Tom Ward

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Tom Ward
Born (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971 (age 53) [1]
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater Lincoln College, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
  • Emily Hohler
    (m. 2001)
Children3

Tom Ward (born 11 January 1971) is a Welsh-born British film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Harry Cunningham in the in the long-running BBC crime drama series, Silent Witness from 2002 to 2012. [2] [3]

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Early life

Ward was born in Swansea in Wales. He attended Dragon School in Oxford and The King's School in Canterbury. [4] [5] He then studied at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. [4]

Career

In 1998, he played the role of George Osborne in the BBC miniseries, Vanity Fair , an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. [6]

In 2000, he appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries, Anna Karenina , an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name. [6]

In 2002, Ward joined the sixth season of the BBC forensic drama series, Silent Witness . His character, a forensic pathology student, trained under the direction of the series protagonist, Sam Ryan (Amanda Burton). [7] He stayed with the series until series 15 in 2012, when his character relocated to New York. [7]

He also featured in the Doctor Who Christmas special "The Snowmen" at the end of 2012. [8] He also appeared in Death in Paradise in early 2013.[ citation needed ]

In December 2013, Ward played Colonel Fitzwilliam in a BBC television adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley . [9]

In December 2015, he appeared in Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, an ITV drama, alongside Rafe Spall and Cara Theobald.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

He married Emily Hohler, a journalist and nutritional therapist, in 2001. They have three children together. [10]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Lethal JusticeBartel
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths AthenianTV series, episode: "Theseus & the Minotaur"
1995 Pride and Prejudice Lt. ChamberlayneTV series, episode 1.2
1996IslandDominicTV series, regular cast member
1996 Public Enemies Paymaster
1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersLemuelTV film
1998 Vanity Fair George OsborneTV mini-series
1999 Plunkett & Macleane Backbench Heckler
1999 Warriors Capt. Richard GurneyTV serial
2000 Anna Karenina Yashvin
2000 Quills The Horseman
2001 Love in a Cold Climate AlfredTV mini-series
2001 The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells H. G. Wells TV mini-series
2001 Midsomer Murders Tristan GoodfellowTV series, episode: "Destroying Angel"
2001 The Lost World Lord John Phillip RoxtonTV film
2001 Red Cap Capt. Dominic Railton
2002 The Heart of Me Kevin BrownShort film
2002–2012 [11] Silent Witness Dr. Harry CunninghamTV series, regular cast member
2003 Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill RolandTV film
2004 Hawking Roger Penrose TV film
2007 Instinct Ian StanfordTV film
2010 Marple: The Pale Horse Captain CottamTV film
2012 Doctor Who Captain Latimer2012 Christmas Special, "The Snowmen"
2013 Death in Paradise Alex Seymour1 episode
2013 Death Comes to Pemberley Colonel FitzwilliamTV mini-series
2015–2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles Sir Robert Peel TV series
2015Harry Price: Ghost HunterEdward GoodwinTV film
2017-2021Abandoned EngineeringNarratorTV series
2023-2024Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third ReichNarratorTV series

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References

  1. Tom Ward TV Insider. Retrieved on 12 September 2024
  2. "Dead end: Silent Witness star Tom Ward quits as hunk Harry after 10 years", Mirror, 6 August 2012. Accessed 8 March 2013
  3. Tom Ward talks about his character Dr. Harry Cunningham BBC. 23 December 2010
  4. 1 2 TV star signs up for concert Oxford Mail. 22 November 2011
  5. Tom Ward TVSA. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  6. 1 2 Tom Ward BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  7. 1 2 Silent Witness: Why did Tom Ward leave as Harry Cunningham? Daily Express. 24 May 2022
  8. Tom Ward talks about his character, Captain Latimer BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  9. "Death Comes to Pemberley: episode 2, BBC One, review", 27 Dec 2013. Accessed 30 December 2013
  10. I USED TO FALL IN LOVE EVERY 45 MINUTES.. BUT BECOMING A DAD CHANGED MY LIFE Sunday People. 26 September 2004
  11. "Tom Ward quits 'Silent Witness' – TV News". Digital Spy. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.