Tom Hopper
Encyclopedia
Tom Hopper is an English actor who has appeared in various television programmmes and films such as Merlin
, Doctor Who
, Casualty
and Tormented
. He is best known for playing Sir Percival
in the BBC series Merlin.
His next big screen role will be in the Rhys Hayward WWII film Grace and Danger, the film is currently in pre-production.
, 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.
at the Watford Palace Theatre and has appeared in various television programmmes and films such as Saxon, Casualty, Kingdom and Doctors.
He 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.
He currently plays Sir Percival in the BBC series Merlin.
Merlin (TV series)
Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. It began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 September 2008. The show is based on the Arthurian legends of the wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur but differs from...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
and Tormented
Tormented (2009 film)
Tormented is a 2009 horror-comedy film starring Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean and newcomer Tuppence Middleton. Directed by Jon Wright and written by newcomer Stephen Prentice, the film was released on 22 May 2009 in the UK...
. He is best known for playing Sir Percival
Percival
Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. In Welsh literature his story is allotted to the historical Peredur...
in the BBC series Merlin.
His next big screen role will be in the Rhys Hayward WWII film Grace and Danger, the film is currently in pre-production.
Training
He studied acting at Rose Bruford College graduating with an honours degree in 2006. His theatre roles while at Rose Bruford included, The TempestThe Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
, The Way of the World
The Way of the World
The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London...
, 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
He was cast in As You Like ItAs You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
at the Watford Palace Theatre and has appeared in various television programmmes and films such as Saxon, Casualty, Kingdom and Doctors.
He 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.
He currently plays Sir Percival in the BBC series Merlin.
Recognitions
He was voted Expert Choice by the The Stage at the Rose Bruford Acting Showcase June 2006.Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The... |
Hugh 'Chewy' Mullen | BBC One BBC One BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution... |
Series 21 episode 31 "Stitch" |
| 2008 | Kingdom Kingdom (TV series) Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal... |
Soldier | ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... |
Series 2 episode 3 |
| Doctors | Josh Mullen | BBC One | Series 10 episode 118 "Don't Try This at Home" | |
| 2010 | Doctor Who Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior... |
Jeff | BBC One | Series 5 episode 1 "The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who) "The Eleventh Hour" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 3 April 2010.... " |
| Merlin Merlin (TV series) Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. It began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 September 2008. The show is based on the Arthurian legends of the wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur but differs from... |
Sir Percival | BBC One | 10 episodes (2010 to present) |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Saxon Saxon (film) Saxon is an independent British film written and directed by Greg Loftin, produced by Elise Valmorbida and starring Sean Harris in his first feature lead role. The world premiere on 22 August 2007 was part of the British Gala selection of the Edinburgh International Film Festival... |
Fishmonger Fishmonger A fishmonger is someone who sells fish and seafood... |
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| 2009 | Tormented Tormented (2009 film) Tormented is a 2009 horror-comedy film starring Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean and newcomer Tuppence Middleton. Directed by Jon Wright and written by newcomer Stephen Prentice, the film was released on 22 May 2009 in the UK... |
Marcus | |
| 2010 | Grace and Danger | Tanner | Pre-production |