Tom Goodman-Hill

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Tom Goodman-Hill
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Goodman-Hill at the 2015 MCM London Comic Con
Born21 May, 1968
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
  • (2)
    (m. 2015)

Tom Goodman-Hill, born 21 May 1968, is an English actor in film, television, theatre and radio.

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Early life and education

Tom Goodman-Hill grew up near Newcastle upon Tyne.[ citation needed ] During his time in Newcastle, he regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre.[ citation needed ]

He earned a BA in Drama and English with a teaching qualification from the University of Warwick, where he took an active role in student drama. He spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a full-time acting career. [1]

Career

Film

In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in The Imitation Game and Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's Everest in 2015. In 2020, Goodman-Hill played Frank Crawley in Ben Wheatley's film of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca.[ citation needed ]

Television

Goodman-Hill is known for playing Joe Hawkins in Humans . He played the police constable in Ideal . He appeared in the Jonathan Creek episode "Miracle in Crooked Lane" as Jeff, an episode of Murder in Mind , series 5 of BBC One's Hustle as Alfie Baron and as the Reverend Golightly in the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp".[ citation needed ]

He has had recurring parts in several comedies, including The Office as Ray, and Broken News . He also appeared as Brick Beckham in time-travelling comedy Goodnight Sweetheart .[ citation needed ]

In 2007, he played Richard Helm in an episode of ITV's Lewis . [2]

In 2008, Goodman-Hill played John Lilburne in Channel 4's period drama, The Devil's Whore . Goodman-Hill can trace his father's family back to Lilburne's Uncle Joseph, through 16 generations.[ citation needed ]

In 2011, he played Neil Hunter in the drama Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs and in 2011 in Spy . In 2013–2016, Goodman-Hill played Roger Grove in the ITV series Mr Selfridge and Dr Mawsley in The Thirteenth Tale for the BBC. He also appeared in episode 4 of series one of Call the Midwife and as Maurice Jones in a 2014 episode of ITV's Foyle's War entitled "The Russian House". In 2015 he starred in Channel 4's Humans . He has also narrated all current seasons of Ultimate Airport Dubai .[ citation needed ]

In July 2016, Goodman-Hill played Assistant Commissioner Stone in the BBC's three-part television adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent . [3]

In March 2019, Goodman-Hill played Adam, the husband of Leah, in the ITV drama Cheat.[ citation needed ]

In February 2020, Goodman-Hill played DI Hewson in the BBC's Inside Number 9 in an episode called "Misdirection".[ citation needed ]

Goodman-Hill played Darrien O'Connor, a sexual abuser, in Netflix's Baby Reindeer , released in April 2024.[ citation needed ]

Radio

Goodman-Hill has played numerous roles in various BBC Radio 4 productions, including: Jesus in Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke ; Anton in The House of Milton Jones , Another Case of Milton Jones and Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! ; Ron, the security guard, in Self-Storage ; Archie in three series of Hut 33 ; Claudius in I, Claudius ; Martin in the episode "Newcastle" in the third series of Cabin Pressure; [4] Mason in My First Planet , [5] and Søndergaard in the episode "Penguin Diplomacy" in the second series of John Finnemore's Double Acts .[ citation needed ]

Theatre

Goodman-Hill started his professional career in the theatre.[ citation needed ] He has since appeared in productions such as Pete and Dud: Come Again as Peter Cook and The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union as Eric.[ citation needed ]

He received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Sir Lancelot (and other roles, mostly those played by John Cleese in the original film Monty Python and the Holy Grail ), in the London production of Spamalot . [6]

In 2009 he played Andrew Fastow, the former real-life CFO of Enron in Lucy Prebble's ENRON at Chichester and the Royal Court Theatre. The production transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in January 2010 and in the interim he replaced Mark Gatiss in Darker Shores at the Hampstead Theatre during December 2009. [7] Early in 2017 he appeared as David Owen in Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse.

He is a patron of Scene & Heard, a charity providing theatre-based experiences for young people in Somers Town, London. [8]

