{"id":19915,"date":"2025-08-24T08:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/19915\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:56:10","slug":"florence-pughs-brother-toby-sebastian-who-starred-in-game-of-thrones-has-drastic-new-career-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/19915\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Pugh&#8217;s brother\u00a0Toby Sebastian who starred in Game of Thrones has drastic new career change"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Do YOU have a story? Email katherine.lawton@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3481\/katherine-lawton.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KATHERINE LAWTON, NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  03:45 EDT, 24 August 2025   |  Updated:  03:54 EDT, 24 August 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Florence&#8217;s Pugh&#8217;s brother Toby Sebastian who starred in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/game_of_thrones\/index.html\" id=\"mol-de402e00-7d02-11f0-9427-8d7adc415423\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Game of Thrones<\/a>\u00a0has launched a career change, the Mail can reveal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Toby, 33, who shares both parents with the Oscar-nominated actress, 29, is best known for playing Trystane Martell in the fifth season of the hit series &#8211; and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/andrea-bocelli\/index.html\" id=\"mol-bed7af40-7d05-11f0-9427-8d7adc415423\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrea Bocelli<\/a>\u00a0in the biopic The Music Of Silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He is understood to be very close to his younger sister &#8211; who recently starred in romantic drama We Live In Time alongside Spider-Man actor\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/andrew-garfield\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c1765980-7d06-11f0-b2d0-456ff15fc2c3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Garfield<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Toby, who is also a musician, sent an email out to his mailing list this month advertising private songwriting sessions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Aspiring musicians on the list can &#8216;dive deep into the art of songwriting&#8217; in a 90-minute session with Toby for \u00a3150 &#8211; or pay a reduced rate of \u00a3500 for four lessons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Students can be at beginner level but must know how to play piano or guitar, the advert states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a summary of the opportunity, the ad says: &#8216;Joined acclaimed singer-songwriter Toby Sebastian for an exclusive songwriting class where you&#8217;ll dive deep into the art of writing.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Toby, whose full name is\u00a0Sebastian Toby M. Pugh, boasts more than 50,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and has two studio albums, as well as several singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He shares a song with his sister Pugh, released in 2021 and titled Midnight, which features the actress on backing vocals while Toby takes the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2cd5a340243c55bd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23515238-15014283-Acting_runs_in_the_family_The_actor_and_musician_27_is_best_know-m-25_175567770330.jpeg\" height=\"681\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Toby Sebastian, 33, (right) pictured with his actress sister Florence Pugh, 29, (left)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Toby Sebastian, 33, (right) pictured with his actress sister Florence Pugh, 29, (left)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c561281e6849ac9b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101357889-15014283-image-a-22_1755611369556.jpg\" height=\"943\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Toby, who is an actor and musician, sent an email out to his mailing list earlier this month advertising private songwriting sessions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Toby, who is an actor and musician, sent an email out to his mailing list earlier this month advertising private songwriting sessions\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6a6f755a62bac1da\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101357891-15014283-image-m-30_1755677860247.jpg\" height=\"983\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Aspiring musicians can 'dive deep into the art of songwriting' in a 90-minute session with Toby for \u00a3150 - or pay a reduced rate of \u00a3500 for four sessions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Aspiring musicians can &#8216;dive deep into the art of songwriting&#8217; in a 90-minute session with Toby for \u00a3150 &#8211; or pay a reduced rate of \u00a3500 for four sessions<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d8ebbebb499acb7f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/23515196-15014283-image-m-31_1755677891229.jpg\" height=\"858\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Toby is best known for playing Trystane Martell (pictured) in the fifth season of Game of Thrones\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Toby is best known for playing Trystane Martell (pictured) in the fifth season of Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The music video for the song sees Pugh and her brother perform on an intimate stage, with Toby on the guitar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last month, reports suggested Pugh was the new favourite to be the next James Bond girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She is best known for her roles in 2019&#8217;s Little Women with Emma Watson, 2022&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Worry Darling with Harry Styles, 2023&#8217;s Oppenheimer with Cillian Murphy, and Dune: Part Two in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pugh also starred in Midsommar in 2019, as well as last year&#8217;s hit romance We Live in Time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year, Pugh and Toby&#8217;s father revealed he<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13940625\/Florence-Pughs-father-forced-sell-cafe-Live-Time-star-used-work-councils-Low-Traffic-Neighbourhood-killed-trade.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> had to sell one of his cafes in Oxford<\/a> following a row with the local council over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNS).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clinton Pugh blamed the sale of iconic Cafe Coco on Oxfordshire City Council for its &#8216;ill thought out traffic calming disaster&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The businessman became embroiled in a bitter row with two of his local councils over what he deemed a war on cars, saying road closures and other environmental measures had decimated his takings.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-78225b10931441c1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/90633811-15014283-Toby_right_is_pictured_with_his_sister_Florence_Pugh_and_their_f-m-21_175567753620.jpeg\" height=\"662\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Toby (right) is pictured with his sister Florence Pugh and their father, Clinton Pugh\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Toby (right) is pictured with his sister Florence Pugh and their father, Clinton Pugh\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4f598bfddccfd103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101382897-15014283-image-a-48_1755679372023.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Toby shares a song with his sister Pugh, released in 2021 and titled Midnight, which features the actress on backing vocals while Toby takes the lead. Pictured: The siblings in the Midnight music video\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Toby shares a song with his sister Pugh, released in 2021 and titled Midnight, which features the actress on backing vocals while Toby takes the lead. Pictured: The siblings in the Midnight music video\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It led to him having to take a handout from his daughter Pugh\u00a0to keep his three Oxford businesses going and allow him to pay his staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the financial strain became too much and he revealed he sold Cafe Coco on Oxford&#8217;s Cowley Road last April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told his Instagram followers: &#8216;It&#8217;s been emotional! Cafe Coco was sold in April after 31+ years. 1.5 miles of road closures. Removal of 600 parking spaces and no buses from the park and ride!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Thank you Oxfordshire County Council for your ill thought out traffic calming disaster. Thank you to all the wonderful stars who helped make Cafe Coco so special.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/florence-pugh\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florence Pugh<\/a><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/game_of_thrones\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Game of Thrones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Florence Pugh&#8217;s brother\u00a0Toby Sebastian who starred in Game of Thrones has drastic new career change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do YOU have a story? 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