Sean Teale | |
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Born |
Sean James Teale 18 June 1992 London, England, UK |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010-present |
Sean James Teale (born 18 June 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role of Prince Condé in the CW series Reign. He also featured as Nick Levan in the E4 teen drama Skins. He plays the lead role of Ben Larson in the Syfy series Incorporated.
Teale grew up in Putney, London. He is of Venezuelan, Spanish and Welsh origins. His father Noel is an IT consultant and his mother Fini works at a design advertising agency. Teale attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith where he played rugby, football and took drama. His performance in a school play was spotted by an agent in the audience. Teale decided to switch his focus from sports to drama after his agents advised him to renounce for fear of damaging his looks. He began auditions as he was preparing for his A-levels in History, Drama and Economics. He has deferred his place at the University of Manchester studying History and Economics to pursue his acting career.
In January 2010 Teale played Derek in the short film Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother directed by Greg Williams starring Tom Hardy. Winner of Best Direction at the Chicago Short Film Fest 2010, the film was released into the film festival circuit in 2011. In the same year he played a werewolf in Nickelodeon’s Summer in Transylvania.