Personal life

Goodman-Hill ended his first marriage and started a relationship with actress Jessica Raine, after meeting her during the 2010 National Theatre's production of Earthquakes in London . Goodman-Hill and Raine married on 30 August 2015. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 In Love and War Houston Kenyan
2001 Charlotte Gray Business Man at Party
2002 The One and Only Kitchen Salesman
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Sanderson Reed
2004 Fat Slags Barry "Baz" Askwith
2005 Festival Dougie MacLachlan
Look at Me I'm BeautifulPete JoplinShort
2009 Glorious 39 Director
2010A Small Good ThingAdamShort
2011 Chalet Girl Les
7 Lives Peter
The SwarmJohnShort
2014 The Imitation Game Sergeant Staehl
Down DogDr. Hill
2015 Everest Neal Beidleman
2016The Truth CommissionerJake Marston
2017 The Rizen Number 37
2018 Where Hands Touch Wilhelm Warner
2020 Rebecca Frank Crawley
2021 The War Below Hellfire Jack
HomeboundRichard
2024Back of the NetGavinShort
TBA Robin and the Hood NickPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990CoastingUncreditedEpisode: "Illuminations"
1994Licence to LivePolicemanTV film
1996 No Bananas Lt. JohnsonEpisode: "Dunkirk"
1999 Goodnight Sweetheart BrickEpisode: "Just in Time"
People Like Us PC David KnightEpisode: "The Police Officer"
Jonathan Creek JeffEpisode: "Miracle in Crooked Lane"
2000Border CafeMax8 episodes
A Dinner of HerbsHal Roystan4 episodes
2001 Barbara CogginsEpisode: "Mate"
Murder in Mind DavidEpisode: "Vigilante"
Heartbeat Patrick MasonEpisode: "Legacies"
The Lost World Arthur Hare2 episodes
Combat SheepTV film
2002 Sunday Para HTV film
Spooks Nick Thomas (uncredited)Episode: "Looking After Our Own"
The Office Ray3 episodes
2003 George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Derek SavageTV film
Death in Holy Orders Eric Surtees2 episodes
2004 The Worst Week of My Life Ben3 episodes
Fungus the Bogeyman Tony3 episodes
2005Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of HardcoreMichael WhiteTV film
Murder in Suburbia Doug BannisterEpisode: "Witches"
BeethovenAnton SchindlerEpisode: "Faith & Fury"
Gideon's Daughter DentTV film
Spoons Various6 episodes
Perfect Day TomTV film
My Family and Other Animals PeterTV film
Broken News Joe Reed – Movie News
Guy Batson – Go Sports
6 episodes
2005–2011 Ideal PC46 episodes
2006 Uncle Max ManagerEpisode: "Uncle Max Goes Bowling"
Green Wing Politician1 episode
Fear of FannyDan FarsonTV film
Perfect Day: The MillenniumTomTV film
Perfect Day: The FuneralTomMiniseries
2007 Miss Austen Regrets Mr Lushington MPTV film
After You've Gone David HendersonEpisode: "And So This Is Christmas"
2008 Never Better Richard6 episodes
Lewis Richard HelmEpisode: "Music to Die For"
Clay Mr ParkerTV film
Doctor Who Reverend GolightlyEpisode: "The Unicorn and the Wasp"
Midsomer Murders Tristan BalliolEpisode: "The Magician's Nephew"
The Devil's Whore John Lilburne 4 episodes
2009 Hustle Alfie Baron1 episode
Moses Jones DCI Dick Catherwood3 episodes
Free Agents Malcolm3 episodes
The Omid Djalili Show 3 episodes
Inspector George Gently Sam DraperEpisode: "Gently Through the Mill"
Big Top Advert voice-overEpisode: "Visa"
2010 Foyle's War Maurice JonesEpisode: "The Russian House"
2011 Waking the Dead Tristin2 episodes
Candy Cabs Barry O'Sullivan3 episodes
Case Sensitive Steve Harboard2 episodes
Case Histories Neil Hunter2 episodes
Doc Martin Mark Bridge2 episodes
Black Mirror Tom BilceEpisode: "The National Anthem"
2011–2012 Spy Phillip / Philip18 episodes
2012 Call the Midwife David JonesEpisode: "Baby Snatcher"
The Hollow Crown Sir Stephen ScroopEpisode: "Richard II"
Dead Boss Tim6 episodes
2013 The Thirteenth Tale Dr. MawsleyTV film
2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Roger Grove38 episodes
2015 Residue Keller3 episodes
2015–2018 Humans Joe Hawkins24 episodes
2016 The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells Father MortonEpisode: "The Moth"
The Secret Agent AC Stone3 episodes
2017 Drunk History Episode: "Suffragettes/Agincourt"
2019CheatAdamMain role; 4 episodes
2020 Silent Witness AC Tim Holloway2 episodes
Inside No. 9 DI HewsonEpisode: "Misdirection"
HouseboundGavin Burns1 episode
Soulmates DougEpisode: "The (Power) Ballad of Caitlin Jones"
2022 Anne Jack Straw1 episode
2024 Baby Reindeer Darrien O'Connor2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2003 Hidden & Dangerous 2
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Peter Pettigrew
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Shinobido: Way of the Ninja Zaji 'The Hawk'English version
2008 Viking: Battle for Asgard
2009 Killzone 2 Additional Helghast voices
2011 The Last Story Asthar
Killzone 3 Helghast Soldiers
2012 ZombiU Dr. Peter Knight
2013 Soul Sacrifice Additional voices
Ryse: Son of Rome
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DamienEnglish version
2016 Battlefield 1

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