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Tom Keir Blyth (born 2 February 1995) is an English actor. He took an interest in drama from a young age, studying acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop and at the .

He had his first lead role in the film Scott and Sid (2018), and has since starred as Glen Byam Shaw in Benediction (2021) and in (2023). On television, he has played the title role in the MGM+ series Billy the Kid (2022–present).


Early life and education
Thomas Keir Blyth was born in on 2 February 1995 to Charlotte and . His father and paternal grandfather both worked in the media industry. Blyth has two younger siblings, a sister and a half-brother from his father's second marriage. Blyth spent his early childhood in . When his father was hired as a writer for the soap opera , the family moved to , . After his parents divorced when he was 11, Blyth moved with his mother and sister to Woodthorpe, a suburb of , to be closer to her parents. Blyth was upset by the move; his mother tried to enroll him in an acting class, though he was initially reluctant. When he was 12, he started work on a paper route as he wanted to provide for himself. He would visit his father's house and writing studio in two hours away. It was there that Blyth began to take an interest in storytelling, however his father made it clear that he detested and would not pull any strings on Blyth's behalf.

In Nottingham, Blyth attended Arnold Hill Academy and, later, Bilborough College. Blyth's mother and a family friend managed to get him an audition at Nottingham's Television Workshop. At age 15, Blyth was pulled out of school and told his father had been taken to the hospital. Blyth's father died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. After the loss of his father, Blyth returned to the Television Workshop and joined the National Youth Theatre, appearing in the productions , Hay Fever, and A Clockwork Orange. Although he applied and was accepted to several drama schools, he turned them down. In 2016, after spending a summer volunteering for an on-the-move charity fundraiser, Blyth decided to pursue acting as a career. At 21, he auditioned for the in New York City, where he would study on a scholarship and reside in Brooklyn. Whilst at Juilliard, Blyth appeared in productions such as and Antony and Cleopatra.


Career
In 2010, Blyth began his on-screen career with small supporting roles in the films Robin Hood and Pelican Blood. In the years after graduating from college, he appeared in the short films Fibs (2014), Fluffy (2015), and Wash Club (2016), all while working odd-jobs in Nottingham. In 2018, Blyth had his first lead role as Sid Sadowskyj opposite Richard Mason in the autobiographical coming-of-age film Scott and Sid. That same year he appeared in Hazey Eyes' music video, Scars ft. , as well as in the TV short Rise. Upon graduating from Juilliard in 2020, Blyth was cast as Glen Byam Shaw in ' biographical drama film Benediction, which premiered the following year. In 2022, Blyth began starring as the titular William Bonney in the MGM+ series Billy the Kid. For the role, Blyth learned how to ride, shoot, and talk like a "proper cowboy" with an Irish-American accent. That same year, Blyth made a guest appearance in an episode of the series The Gilded Age.

In 2023, he starred as a young opposite in , an adaptation of The Hunger Games prequel of the same name.

Blyth has upcoming roles in the film Discussion Materials, adapted from 's memoir of the same name, and an adaptation of 's novel A Farewell to Arms. In March 2024, it was announced that Blyth, along with , would star in Plainclothes, an independent film from writer-director Carmen Emmi. The film, which is based on true events, centres around an undercover cop in the 1990s who works to entrap and apprehend gay men until he finds himself drawn to one of his targets. In 2024, it was announced that Blyth would co-star alongside in the romance film People We Meet on Vacation, based on the novel of the same name by .

On January 21, 2025, it was announced that Blyth would star in ' The Fence. The film is based on Bernard-Marie Koltes' play Black Battles With Dogs.


Filmography

Film
2010Robin HoodFeral Child
Pelican BloodYoung Nikko
2018Scott and SidSid
2021BenedictionGlen Byam Shaw
2023
2024 Bull RunBobby Sanders
2025PlainclothesLucas
2026 Alex NilsenPost-production
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Television
2022The Gilded AgeArchie BaldwinEpisode: "Charity Has Two Functions"
2022–presentBilly the KidWilliam H. Bonney / BillyLead role


Awards and nominations
2025Saturn AwardsBest Actor in a Film


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