Heartstopper Star Sebastian Croft Launches Music Career Inspired by Heartbreak

Sebastian Croft has sent fans wild by launching a music career – and has admitted he was inspired to write songs after a breakup.

The Heartstopper star, 23, recently released his debut single Tokyo after being best known for his role in the hit Netflix show and as the young Ned Stark in Game Of Thrones.

Now he has revealed the success of his acting career has allowed him to dive into music as he spoke of the inspiration behind it.

He said:  ‘I had a break up two and a half years ago and the only thing I could do was write songs.

‘I had my heart broken and I wrote loads of songs… I wasn’t even thinking about doing anything other than existing.

‘Cut forward two and a half years I’m almost a week away from having my first song come out. 

‘Even saying it sounds crazy and it’s low-key terrifying because it’s something I’ve never shared before. It feels really scary.

‘I think especially coming from acting where you’re kind of a, hiding behind something, but b, you have somewhat of a reputation or a career or something it feels super vulnerable and terrifying but at the same time I’m so excited and I’ve just loved the process.

‘The first little meet-up that we did and playing the songs in front of people who aren’t my friends or family was the best feeling in the world and I’m just so excited.

The actor boasts more than 1.8million followers on Instagram and has secured a huge fanbase, speaking openly about LGBTQ+ rights and representation.

Posting a video to his Instagram where he played the guitar after arranging a small meet-up for fans to gather and hear his music, he said: ‘I can’t believe a dream I had when I was 10 has come true. 

‘It’s so bittersweet that this moment is here, born from heartbreak but blooming into something wonderful. 

‘Thank you to everyone who came and spent their Sunday morning with me it means the whole wide world I’m never going to forget it.’

Delighted fans flocked to the comments to share their joy and love for his new release.

One said: ‘Wonderful wonderful wonderful boy. I’m so proud of you and being your fan is truly a gift.’

Another wrote: ‘It was nice meeting you, had a good time listening to your songs!’

‘So proud of you!!,’ wrote one.

One excited fan said: ‘Everybody UP!! first verse of Tokyo just dropped.’ 

‘CANT WAIT TOO SEE YOU GROW!!,’ wrote another. 

He is now set to perform to fans at The Lower Third in London on December 16. 

Sebastian portrayed Archie in Heartstopper, who keeps his love for his friend Amelia, played by Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran, a closely-guarded secret. 

He went on to secure a voice role in the action role-playing Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy.

The game allows players to customise their characters, and Sebastian’s voice is one of the options players are able to choose from.

However, he was forced to defend his role after receiving backlash for getting involved in the project after JK Rowling came under fire in early June 2020 for controversial tweets she posted about the transgender community.

Sebastian said in a tweet earlier this year that he signed up to the project ‘long before he was aware of JK Rowling’s views’.

He said: ‘I was cast in this project over three years ago, back when all Harry Potter was to me, was the magical world I grew up with.

‘This was long before I was aware of JK Rowling’s views. I believe whole heartedly that trans women are women and trans men are men.’