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Tom Hooper(II)

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Tom Hooper
Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper ('The King's Speech,' 'Les Miserables,' 'The Danish Girl') transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering stage musical into a cinematic event.
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Tom Hooper was educated at one of England's most prestigious schools, Westminster. His first film, Runaway Dog, was made when he was 13 years old and shot on a Clockwork 16mm Bolex camera, using 100 feet of film. At age 18, he wrote, directed and produced the short film Painted Faces (1992), which premiered at the London Film Festival; it was released theatrically and later shown on Channel 4. He studied English at England's top university, Oxford. At Oxford University, he directed theatre productions starring his contemporaries Kate Beckinsale and Emily Mortimer, and directed his first television commercials. His father was a non-executive director at United News and Media, which owned an ITV franchise.

Hooper's father introduced him to one of British television's top directors and producers, Matthew Robinson, who gave him breaks by employing him to direct episodes of Byker Grove (1989) and EastEnders (1985), both series produced by Robinson. Further success came when he was approved by Helen Mirren to direct her in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003). He then worked with her again on Elizabeth I (2005). Hooper made the difficult transition from television to film with apparent ease, directing Michael Sheen in the Brian Clough biopic The Damned United (2009) and Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010). Both films were critical and commercial successes, quickly establishing Hooper as one of the most in demand directors of his generation.

Hooper has garnered numerous awards in his career. He won an Academy Award for directing The King's Speech. The 2010 film was nominated for 12 Oscars, more than any other film of that year, and also won the Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), and Best Original Screenplay Oscars. The King's Speech received seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film. Hooper also won a Directors Guild of America Award for his direction. Among other accolades worldwide, The King's Speech additionally was honored with the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival; the Best British Film prize at the British Independent Film Awards; the Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film; the Producers Guild of America Awards' top prize; and the European Film Award for Best Film. The King's Speech earned $414 million at the worldwide box office.

Hooper was recently again a Directors Guild of America Award nominee for directing Working Title Films' Les Misérables. The 2012 film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Sound, and Best Make-up and Hair Styling Academy Awards. Les Misérables received those same accolades at the BAFTA Awards, as well as the BAFTA for Best Production Design. Among other accolades worldwide, Les Misérables was named one of the year's 10 Best Films by the American Film Institute with an AFI Award; won three Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture [Musical/Comedy]; was voted the Best Acting by an Ensemble award by the National Board of Review; and was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Les Misérables earned $442 million at the worldwide box office.

The Damned United received a South Bank Show Award nomination for Best British Film; and he gained acclaim for the BAFTA Award-nominated Red Dust, starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Hooper had an unprecedented run of success at the Golden Globe Awards with his works for HBO, which won the Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television three years in a row. The actors and actresses starring in these productions - respectively, Elizabeth I, Longford, and John Adams - also won Golden Globes for their performances three years running.

Hooper won an Emmy Award for directing Elizabeth I. The HBO Films/Channel 4 miniseries won three Golden Globes and nine Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries.

Longford, written by Peter Morgan, starred Jim Broadbent and Samantha Morton. The HBO Films/Channel 4 Telefilm won three Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for five Emmy Awards.

John Adams (2008), starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, won four Golden Globes and 13 Emmy Awards - the most Emmys ever awarded to a program in one year. Hooper, receiving his first Directors Guild of America Award nomination, directed all nine hours of the HBO Films miniseries.

Hooper was nominated for an Emmy Award for helming ITV's miniseries Prime Suspect 6. His television work also includes Daniel Deronda (2002), which won the award for Best Miniseries at the 2003 Banff Television Festival; the miniseries Love in a Cold Climate (2001), for which star Alan Bates received a BAFTA Award nomination; episodes of the multi-award-winning ITV comedy/drama Cold Feet (1997); and EastEnders (1985) one-hour specials that garnered BAFTA Awards two years in a row.
BornOctober 5, 1972
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Tom Hooper in The Danish Girl (2015)
Tom Hooper in Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Hooper in Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Hooper and Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables (2012)
Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, and Tom Hooper in John Adams (2008)
Tom Hooper in The King's Speech (2010)
Tom Hooper at an event for Cats (2019)
Tom Hooper at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Tom Hooper at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne at an event for The Oscars (2016)
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Known for

Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
Cats
2.8
  • Director
  • 2019
Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)
The Danish Girl
7.1
  • Director
  • 2015
Isabelle Allen in Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables
7.5
  • Director
  • 2012
Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech
8.0
  • Director
  • 2010

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Director

  • Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
    Cats
  • Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson in His Dark Materials (2019)
    His Dark Materials
  • Capital One: Louisiana (2018)
    Capital One: Louisiana
  • Jordi Caballero in Capital One: Mona Lisa (2018)
    Capital One: Mona Lisa
  • Samsung: Family Hub Ticket to the Moon Max
  • LA Times: The Envelope
  • Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)
    The Danish Girl
  • Ben Kingsley, Mark Strong, and Tom Hiddleston in Jaguar: Rendezvous (2014)
    Jaguar: Rendezvous
  • Isabelle Allen in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
  • Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
    The King's Speech
  • Michael Sheen in The Damned United (2009)
    The Damned United
  • Paul Giamatti in John Adams (2008)
    John Adams
  • Longford (2006)
    Longford
  • Elizabeth I (2005)
    Elizabeth I
  • Red Dust (2004)
    Red Dust

Producer

  • Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson in His Dark Materials (2019)
    His Dark Materials
  • Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
    Cats
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  • Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)
    The Danish Girl
  • Yellow Bird
  • Painted Faces

Writer

  • Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
    Cats
  • Painted Faces

Videos16

What We Know About "His Dark Materials" ... So Far
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What We Know About "His Dark Materials" ... So Far
What We Know About 'Cats' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Cats' ... So Far
"Bertie"
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"Bertie"
"Chair"
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"Chair"
"Enemy"
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"Enemy"
LOVEFiLM Interview: Colin Firth and Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"
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LOVEFiLM Interview: Colin Firth and Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"
San Diego Comic-Con Trailer
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San Diego Comic-Con Trailer
Official Trailer: Taylor Swift and More
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Official Trailer: Taylor Swift and More
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Trailer #1
The King's Speech
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The King's Speech
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Director Tom Hooper Discusses 'The Danish Girl'
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Director Tom Hooper Discusses 'The Danish Girl'

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    • October 5, 1972
    • London, England, UK
    • Meredith Hooper
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial, "To Life, Love and Loot" for Captain Morgan Rum, directed by Tom Hooper.

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    Directed 7 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, and Alicia Vikander. Firth, Vikander and Hathaway won Oscars for their work in Hooper's movies.
  • Quotes
    [speaking in 2009] I grew up in London and I grew up with the nice sense that the place that did the best drama in the world was London, and American television drama was awful, and you had a nice sort of sense of superiority. And I kind of feel that's been almost turned on its head. I certainly feel like English TV drama isn't necessarily taking as many risks as it perhaps once did and I feel there's a tremendous pressure to come up with the new detective story, to come up with the new hospital drama. Ironically, it's HBO who are at the moment fulfilling this role of old-fashioned public service broadcast.
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