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Tom Burke
Born
Tom Liam Benedict Burke

(1981-06-30) 30 June 1981 (age 43)
London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Tom Liam Benedict Burke (born 30 June 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Athos in the BBC series The Musketeers and as Dolokhov in another BBC drama series, War and Peace

Early life

Tom Burke was born in London and grew up in Kent.[1] His parents, David Burke and Anna Calder-Marshall, and his godparents, Alan Rickman and Bridget Turner, were also actors.[2] His grandfather was writer Arthur Calder-Marshall. Burke was born with a cleft lip.[3]

Burke always wanted to become an actor and attended the National Youth Theatre and the Young Arden Theatre in Faversham during his youth,[1] besides participating in the plays his parents staged in their hometown.[4]

As a child, Burke was diagnosed with dyslexia[4] and struggled academically. He left school before his A-levels because he "couldn't stand the idea of that" and thought he "wouldn't survive it".[5] As soon as he left school at 17, he wrote to an acting agency and got the first role he ever auditioned for.[5] He attended dance school before being accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London when he was 18.[3]

Career

Tom Burke's first role was as Roland in 1999's Dragonheart: A New Beginning, a direct-to-video sequel of the 1996 film Dragonheart. In that year he appeared in an episode of the series Dangerfield and the television movie All the King's Men. After graduating from RADA, he started working steadily in television, film and theatre. [citation needed]

Television

His first television part after drama school was Syd in the Paul Abbott thriller series State of Play, starring Bill Nighy and James McAvoy. In 2004 he played Lee in TV film Bella and the Boys. In 2005 he played the 20-year-old version of Giacomo Casanova's son, Giac, in the television adaptation of Casanova, starring David Tennant and Peter O'Toole.[6]

In 2006 he played Dr. John Seward in the TV film Dracula. In 2007 he played Napoleon Bonaparte in an episode of BBC's docudrama Heroes and Villains and had a small part as a book publisher in the satirical drama The Trial of Tony Blair. In 2009 he played Lieutenant Colin Race in an episode of the 12th series of Agatha Christie's Poirot. In 2011 he played Bentley Drummle in two episodes of BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. In 2012 he became a regular cast member in the second series of BBC Two's The Hour playing the part of journalist Bill Kendall. Since January 2014 he has played Athos on the BBC One series, The Musketeers, an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers.[6]

Films

In 2004 he had his first cinema part in The Libertine. In 2007 he played an aspiring filmmaker who ends up directing a porn film in the comedy I Want Candy. In 2008 he played Bluey in Donkey Punch, a horror thriller film which debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2009 he played Geoff Goddard in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story. In the same year he had a small part in Stephen Frears' Chéri. In 2010 he played Davy in Third Star, a drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild and Adam Robertson which follows a trip four friends, one of them terminally ill, make to Barafundle Bay in Wales.[6]

In 2012 he played Mark in Cleanskin. In 2013 he played Billy, the older brother of Ryan Gosling's character in Only God Forgives, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. In the same year he had a supporting role in the Ralph Fiennes-directed film The Invisible Woman.[6]

Theatre

As a theatre actor, Burke has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in plays at the Shakespeare's Globe, playing Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in 2004; at the Old Vic in Noël Coward's Design for Living opposite Andrew Scott and Lisa Dillon in 2010; and at the Almeida Theatre playing Greg in reasons to be pretty in 2011. In 2002 he played Hamlet in Howard Baker's Gertrude – The Cry, a reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet which focuses on the character of Gertrude, the protagonist's mother. [citation needed]

In 2006 he worked with Ian McKellen in the play The Cut. In 2008 he played Adolph in Creditors at the Donmar Warehouse. Actor Alan Rickman, Burke's godfather, staged the play which earned Burke an Ian Charleston Award. The play subsequently premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in 2010. In 2012 he played Louis Dubedat in The Doctor's Dilemma at the National Theatre. [citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Director
2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning Roland Doug Lefler
2003 The Burl Connor Toby Tobias
2004 Squaddie Andy Conor McDermottroe
2005 The Libertine Vaughan Laurence Dunmore
2006 The Enlightenment Daniel Clay Julia Ford
2007 I Want Candy John 'Baggy' Bagley Stephen Surjik
Supermarket Sam Sam Caz Roberts
The Collectors Edgar Tim Elliott
2008 Donkey Punch Bluey Olly Blackburn
2009 Telstar Geoff Goddard Nick Moran
Chéri Vicomte Desmond Stephen Frears
Death in Charge Uncle Sean Devi Snively
Roar Mick Adam Wimpenny
2010 The Kid Mr. Hayes Nick Moran
Third Star Davy Hattie Dalton
Look, Stranger Arielle Javitch
2012 An Enemy to Die For Terrence Peter Dalle
Cleanskin Mark Hadi Hajaig
2013 Only God Forgives Billy Nicolas Winding Refn
The Invisible Woman Mr. George Wharton Robinson Ralph Fiennes
2014 The Hooligan Factory Bullet Nick Nevern

