Tobie Donovan is an English actor and vlogger. He is known for his role as Isaac Henderson in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present).
Life
editDonovan is from Bath. He attended Ralph Allen School.[1][2] He became interested in acting as a child and trained at the Bath Academy Theatre.[1][3]
He originally intended to perform theatre before transitioning to film.[3] He auditioned for the Netflix series Heartstopper via an open casting call.[3] He was selected for the role of Isaac Henderson, who discovers he is asexual in the second season.[4] During the production of the first season, Donovan kept a behind-the-scenes vlog on YouTube.[5][6] In 2022, he received a Silver Play YouTube Creator Award for reaching 100,000 subscribers.[6] Castmate Kit Connor gave Donovan a camera to help continue the vlogs.[6] In season two, his character shares scenes with James McEwan, played by Bradley Riches.[7]
Between seasons one and two of Heartstopper, Donovan acted in Paper Cut at the Park Theatre.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tobie Donovan". TresA. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "RAS Alumni lands his first professional acting part". Ralph Allen School. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Tobie Donovan Talks Heartstopper Season 2". Wonderland. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Iftikhar, Asyia (2023-08-05). "How Heartstopper breaks boundaries with Isaac's asexuality storyline". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Interview: Tobie Donovan on Playing Isaac in Netflix's Heartsopper & His Popular Vlog". Popternative. June 16, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ a b c Cramer, Jude (July 13, 2022). "Heartstopper's Tobie Donovan On Creating His Beloved Behind-The-Scenes Vlogs". INTO.
- ^ James, Alastair (2023-08-11). "Heartstopper's Tobie Donovan 'was not ready' for Bradley Riches to cry in one scene". Attitude. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
