Film and television '' premiere,
TIFF 2013 In 2010, Reid played
Prince Harry in
The Taking of Prince Harry, a
Channel 4 docufiction exploring a hypothetical scenario in which
Prince Harry is kidnapped whilst serving in
Afghanistan. During his final semester at LAMDA, Reid had the opportunity to audition for a role in
Anonymous (2011). Although he did not receive a script prior to the audition, he was offered the role of the
Earl of Essex the next day. Reid portrayed the young
Harry Pearce in series ten of the BBC drama
Spooks in 2011. In the
period drama Belle (2013), he played John Davinier opposite
Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Belle. He was cast relatively late in pre-production after actor
Sam Claflin left the project due to scheduling conflicts. That same year, Reid played Young Finlay in the
war film The Railway Man, alongside
Stellan Skarsgård, who portrayed the older version of the character. In 2014, Reid appeared in ''
'71 as Second Lieutenant Armitage, an inexperienced commanding officer deployed to Belfast at the height of The Troubles. He later played Hugo, "a louche postgrad", in The Riot Club'', a film adaptation of
Laura Wade's
Bullingdon Club-inspired play
Posh. The following year, Reid portrayed American astronaut
John Glenn in
The Astronaut Wives Club, a
historical drama series based on
Lily Koppel's
book of the same name. The book focuses on the lives of the
Mercury Seven astronauts' wives. Reid appeared in the music video for
Flume's song "
Never Be Like You" alongside
Sophie Lowe in 2016. That year, he also played the young Alexander "Sasha" Ivanov in
Shamim Sarif's
Cold War espionage film Despite the Falling Snow and a "controlling husband" in
The Limehouse Golem. In 2017, Reid played DCI Len Bradfield in
Prime Suspect 1973 opposite
Stefanie Martini, who portrayed the young
Jane Tennison. The series is a prequel to the original series
Prime Suspect (1991-2006), which starred
Helen Mirren in the lead role. Reid then starred in the supernatural
thriller 2:22 (2017), alongside
Michiel Huisman and
Teresa Palmer. In 2019, Reid played Mikey, the boyfriend of Sunny, in
Standing Up for Sunny, a
rom-com that "successfully breaks down barriers around disability and mental illness". That same year, he played Young Max opposite
Phoebe Tonkin in the supernatural mystery
Bloom, which centres around an enchanted plant that can revive physical youth. Reid portrayed young teacher Ray in the drama miniseries
The Hunting (2019). It explores a teen nude photo scandal affecting schools and families while exposing systemic misogyny. According to Dom Fisher of
Geek Vibe Nation, Reid "goes through such a transformative metamorphosis that only a skilled actor could pull off". His performance earned him his first nomination for the
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama. whilst Helen Hawkins of
The Arts Desk praised his "impressively delicate performance, an unnamed fear lurking behind his confident smile". Kayleigh Donaldson of
Consequence described Reid's performance as "directly taken from the novels, as opposed to the
camp eccentricity of
Tom Cruise". Reid was included in
IndieWire 28 Best Film and TV Performances of 2022, which stated: "Every minute of Reid's performance here is a master class in manipulation". Similarly, Daniel Fienberg of
The Hollywood Reporter praised Reid's ability to "convincingly command every room" in his review of the series. He was nominated for
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance.
Theatre In 2011, Reid played Soranzo in ''
'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Leeds Playhouse alongside Sara Vickers and Damien Molony. He later played Gene Laine in The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre productions of the musical Girl from the North Country'' (2017–2018), alongside Claudia Jolly,
Sheila Atim,
Shirley Henderson, and
Ciarán Hinds. ==Filmography==