Game of Thrones, The Queen's Gambit, Maze Runner and Love Actually star Thomas Brodie-Sangster calls into Old Portsmouth cafe while filming with Netflix

NETFLIX and an English film star were seen filming in Old Portsmouth this morning.
Thomas McCaffery (left) with actor Thomas Broadie-Sangster in Old Portsmouth on September 12Thomas McCaffery (left) with actor Thomas Broadie-Sangster in Old Portsmouth on September 12
Thomas McCaffery (left) with actor Thomas Broadie-Sangster in Old Portsmouth on September 12

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, known for playing Sam in Love Actually, Benny Watts in The Queen’s Gambit and Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones, was seen with a film crew at the Round Tower on Broad Street.

The actor was also spotted filming on a boat and is thought to have carried more filming at Southsea Castle before heading north for a reported World War Two documentary.

The celebrity also found time to pop into cafe The Canteen.

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Thomas McCaffery, team leader of the venue, grabbed a picture and a chat with the star before he departed.

He said: ‘They were here filming in the morning. I spoke to him - he was very nice - after he came in and had a coffee.

‘He said he liked Portsmouth and his family has an affiliation with the French army.

‘They were driving north three hours after. He said the coffee was amazing.’

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