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My Take
Tom Hopper is one of those actors who just owns every frame he walks into, and I think he's genuinely underrated. The guy trained at Rose Bruford College, came up through TV doing solid work on Merlin, and then absolutely exploded as Billy Bones in Black Sails — a prequel to Treasure Island where he played the role with a raw, magnetic intensity that made you forget it was a pirate show. He popped up in Game of Thrones as Dickon Tarly, which was brief but memorable, and then landed what I'd call his career-defining role: Luther Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, where he played a super-powered man-child grappling with daddy issues and existential dread for five years. He's 6'5", built like a linebacker, yet somehow brings real emotional vulnerability to these big physical roles — that combination is rarer than it looks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Hopper
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ホッパー
- Reading
- とむ・ほっぱー
- Born
- January 28, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Coalville, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- University
- Rose Bruford College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tom Hopper born?
Born January 28, 1985 (age 41).
Where is Tom Hopper from?
Tom Hopper is from Coalville, United Kingdom.
What does Tom Hopper do?
Tom Hopper works as actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.