My Take
Tom Bateman is one of those British actors who makes you feel like you've been sleeping on a genuinely great talent. Born in Oxford in 1989, he's got that rare combination of classical stage grounding and real on-screen charisma — the kind you notice the moment he appears as Giuliano de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons, all brooding energy and period-appropriate swagger. His run as Bouc across both Kenneth Branagh's Poirot films brought warmth and comedic timing to what could have been a throwaway role, and he absolutely ran with it. Then Based on a True Story showed he can do darkly funny too, which honestly shouldn't surprise anyone who's seen his range. At 188 cm with a face that belongs in a Renaissance painting, he's almost unfairly well-cast in prestige productions — but the talent backs it up completely. I'm genuinely rooting for him to break through to a wider audience, because the work is already there.
Overview
Thomas Jonathan Bateman (born 15 March 1989) is a British actor best known for his roles as Giuliano de' Medici in the Starz historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), as Bouc in the mystery films Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022), and as Matt Pierce in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story (2023).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Bateman
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ベイトマン
- Reading
- とむ・べいとまん
- Born
- March 15, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.