Young British actor Tom Taylor was relatively unknown until last year, when it was announced he’d landed the role of 11 year old Jake Chambers in Nikolaj Arcel’s hotly anticipated Stephen King adaptation, The Dark Tower, after a worldwide casting search.

Having previously only had a recurring role in TV series Doctor Foster, the rising star now joins an all-star cast, including Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, in what is tipped to be a box office hit this summer.

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