William Troughton

William Troughton (born 1984) is a British actor.
Career.
Since 2014 he has played the part of Tom Archer in the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme "The Archers". His father David Troughton plays Tom's father Tony Archer.
In 2012 he played Harry Robinson in Graham Linehan's play "The Ladykillers", based on the 1955 film, in a touring production after understudying in its West End production.
In the 2013 supernatural thriller film "Armistice", Troughton played "a demon/mutant/zombie" named in the credits as "The Fallen".
In 2014 he performed "Private Peaceful", adapted and directed by Simon Reade from Michael Morpurgo's children's World War I novel, at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. In 2016 he played Jim / Tom in "Clybourne Park" at Richmond Theatre.
His television appearances have included "Inspector George Gently", "Doctors", "Silk" and "The Crimson Field"'
Personal life.
Troughton's grandfather was Patrick Troughton (1920-1987) who played the The Doctor in "Doctor Who" from 1966 to 1969. His brother Sam is also an actor and his brother Jim is a cricketer.
Troughton enjoys playing cricket, as does his character Tom Archer.