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 Second 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.