Tom Hopper (born 28 January 1985 in Coalville, Leicestershire) is an English actor who has appeared in several television programmes and films including Merlin, Doctor Who, Casualty and Tormented.
Set months after the events of The Mutants where Magneto publically murdered Rev. William Stryker and forcibly drew his line in the sand between humans & mutants; Xavier & his students remain on the run. When things seem hopeless, a mysterious beneficiary named Sebastian Shaw comes forth to offer the wayward mutants shelter and resources via The Inner Circle. Before long though their true motives are revealed thrusting Xavier & his students into yet another conflict on behalf of the humans that fear them.