Damien Thomas

Damien Roy Charles Noel Court-Thomas (11 April 1942 – 18 April 2025), known by his stage name Damien Thomas, was a British actor noted for his roles in British films and television, such as his role as Father Martin Alvito in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun and as Richard Mason in the 1983 BBC production of Jane Eyre.

Early life and education Thomas was born in 1942 in Ismailia, Egypt, the son of Squadron Leader Peter Court-Thomas and his wife Huguette (nee Bertrand) who had also been born in Egypt, but of French parents. His father was killed in action seven months after his birth and was awarded the DFC.

Thomas was educated at Wellington School and studied art at Dartington College of Arts, before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Career His film credits include Journey into Darkness (1968), Julius Caesar (1970), Twins of Evil (1971), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), The Message (1976), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Pirates (1986), Never Let Me Go (2010)