Tom Hopper

Tom Hopper
Born Thomas Edward Hopper
28 January 1985 (1985-01-28) (age 27)
Leicestershire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Website
http://www.tomhopper.co.uk

Tom Hopper is an English actor who has appeared in several television programmmes and films including Merlin, Doctor Who, Casualty and Tormented. He is best known for playing Sir Percival in the BBC series Merlin.

His next screen role will be in the Rhys Hayward WWII film Grace and Danger. The film is due for release in 2013. [1]

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Training

Hopper studied acting at Rose Bruford College graduating with an honours degree in 2006. His theatre roles while at Rose Bruford included, The Tempest, The Way of the World, Colliers Friday Night and Festen.

Since graduating, he gained roles in which he was nominated for The Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature and Initiation (Max Q Film) in 2007.

Career

Hopper was cast in As You Like It at the Watford Palace Theatre[2][3] and has appeared in various television programmmes and films such as Saxon, Casualty, Kingdom and Doctors.

Hopper portrayed Marcus in Tormented, a comedy-horror film about a bullied teenager who comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates. The film was made by BBC Films, Slingshot & Forward Films. It was released internationally by Pathe, on May 22, 2009 in the UK.

Hopper currently plays Sir Percival in the BBC series Merlin.[4]

Recognitions

Hopper was voted Expert Choice by the The Stage at the Rose Bruford Acting Showcase June 2006.

List of credits

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007
 Casualty Hugh 'Chewy' Mullen[5] BBC One Series 21 episode 31 "Stitch"
2008
 Kingdom Soldier[6] ITV Series 2 episode 3
2008
 Doctors Josh Mullen[7] BBC One Series 10 episode 118 "Don't Try This at Home"
2010
 Doctor Who Jeff BBC One Series 5 episode 1 "The Eleventh Hour"
2010–present
 Merlin Sir Percival BBC One Series 3 (1 episode), Series 4 (12 episodes)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Saxon Fishmonger
2009 Tormented Marcus[8]
2013 Grace and Danger[9] Tanner Pre-production

References

  1. ^ Grace and Danger (Film). "Overview", The Internet Movie Database, Retrieved on 09 September 2009.
  2. ^ As You Like It - Watford Palace Theatre "Main Cast List", Watford#Watford_Palace_Theatre, Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
  3. ^ As You Like It - VocalEyes Introduction "Introduction Transcript", Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Agent Website"
  5. ^ Casualty - Stitch (2007). "Main Cast List", The Internet Movie Database, Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  6. ^ Tom Hopper in Kingdom.
  7. ^ Doctors - Don't Try This at Home (2008). "Main Cast List", The Internet Movie Database, Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  8. ^ Tormented Cast Pages. "Tom's Cast List Page", Tormented (2009 film), Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Grace and Danger official site - Cast". http://www.firsthandfeatures.com/gandd/cast.htm. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 

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