Thomas BrodieSangster born 16 May 1990 is an English actor He is known for playing Sam in Love Actually 2003 Simon in Nanny McPhee 2005 Ferb in Phineas and Ferb 20072015 Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones 20132014 Newt in the Maze Runner film series 20142018 and Benny Watts in the Netflix miniseries The Queens Gambit 2020 for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie BrodieSangster also grew in popularity for starring in critically acclaimed cult films such as Death of a Superhero 2011 Bright Star 2009 and as Paul McCartney in Nowhere Boy 2009 He played Jake Murray in the series Accused 20102012 He also had a cameo as an officer of the First Order in Star Wars The Force Awakens 2015 a role as Whitey Winn in the Netflix miniseries Godless 2017 and voiced John Tracy in Thunderbirds Are Go 20152020