is a dancer. He developed acting aspirations quite early in his life. At the age of 5, he started to appear in school productions. He also played football as a little boy. As part of the Lothian Youth Arts and Musicals Company, he appeared in various stage productions, including Disney’s ‘Aladdin.’

The young heartthrob was in a relationship with actress Dove Cameron, but they parted ways in October 2020. In October 2021, he was romantically linked to Yasmin Wijnaldum.