Photo: Bex Walton from London, England / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tom Hollander is the kind of actor I trust on sight. Trained through the National Youth Theatre and crowned with the Ian Charleson Award early on, he carries genuine stage steel beneath one of the most deceptively soft faces in British acting. His trophy shelf—heavy with ensemble and cast awards—tells the truth about him: he makes everyone around him better rather than chasing the spotlight. Whether playing weaselly bureaucrats, brittle aristocrats, or quietly menacing villains, he calibrates each role with watchmaker precision. When I see his name in a cast list, my expectations for the whole production rise. That is the rarest kind of stardom.
Overview
Thomas Anthony Hollander (; born 25 August 1967) is an English actor. He trained with National Youth Theatre and won the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in The Way of the World. He made his Broadway debut in the David Hare play The Judas Kiss in 1998. His performance as Henry Carr in a revival of the Tom Stoppard play Travesties earned nominations for both the Olivier Award and Tony Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Hollander
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ホランダー
- Reading
- とむ・ほらんだー
- Born
- August 25, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / television producer / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Selwyn College
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2002 Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture
- 2010 Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
- Ian Charleson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.