Tom Francis, who grew up near Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, joins cast of Netflix series You for final season

An actor who grew up in Suffolk has joined the cast of the fifth and final season of a hit Netflix show.

Tom Francis, formerly of Thorpe Morieux, near Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, will be playing Clayton in the American psychological thriller series You, based on the books by Caroline Kepnes.

According to Netflix’s companion site Tudum, Clayton is a pretentious, self-absorbed, wannabe author whose vindictive, controlling nature draws the attention of main character Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley.

There is no official release date confirmed for season five of You, but it is set to drop in 2024.

On social media, Tom said: “Finally out of the bag. Season 5 of You. Very excited.

“Big love to all the people who got me here… you all know who you are.”

Tom was named best actor in a musical at the Olivier Awards in April which are widely recognised as the highest honour in British theatre.

He used to be part of Bury’s Theatre Royal Youth Theatre before going on to train in musical theatre at Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd), in London.

He was also previously involved in the town’s Voice Squad and West Suffolk College’s Conservatoire East.