Ed Stoppard

Edmund Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor. He is the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard.

Early life Stoppard was born on 16 September 1974 in London, England, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard (née Stern), an author and physician. Both of his parents were Jewish, but he was raised in a secular household. He attended Caldicott School, and Stowe School, a boarding school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. His parents divorced when he was 18, with his father entering into a long-term relationship with actress Felicity Kendal. and later trained at LAMDA.

His first cousin is the former politician Oona King, Baroness King of Bow and his first cousin, once removed, was politician Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton.

Career Stoppard's film credits include appearing as one of the main characters in The Pianist, Henryk Szpilman. In 2008 Stoppard returned to the stage in the Hampstead Theatre production of Amy Rosenthal's D. H. Lawrence biodrama On the Rocks, alongside Nick Caldecott and Charlotte Emmerson.

In 2010 he was cast in the role of Sir Hallam Holland in the 2010 BBC sequel to Upstairs, Downstairs. Later that year Stoppard starred in British independent feature film Papadopoulos & Sons in which he played banking mogul Rob. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013. In 2013 he appeared alongside David Tennant and Emily Watson in the BBC miniseries, The Politician's Husband. From 2017 he played King Philip IV of France in the historical fiction series, Knightfall.

He plays the role of Director of Stability in Brave New World,

Stage Stoppard's stage credits include the title role in English Touring Theatre's 2005 Hamlet,

Personal life He and his wife Amie (née Stamp), a niece of Terence Stamp, met while working behind the scenes on the film Rogue Trader.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2000 Von Sackville-Bagg2002 Henryk Summer Things Rick Original title: Embrassez qui vous voudrez 2005 Animal Sebastien Delnick 2006 Joy Division Thomas (older) 2007 Fugitive Pieces Ben (adult) 2008 Brideshead Revisited Bridey Flyte2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Lieutenant Addis Scooterman Scooterman aka Gerald Jones Short film2012 Papadopoulos & Sons Rob Branded Misha Galkin A Grand Affair Adrien Deume 2014 Blackwood Ben Marshall Cryptic Steve Stevens2015 Youth Julian Angelica Dr. Joseph Barton Ruby Strangelove Young Witch Ted 2018 Genesis President James T. Pope 2019 Judy Interviewer 2022 The Princess The King2023 Surprised by Oxford Dr. Condorston Golda Maj. Gen. Benny Peled

Television

Video game Year Title Role Notes 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Benjamin Hornigold