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Dangerfield Gavin Kirkdale Episode #6.11 "Something Personal"
All the King's Men Private Chad Batterbee Director: Julian Jarrold
2003 State of Play Syd Episodes #1.3–1.6
The Young Visiters Horace Director: David Yates
POW Robbie Crane Episode #1.3
2004 Bella and the Boys Lee Director: Brian Hill
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Julian Britton Episode #3.1 "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner"
2005 Casanova Giac, aged 20 Episode #1.3
The Brief Dan Ottway Episode #2.2
Jericho Edward Wellesley Episode #1.1 "A Pair of Ragged Claws"
All About George Paul Episodes #1.2–1.6
2006 Number 13 Edward Jenkins Director: Pier Wilkie
Dracula Dr. John Seward Director: Bill Eagles
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair Book Publisher Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Heroes and Villains Napoleon Bonaparte Episode #1.1 "Napoleon"
2008 In Love with Barbara Ronald Cartland Director: Tim Whitby
2009 Agatha Christie's Poirot Lieutenant Colin Race Episode #12.1 "The Clocks"
2011 Great Expectations Bentley Drummle Episodes #1.2–1.3
2012 The Hour Bill Kendall Episodes #2.2–2.6
2013 Heading Out Ben Episode #1.6
2014-present The Musketeers Athos Series regular
Utopia Philip Carvel Episode #2.1, 2.5
2016 War and Peace Fedor Dolokhov

Theatre

Year Title Role Director Theatre Notes
2002 Gertrude – The Cry Hamlet Howard Barker Riverside Studios
2003 The Wax King (Henry VI, Part 3) Lord Clifford Paul Miller The Dreaming Will Initiative part of the documentary film How do You Know My Daughter?
Fragile Land Fidel Paul Miller Hampstead Theatre
The Monument Stetko Helen Eastman Finborough Theatre
2004 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Tim Carroll Shakespeare's Globe with Kanuni Kirimi, John McEnery, and Bette Bourne[7]
2005 Macbeth Malcolm John Caird Almeida Theatre with Simon Russell Beale, Emma Fielding, and William Gaunt
The Incarcerator Liddle David Tucker Old Red Lion Theatre
2006 The Cut Stephen Michael Grandage Donmar Warehouse with Ian McKellen, Jimmy Akingbola, and Deborah Findlay[8]
2007 Scenes from an Execution Carpeta William Oldroyd Hackney Empire [9]
Glass Eels Kenneth Lucy Bailey Hampstead Theatre [10][11]
Don Juan Comes Back From the War Don Juan Gadi Roll Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
2008 I'll Be The Devil Dermot Maria Aberg Tricycle Theatre
Excerpt from The Poisoned Atmosphere Tom Burke Soho Studio Directed
Creditors Adolph Alan Rickman Donmar Warehouse for which he won the Ian Charleson Award; with Anna Chancellor and Owen Teale
2009 Restoration Robert Merivel Francis Matthews Salisbury Playhouse
2010 Design for Living Otto Anthony Page Old Vic Theatre with Andrew Scott, Lisa Dillon and Angus Wright[12]
2011 reasons to be pretty Greg Michael Attenborough Almeida Theatre with Billie Piper[13][14][15]
2012 The Doctor's Dilemma Louis Dubedat Nadia Fall Royal National Theatre with Genevieve O'Reilly and Malcolm Sinclair[16][17][18]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Organization Result
2008 Ian Charleson Award Creditors at Donmar Warehouse Royal National Theatre Won[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "At Home with Tom Burke", The English Home, April 2014 edition; accessed March 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Scott, Danny (2 March 2014). "Little did I know my boy would become a Musketeer", The Sunday Times; retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Tom Burke profile, cleftaware2013.wordpress.com; retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b Scott, Danny (2 March 2014). "Little did I know my boy would become a Musketeer", The Sunday Times; retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b Bennett, Emily. "The Creditors Are Coming: Actor Tom Burke on Blending Method, Technique & Madness", notesontheroad.com; retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d Tom Burke at IMDb
  7. ^ Romeo and Juliet
  8. ^ Theatre - The Cut
  9. ^ Scenes from an Execution
  10. ^ Theatre Review - Glass Eels
  11. ^ Glass Eels at Hampstead Theatre
  12. ^ Design For Living, Old Vic Theatre
  13. ^ Reasons to be Pretty
  14. ^ Theatre Review - Reasons to be Pretty
  15. ^ The Stage | Reasons To Be Pretty
  16. ^ The Stage Review > The Doctor's Dilemma
  17. ^ The Doctor's Dilemma at National Theatre,
  18. ^ Theatre Review - The Doctor's Dilemma
  19. ^ Groom, Holly. "Tom Burke scoops Ian Charleson award". The Sunday Times. 17 May 2009.
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