Tom Hopper
Biography
Tom Hopper is an English actor who trained at Rose Bruford College and first took to acting at Ashby School, appearing there in a production of Return to the Forbidden Planet. He appeared at the Watford Palace Theatre in As You Like It and had early television parts in Saxon, Casualty, Kingdom and Doctors. He played Marcus in the comedy horror film Tormented (2009), then Sir Percival in Merlin from 2010 to 2012 and Billy Bones in the pirate drama Black Sails, the first actor cast in that series. He played Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones in 2017 and Luther Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy from 2019 to 2024. His films include Kill Ratio (2016), I Feel Pretty (2018), Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), in which he played Captain Albert Wesker, and Love in the Villa (2022).
41years old
Turns 42 on January 28in 116 days
- Born Coalville
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Thomas Edward Hopper (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 15 years2009 to 2024
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A first
Hopper was the first actor cast in the Starz pirate drama Black Sails, where he played Billy Bones in a series that served as a prequel to Treasure Island.
A role that slipped away
Hopper replaced Freddie Stroma as Dickon Tarly when he joined Game of Thrones in season 7, after Stroma had played the role in season 6.
Getting ready for a role
For his role as Luther Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, Hopper wore a muscle suit and trained in martial arts to get the character's look right.
Early training
Hopper studied acting at Rose Bruford College, after first getting into acting at Ashby School through a drama class and a musical production.
Tom Hopper movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City2021 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Albert Wesker
IMDb rating 5.274K votes
Worked with
Tom Hopper shares two films with Hannah John-Kamen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Hannah John-Kamen's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
Morgan Freeman's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Heather Graham's page
Richard E. Grant's page
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Patrick HughesDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Patrick Hughes
Johannes RobertsDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Johannes Roberts
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.