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Tom Goodman-Hill

b. 1968

British actor

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Born 1968. Tom Goodman-Hill is a British actor, stage actor, film actor and television actor.

Tom Goodman-Hill (born 21 May 1968) is an English actor in film, television, theatre, and radio. He has appeared in several television series, including Spy (2011–2012), Mr Selfridge (2013–2016), Humans (2015–2018), and Baby Reindeer, the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

In 2007, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Sir Lancelot in the original West End production of the musical Spamalot.

Early life and education Tom Goodman-Hill grew up in Northumberland, and was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Goodman-Hill earned a BA in Drama and English with a teaching qualification from the University of Warwick, where he took an active role in student drama. He spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a full-time acting career.

Career Film In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in The Imitation Game and Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's Everest in 2015. In 2020, Goodman-Hill played Frank Crawley in Ben Wheatley's film of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca.

Television Goodman-Hill is known for playing Joe Hawkins in Humans. He played the police constable in Ideal. He appeared in the Jonathan Creek episode "Miracle in Crooked Lane" as Jeff, an episode of Murder in Mind, series 5 of BBC One's Hustle as Alfie Baron and as the Reverend Golightly in the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp".

He has had recurring parts in several comedies, including The Office as Ray, and Broken News. He also appeared as Brick Beckham in time-travelling comedy Goodnight Sweetheart.

In 2008, Goodman-Hill played John Lilburne in Channel 4's period drama, The Devil's Whore. Goodman-Hill can trace his father's family back to Lilburne's Uncle Joseph, through 16 generations.

In 2011, he played Neil Hunter in the drama Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs and in 2011 in Spy. In 2013–2016, Goodman-Hill played Roger Grove in the ITV series Mr Selfridge and Dr Mawsley in The Thirteenth Tale for the BBC.

In July 2016, Goodman-Hill played Assistant Commissioner Stone in the BBC's three-part television adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent.

In March 2019, Goodman-Hill played Adam, the husband of Leah, in the ITV drama Cheat.

In February 2020, Goodman-Hill played DI Hewson in the BBC's Inside Number 9 in an episode called "Misdirection".

Goodman-Hill played Darrien O'Connor, a sexual abuser, in Netflix's Baby Reindeer, released in April 2024. His performance earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

In 2026, Goodman-Hill played a minor part in Two Weeks in August, a British drama series created by Catherine Shepherd. Goodman-Hill's wife, Jessica Raine, played the lead character, Zoe. In a five star review, the Guardian said that Goodman-Hill played his "dreadful" character James "with glee".

Advertising Goodman-Hill has been involved in advertisements for television and radio, the most prolific of which being the voice of Tyrannosaurus Alan in a series of four televised advertisements for Volvic mineral water, alongside Matt Berry.

Radio Goodman-Hill has played numerous roles in various BBC Radio 4 productions, including: Jesus in Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke; Anton in The House of Milton Jones, Another Case of Milton Jones and Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!; Ron, the security guard, in Self-Storage; Archie in three series of Hut 33; Claudius in I, Claudius; Martin in the episode "Newcastle" in the third series of Cabin Pressure; Mason in My First Planet, and Søndergaard in the episode "Penguin Diplomacy" in the second series of John Finnemore's Double Acts.

Theatre Goodman-Hill started his professional career in the theatre. He has since appeared in productions such as Pete and Dud: Come Again as Peter Cook and The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union as Eric.

He received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Sir Lancelot (and other roles, mostly those played by John Cleese in the original film Monty Python and the Holy Grail), in the London production of Spamalot.

In 2009, he played Andrew Fastow, the former real-life CFO of Enron in Lucy Prebble's ENRON at Chichester and the Royal Court Theatre. The production transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in January 2010 and in the interim he replaced Mark Gatiss in Darker Shores at the Hampstead Theatre during December 2009. Early in 2017 he appeared as David Owen in Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse.

He is a patron of Scene & Heard, a charity providing theatre-based experiences for young people in Somers Town, London.

Personal life Goodman-Hill's first marriage was to Kerry Bradley; they were a couple for 20 years and had two children togethera son and a daughter, aged 22 and 20 as of March 2019. He started a relationship with actress Jessica Raine, after meeting her during the 2010 National Theatre's production of Earthquakes in London. the couple have a child together, born in February 2019.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1996 In Love and War Houston Kenyan 2001 Charlotte Gray Business Man at Party 2002 The One and Only Kitchen Salesman 2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Sanderson Reed 2004 Fat Slags Barry "Baz" Askwith 2005 Festival Dougie MacLachlan 2009 Glorious 39 Director2011 Chalet Girl Les 7 Lives Peter 2014 The Imitation Game Sergeant Staehl Down Dog Dr. Hill 2015 Everest Neal Beidleman 2016 The Truth Commissioner Jake Marston 2017 The Rizen Number 37 2018 Where Hands Touch Wilhelm Warner 2020 Rebecca Frank Crawley 2021 The War Below Hellfire Jack Homebound Richard 2024 Robin and the Hoods Nick 2025 Fackham Hall Inspector Watt

Television

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Hidden & Dangerous 2 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Peter Pettigrew 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Shinobido: Way of the Ninja Zaji 'The Hawk' English version 2008 Viking: Battle for Asgard 2009 Killzone 2 Additional Helghast voices 2011 The Last Story Asthar Killzone 3 Helghast Soldiers 2012 ZombiU Dr. Peter Knight 2013 Soul Sacrifice Additional voices Ryse: Son of Rome 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Damien English version 2016 Battlefield 1

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University of Warwick

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Jessica Raine

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Who is Tom Goodman-Hill?

British actor

When was Tom Goodman-Hill born?

Tom Goodman-Hill was born on 21 May 1968 in London.

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Tom Goodman-Hill is an actor, stage actor, film actor and television actor.

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Tom Goodman-Hill is British.

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