Frederick Nicholas Thorp (born 7 March 1994) is a British actor. He starred in the action film Overdrive (2017), as well as the Netflix series Safe (2018) and Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022).
Early life Thorp was born in Kensington and Chelsea, London, to Nick Thorp and Antonia Manley. He has an older sister, Ophelia.
Thorp attended Summer Fields School in Oxford and later Eton College with fellow actor Jonah Hauer-King. He spent the summer of 2013 in New York City taking classes with the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. That autumn, he began his studies in psychology at the University of Exeter, where he participated in theatre through EUTCo.
Career In 2016, he played his first role, Tommy, in the film To Dream. In 2017, Thorp was nominated at the British Urban Film Festival as the best emerging male actor."Nominees and Winners". British Urban Film Festival.
In 2017, he played Garrett Foster, a car thief, in Overdrive. The scenes were filmed in Marseille, France.
In 2021–22, he played Riven, in the television series of Fate: The Winx Saga. During the second season, Riven shows a more sensitive side, while in the first season he was more delinquent. Thorp stated that he liked playing the bad boy because he can act in a way that he may never do in real life. Thorp has said that the audience can relate to his character's bisexuality. The series was cancelled after two seasons.
In 2022, he played Michael, a mountaineer, who quits his job to go on a journey climbing mountains in the film Summit Fever. Thorp also had to climb real rock faces on the Eiger, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc mountains for the film.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2016 The Head Hunter Terry Medina To Dream Tommy 2017 Overdrive Garrett Foster 2022 Summit Fever Michael 2024 Strictly Confidential James
Television Year Title Role Notes2015 Doctors Stuart Willis Episode: "Plus One" The Advocate Tommy Reese Television film2018 A Discovery of Witches Matthieu Beny 1 Episode Safe Chris Chahal Main role 2021–2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Riven Main role 2026 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Luke Eaton 2 Episodes
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2016 No Quarter Arlo Network Theatre, London 2025 Are We Doing This Right? Boy Riverside Studios, London
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 British Urban Film Festival BUFF Male Emerging Talent To Dream
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