Biography
Tommy Jessop is a British actor. He was born on 19 January 1985. In 2007 he played Ben Philips in the BBC drama Coming Down the Mountain, becoming the first actor with Down syndrome to take a lead role in a primetime television drama.
Jessop has appeared as Terry Boyle in Line of Duty (2019–2021), in Casualty and as Tommy in Masters of the Air (2024). He is a founding member of Blue Apple Theatre and the first actor with Down syndrome to play Hamlet professionally. He is a full voting member of BAFTA.
