Tom Burke (actor)

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Tom Burke
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Tom Burke, 2019
Born
Tom Liam Benedict Burke

(1981-06-30) 30 June 1981 (age 43)
London, England
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Parents
Relatives Arthur Calder-Marshall (grandfather)

Tom Burke (born 30 June 1981) is an English actor. He played Athos in the 2014–2016 BBC TV series The Musketeers , Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace , Cormoran Strike in the BBC series Strike , Orson Welles in the 2020 film Mank , and Praetorian Jack in the 2024 film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga .

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Early life

Burke was born in London and grew up in Kent. [1] His parents, David Burke and Anna Calder-Marshall, are also actors, as were his godparents, Alan Rickman and Bridget Turner. [2] His maternal grandparents were writers Arthur Calder-Marshall and Ara Calder-Marshall. Burke was born with a cleft lip and had reconstructive surgery. [3]

Burke always wanted to become an actor. He attended the National Youth Theatre, the Young Arden Theatre in Faversham, and the Box Clever Theatre Company performing at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, [1] and participated in the plays his parents staged in their hometown. [2]

As a child, Burke was diagnosed with dyslexia [2] 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". [4] As soon as he left school at 17, he wrote to an acting agency and got the first role he auditioned for. [4] He attended dance school before being accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London when he was 18. [5]

Career

Burke's first role was as Roland in 1999's Dragonheart: A New Beginning , a direct-to-video sequel of the 1996 film Dragonheart . That year he appeared in an episode of the series Dangerfield and the television film 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 John Simm, Bill Nighy and James McAvoy. In 2004, he played Lee in the television 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 television film Dracula . In 2007, he played Napoleon Bonaparte in an episode of the 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 Race in an episode of the 12th series of Agatha Christie's Poirot . In 2011, he played Bentley Drummle in two episodes of the 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 as journalist Bill Kendall. From 2014 to 2016, he played Athos on the BBC One series The Musketeers , an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers . [6] He also plays Cormoran Strike in the BBC miniseries Strike , based on the detective novels of Robert Galbraith; [7] [8] [9] and Rebrov in Sky TV's The Lazarus Project , which will air in the U.S. on the TNT cable network. He played Father Derek 'Dazzle' Jennings, Princess Margaret's friend, in The Crown . [10]

Film

In 2004, Burke 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 that debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2009, he played Geoff Goddard in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story , and 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. That year he had a supporting role in the Ralph Fiennes–directed film The Invisible Woman . [6]

In 2020, he played American filmmaker Orson Welles in David Fincher's Netflix original film Mank , opposite Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz. He also starred in English director and photographer Mitch Jenkins's 2020 film The Show (written by Alan Moore) as private investigator Fletcher Dennis. In November 2021, Burke joined Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in the Mad Max: Fury Road spinoff film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga , replacing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. [11]

Theatre

As a theatre actor, Burke has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in plays at 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 Barker's Gertrude – The Cry , a reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet which focuses on the character of Gertrude, the protagonist's mother. [12]

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 Charleson 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. [13]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning RolandDirect-to-video
2003The BurlConnorShort film
2004SquaddieAndyShort film
2005 The Libertine Vaughan
2006The EnlightenmentDaniel ClayShort film
2007Supermarket SamSamShort film
AnastezsiMario
I Want Candy John 'Baggy' Bagley
The CollectorsEdgarShort film
2008 Donkey Punch Bluey
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Geoff Goddard
2009 Chéri Vicomte Desmond
Death in ChargeUncle SeanShort film
RoarMickShort film
2010 The Kid Mr. Hayes
Third Star Davy
Look, Stranger
2011The SweetheartsJanekShort film
2012An Enemy to Die ForTerrence
Cleanskin Mark
2013One Wrong WordNorbertShort film
Only God Forgives Billy
The Invisible Woman Mr. George Wharton Robinson
The BrunchersHimShort film
2014 The Hooligan Factory Bullet
2019 The Souvenir Anthony
2020 The Show Fletcher Dennis
Mank Orson Welles
Blood SugarLiamShort film
2021 The Souvenir Part II Anthony
True Things Blond
2022 Living Sutherland
The Wonder William Byrne
Klokkenluider Chris (a.k.a. Kevin)
2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Praetorian Jack
2025 Black Bag
TBA Winter of the Crow Ambassador

