Tom Mison
Biography
Tom Mison is an English actor and writer who grew up in Woking, Surrey and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 2001 to 2004. His film debut came in Venus (2006), followed by supporting parts in One Day (2011) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), along with the BBC television movie A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) and the independent feature Jadoo (2013). He also worked steadily in theater, with credits including Hedda at the Gate Theatre and Posh by Laura Wade at the Royal Court Theatre. Mison is best known for playing Ichabod Crane in the Fox supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow from 2013 to 2017, a role that earned strong reviews, and for the Game Warden and the clones of Mr. Phillips in Watchmen (2019), plus Jack in The Ex-Wife from 2022 to 2025.
44years old
Turns 45 on July 23in 284 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
- Thomas James Mison (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 8 years2005 to 2013
Every film, newest first
- 2013JadooIMDb rating 6.1
- 2011One DayIMDb rating 7.0
- 2011Salmon Fishing in the YemenIMDb rating 6.8
- 2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His SonnetsIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
Tom Mison trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 2001 to 2004, where he won the Sir John Gielgud Trust Award for clogging and was advised by his speech coach to aim for period pieces.
First role
While still a drama student in 2001, Mison joined the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theater and played a British soldier in Timothy Mason's play Time on Fire, performed at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco and the Royal National Theatre in London.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Mison and Rupert Friend, a fellow graduate of the Webber-Douglas Academy, wrote and acted in the film short The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers.
Behind the camera
Mison has written several stage monologues for the UK, and these include Wood, Bounded, and The Life Man of Portland Mews.
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Worked with
Tom Mison made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Lone ScherfigDirector, 1 film, 2011
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Lasse HallströmDirector, 1 film, 2011
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Amit GuptaDirector, 1 film, 2013
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Online
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