Thomas Doherty
Doherty in 2019
Born	Thomas Anthony Doherty[1][better source needed] (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (age 29) Edinburgh, Scotland
Education	Royal High School, Edinburgh
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2013–present

Thomas Anthony Doherty (born 21 April 1995)^[2] is a Scottish actor and singer fromEdinburgh. He played Sean Matthews on theDisney Channel musical seriesThe Lodge, Harry Hook in theDescendants film franchise, Max Wolfe in theHBO Max reboot ofGossip Girl, and Walter De Ville in the 2022 filmThe Invitation.

Doherty was born inEdinburgh on 21 April 1995, and grew up in the city. He has an older brother and younger sister, and his parents were both in the banking business.^[3] He attendedRoyal High School in Edinburgh.^[4]

After high school, Doherty entered The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in Edinburgh, where he studied musical theatre.^[5] He graduated in July 2015 and signed a contract with Olivia Bell Management in London.^[6]

After his 2015 graduation, Doherty waited tables in Edinburgh at Tigerlilly restaurant.^[4] On his days off, Doherty split his time between auditioning forDisney Channel'sThe Lodge and working with theEdinburgh Fringe.^[7] He was offered the role of Sean Matthews inThe Lodge, and had to undergo intensive training in mountain biking to prepare for the role.^[8]The Lodge was filmed inBelfast, Northern Ireland.^[9][10] He stated that he was able to play the character as aScot, but he toned down his accent in order to better accommodate the viewers in all 108 countries thatThe Lodge aired in.^[7] In December 2016,The Lodge was renewed for a second series which began production in February 2017.^[11]

In 2016, Doherty auditioned forDescendants 2 and was cast as Harry Hook, the son of villainCaptain James Hook fromPeter Pan.^[7]Descendants 2 was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2016 and aired on Disney Channel on 21 July 2017.^[12] He reprised his role as Harry Hook in the third installment of theDisney Channel franchise,Descendants 3 which premiered in 2019.^[13] In August 2017, Doherty was named one of "The 50 Fittest Boys of 2017" byVogue magazine.^[14]

From 2019 to 2020, he appeared in theCW seriesLegacies as Sebastian.^[15]

In 2021, Doherty began starring in theHBO Max teen dramaGossip Girl.^[16] The following year, he starred alongsideNathalie Emmanuel in the supernatural horror filmThe Invitation.^[17]

From 2017 to 2020, Doherty was in a relationship with hisDescendants 2 co-starDove Cameron.^[18]

Doherty credits his experience inGossip Girl as "educational" as it "challenged [his] own preconceived notions and indoctrination of 'this is who you love, this is what you do, everything else is wrong.'" In an interview withVariety, Doherty declared that, while he has only been in heterosexual relationships, he has always seen sexuality as a spectrum and does not believe in labels.^[19]

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