Grantchester
Sidney Chambers, a clergyman, decides to become an investigator when a parishioner is found murdered under mysterious circumstances. He teams up with Inspector Geordie to solve various criminal cases.
Tom Brittney
Brittney’s first TV appearance was in the daytime soap opera Doctors in 2013. The following year, he joined the recurring cast of historical/fantasy series Outlander, in which he played Lieutenant Jeremy Foster, one of Black Jack Randall’s men. He also appeared briefly in an episode of the BBC TV series Call the Midwife, and a short film called The Unknowns. In 2015, he was cast as DS Ken Howells in the crime drama The Five, written by U.S. crime author Harlan Coben. He also appeared as a recurring character in the third season of The Syndicate, playing Tyler Mitchell, and played Roger Lockwood in the TV series UnReal. In the same year, he played Greg in Humans. He appeared in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool as Tim.
In 2017, he appeared as David in X Company, and played Conrad Habicht in an episode of Genius. In June 2018, Brittney joined the cast of the ITV crime drama Grantchester as the Reverend Will Davenport, the new lead character. Brittney starred as Billy in the drama Make Me Famous in 2020. Written by Reggie Yates and directed by Peter King, the film explores the impact and consequences of fast fame on reality TV participants and their close friends and families.
In 2023, Brittney auditioned for the role of Superman in James Gunn’s Superman, becoming one of three finalists for the part, alongside Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet, with Corenswet ultimately getting the role.