He started his career as a
child actor, appearing in several
West End musicals, including the original production of
The Lion King (1999) as young
Simba, and
Sam Mendes's revival of
Oliver! (1994) at the
London Palladium. On stage, he has also played Curtis Younger in the
Young Vic's
A Raisin in the Sun (2001) and
Pip in
Moby-Dick (2006). In 2003, he voiced
Will Parry in the
BBC Radio 4 production of the
His Dark Materials trilogy. His early television roles include JJ in
EastEnders (2004),
Lex Keavey in
Doctors (2006), and Danny in
As the Bell Rings (2007). For his performance in
Doctors, he was nominated for a
British Soap Award for
Best Newcomer and longlisted for
Villain of the Year. From 2013 to 2014, he was a regular in the
medical drama Casualty, playing
Jamie Collier, the nephew of already established character
Jeff. He has described his character as "the calm one, the voice of reason". In 2021, he joined the UK touring cast of
Magic Goes Wrong in the role of Mickey.
The Sarah Jane Adventures He appeared as a series regular in the
Doctor Who spin-off series
The Sarah Jane Adventures from 2007 to 2011, playing Clyde Langer. Speaking about his character, Anthony said, "I would describe Clyde as the joker of the group. He always has an answer for everything, even though 99% of the time it was probably wrong! I really enjoy playing comedy so, for me, this character was a dream". He has also narrated
The Sarah Jane Adventures audiobook
Children of Steel (2011), written by
Martin Day, and briefly reprised his role in the 2020
webcast mini episode "
Farewell, Sarah Jane", aired on
Doctor Who social media channels as a tribute to
Elisabeth Sladen. In 2022, it was announced that
Big Finish Productions would produce an audio spin-off of
The Sarah Jane Adventures,
Beyond Bannerman Road: Rani Takes on the World, set 15 years after the events of the series and focusing on Anthony and
Anjli Mohindra's characters. He previously played Delong in the Big Finish
Doctor Who audio story "
Wirrn Dawn" (2009), starring
Paul McGann as the
Eighth Doctor, and Julian Delaware in the
Torchwood audio story "
The Law Machines" (2018). With his role of Delong, he became the first regular actor from the
BBC Wales-produced
Doctor Who-related series to have participated in a Big Finish production. In 2023, Anthony reprised his role as Clyde Langer in
Tales of the TARDIS. ==Filmography==