Samuel Louis Joslin ( born 18 January 2002 ) is a British actor best known for playing the role of Thomas Bennett in '' The Impossible '' and Jonathan Brown in '' Paddington . '' In 2012 , Joslin got his first major role as Thomas Bennett in '' The Impossible '' , a true story about a family that survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 . In 2014 , Joslin starred along Lambert Wilson in the short film '' The Nostalgist '' . The film focuses on the father ( Wilson ) and his unusual son ( Joslin ) in a future world . In the same year he got the part of Jonathan Brown in the British movie '' Paddington '' . In 2015 , Joslin played Marcus Maudsley in '' The Go-Between '' . In 2017 , Joslin reprised his role as Jonathan Brown in '' Paddington 2 ''
Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Samuel Joslin