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Dangerfield Gavin KirkdaleSeries 6; Episode 11: "Something Personal"
All the King's Men Private Chad BatterbeeTelevision film
2003 State of Play SydMini-series; Episodes 3–6
The Young VisitersHoraceTelevision film
P.O.W. Robbie CraneEpisode 3
2004Bella and the BoysLeeTelevision film
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Julian BrittonSeries 3; Episode 1: "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner"
2005 Casanova Giac, aged 20Mini-series; Episode 3
The Brief Dan OttwaySeries 2; Episode 2: "Lack of Affect"
Jericho Edward WellesleyMini-series; Episode 1: "A Pair of Ragged Claws"
All About George PaulEpisodes 2–6
2006 Dracula Dr. John Seward Television film
Number 13 Edward JenkinsTelevision short film
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair Book PublisherTelevision film
Heroes and Villains Napoleon Bonaparte Episode 1: "Napoleon"
2008 In Love with Barbara Ronald Cartland Television film
2009 Agatha Christie's Poirot Lieutenant Colin RaceSeries 12; Episode 4: "The Clocks"
2011 Great Expectations Bentley DrummleMini-series; Episodes 2 & 3
2012 The Hour Bill KendallSeries 2; Episodes 1–6
2013 Heading Out BenEpisode 6
2014 Utopia Philip CarvelSeries 2; Episode 1
2014–2016 The Musketeers Athos Series 1–3; 30 episodes
2016 War & Peace Fedya DolokhovMini-series; Episodes 1–6
2017–2024 Strike Cormoran Strike Main role; Series 1–6; 19 episodes
2019 Responsible Child William RamsdenTelevision film
2020 The Crown Derek 'Dazzle' JenningsSeries 4; Episode 7: "The Hereditary Principle"
2021 Modern Love MichaelSeries 2; Episode 1: "On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down"
2022–2023 The Lazarus Project Denis RebrovSeries 1 & 2; 16 episodes
TBA Blade Runner 2099 Mini-series; Episodes 1–10

Theatre

YearTitleRoleLocationNotes
2002 Gertrude – The Cry Hamlet Riverside Studios
2003The Wax King ( Henry VI, Part 3 ) Lord Clifford The Dreaming Will Initiativepart of the documentary film How Do You Know My Daughter?
Fragile LandFidel Hampstead Theatre
The MonumentStetko Finborough Theatre
2004 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Shakespeare's Globe [14]
2005 Macbeth Malcolm Almeida Theatre
The IncarceratorLiddle Old Red Lion Theatre
2006 The Cut Stephen Donmar Warehouse [15]
2007 Scenes from an Execution Carpeta Hackney Empire [16]
Glass Eels Kenneth Hampstead Theatre [17] [18]
Don Juan Comes Back From the War Don Juan Belgrade Theatre
2008 I'll Be The Devil Dermot Tricycle Theatre
Excerpt from The Poisoned Atmosphere Soho Studio Director
Creditors Adolph Donmar Warehouse
2009 Restoration Robert Merivel Salisbury Playhouse
2010 Design for Living Otto The Old Vic [19]
2011 reasons to be pretty Greg Almeida Theatre [20] [21] [22]
2012 The Doctor's Dilemma Louis Dubedat National Theatre [23] [24] [25]
2016 Reasons to be Happy Greg Hampstead Theatre
The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page National Theatre [26]
2018 Don Carlos Posa / The Grand Inquisitor Northcott Theatre [27]
2019 Rosmersholm Johannes Rosmer Duke of York's Theatre [28]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
2008 Ian Charleson Award Creditors at Donmar Warehouse Won [29]
2019 British Independent Film Award for Best Actor The Souvenir Nominated [30]
2022 British Independent Film Awards for Best Ensemble The Wonder Nominated [31]
2023 London Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActorThe WonderNominated [32]

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