Tom Bateman

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.

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

Height

188 cm

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / screenwriter

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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