Tom Hopper is an English actor who will be remembered by the audience for his role as the Knight of Percival in the BBC project "Merlin". The series was based on the legends of King Arthur and Camelot.
Biography
The full name of the actor is Thomas Edward Hopper. He was born on January 28, 1985, in Colville, England, Leicestershire. Tom received his professional acting education at Rose Bruford College. After graduating with honors in 2006, Hopper has appeared in theater productions.
Since 2014, Hopper has been married to English actress Laura Higgins. Tom's wife starred in the short-length drama "Cold" by Vasim Shayk in 2013. According to the plot of the picture, in one night the fates of unfamiliar lonely people intersect, played by Alex Harrison, Janie Raven, Ruby Gillette, Ali Kazmi, Chet Martin, Alex Lee, Heroin Marks and Ed Konzelman. The Hopper family has a son, Freddie Douglas Hopper, born in 2015.
Career
The film debut of the future celebrity took place in 2007. Popularity came to Hopper after playing in "Merlin". Thomas's appearance, manner and talent make him quite in demand for such roles. The role of Deacon Tarly in the popular TV series "Game of Thrones" was also successful for the actor. After participating in it, Tom was nominated for the "Screen Actors Guild of the United States" Award for "Best Cast in a Drama Series."
Filmography
In 2007, Tom played Hugh Mullen in the longest running medical television series, Accident (Disaster, Injured). The series has been running on BBC One since 1986. The creators of the medical drama are Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. Then he played one of the fishmongers in the movie "Saxon". His playmates were Sean Harris, James Robinson and James Stokes.
In 2008, Hopper starred in the comedy-drama series Peter Kingdom Won't Leave You, Simon Wheeler and Alan Whitting. In the story, a lawyer in a small fictional town is engaged in small and seemingly simple cases. But behind each case is a mystery.
Then, along with Lynn Hermstad, John Pattison, Daniel Example and John Perry, he starred in the TV series Doctors. In 2009, Tom stars as Marcus in the 2009 British horror film Tormented, directed by John Wright. The main roles were played by:
- Alex Pettyfer;
- April Pearson;
- Dmitry Leonidas;
- Calvin Dean;
- Tuppence Middleton.
In the story, the ghost of a teenager takes revenge on a group of students. The following year, Hopper was invited to play the role of Jeff in the famous TV series Doctor Who. This sci-fi drama was directed by Sidney Newman, S. E. Webber and Donald Wilson. From 2010 to 2012, Tom starred in "Merlin", thanks to which the audience fell in love with him.
In 2012, Sam Miller and Susan Tully invited Tom to appear on The Good Cop. This is a thriller about a young policeman from Liverpool. After the death of a friend, he tries to improve his life and career. The cast starred:
- Michael Angelis;
- Warren Brown;
- Don Gale;
- Kerry Hayes;
- Philip Hill-Pearson;
- Ashlyn Loftus.
In 2013, he starred in 3 films: "Grace and Danger", "Knights of the Toughness Kingdom" and "Cold". The film "Grace and Danger" is based on the story of seven French soldiers of the Second World War, who rescue a young woman. The main roles were performed by Ashley Walters, David Leon, Leo Gregory, Sebastian Street and Tom Felton. In Joe Lynch's comedy horror "Knights of the Awesome Kingdom", a group of friends during a role-playing game accidentally summons a succubus, and the task of the guys is to defeat him.
In 2014, he gets one of the main roles in The Viking Saga. A group of warriors cross the enemy line and fight for their lives. The film was directed by: Claudio Fah. The series also stars Ed Skrein and James Norton. For the next 3 years, Hopper worked on the TV series Black Sails. The plot echoes the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson "Treasure Island". In addition to Thomas, the series played:
- Toby Stevens as Captain Flint
- Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie
- Luke Arnold as John Silver
- Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max
- Zach McGowan as Charles Wayne
In 2016, Tom gets the lead role in the American action thriller Murder Rate (Rank Assassin) by Paul Tantter. Together with Hopper, Amy Hubermann, Nick Dunning, Lacey Moore, Luc Pierucci and Brian McGuinness took part in the film. Tom plays a CIA operative trying to bring the popularly elected president back to power after a military coup.
In the same year, he starred in the TV series "Invasion of the Barbarian" along with such actors as Michael Ealy, Richard Riddell, Julian Kostov and Kirsty Mitchell. This is the story of a rebel uprising against the rule of the Roman Empire.
In 2017, Hopper was invited to Game of Thrones. He got the role of Deacon Tarly. The following year, Tom was surrounded by beautiful actresses in the comedy of Abby Cohn and Mark Silverstein "Pretty Woman". He starred with Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Lauren Hutton and Naomi Campbell.
Also in 2018, Tom contributes to the creation of the new Umbrella Academy comic book series. The superhero project combines several genres - science fiction, action and drama. The creator of the series is Steve Blackman. It stars Ellen Page, Robert Sheehan, David Kastenda, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Aidan Gallagher in the lead roles with Tom Hopper. The producers of the project promise the American premiere of Umbrella Academy in 2019.
