Tom Hooper
Director · Producer
Known for
Tom Hooper is a British director born in London, England, celebrated for handsomely mounted historical and biographical drama. The King's Speech, following King George VI's efforts to overcome a debilitating stutter with the help of an unconventional speech therapist, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and earned Hooper the Academy Award for Best Director. Les Misérables, an ambitious adaptation of the beloved musical shot with live singing on set, and The Danish Girl, examining one of the first recipients of gender confirmation surgery, extended his interest in intimate historical drama built around transformative personal struggle. The Damned United showed his early facility with British institutional drama. Hooper's Academy Award-winning command of handsomely mounted historical character drama has made him one of the more decorated British directors of his generation.
Tom Hooper
Director · Producer
Tom Hooper is a British director born in London, England, celebrated for handsomely mounted historical and biographical drama. The King's Speech, following King George VI's efforts to overcome a debilitating stutter with the help of an unconventional speech therapist, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and earned Hooper the Academy Award for Best Director. Les Misérables, an ambitious adaptation of the beloved musical shot with live singing on set, and The Danish Girl, examining one of the first recipients of gender confirmation surgery, extended his interest in intimate historical drama built around transformative personal struggle. The Damned United showed his early facility with British institutional drama. Hooper's Academy Award-winning command of handsomely mounted historical character drama has made him one of the more decorated British directors of his generation.
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Cats
Director
2019
His Dark Materials
Director · 2 episodes
2019–
The Danish Girl
Director
2015
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Director · 48 episodes
2014–
Les Misérables
Director
2012
The King's Speech
Director
2010
The Damned United
Director
2009
John Adams
Director · 7 episodes
2008–
Elizabeth I
Director · 2 episodes
2005–
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Tom Hooper and where are they from?
Tom Hooper is 54 years old, born on October 5, 1972 in London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Tom Hooper?
Tom Hooper is best known for directing The King's Speech, The Danish Girl, Les Misérables.
How many movies has Tom Hooper directed?
Over a 24-year career (since 2002), Tom Hooper has directed or written 6 films and worked on 9 TV shows.
What was Tom Hooper's first movie?
The career of Tom Hooper began with Photograph 51 ().
What is Tom Hooper's most recent movie or series?
Tom Hooper's most recent release is Cats, which premiered on December 19, 2019.
What TV shows has Tom Hooper created or directed?
On television, Tom Hooper has appeared in His Dark Materials, John Adams, EastEnders, Prime Suspect.
Tom Hooper
1972-10-05 · London, England, UK
Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian filmmaker.
Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, Painted Faces, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet on British television. In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002), as well as the 2003 revival of ITV's Prime Suspect series, starring Helen Mirren. Hooper made his feature film debut with Red Dust (2004), a British drama starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor, before directing Helen Mirren again in the Company Pictures/HBO Films historical drama Elizabeth I (2005). He continued working for HBO on the television film Longford (2006) and in John Adams (2008), a seven-part serial on the life of the American president. Hooper returned to features with The Damned United (2009), a fact-based film about the English football manager Brian Clough (played by Michael Sheen). The following year saw the release of the historical drama The King's Speech (2010), starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, which was met with critical acclaim. Hooper's next film was Les Misérables (2012), which featured an all-star cast led by Hugh Jackman. His 2015 film, The Danish Girl, was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Recently, Hooper has directed two episodes of His Dark Materials and a live-action adaptation of the musical Cats, for which he won two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director and Worst Screenplay.
Hooper's work was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Prime Suspect and John Adams, won one for Elizabeth I, and was nominated for the British Academy (BAFTA) TV Craft Award for Best Director for Longford. The King's Speech won multiple awards, including Best Director wins for Hooper from the Directors Guild of America and the Academy Awards and a Best Director nomination from BAFTA.Tom Hooper (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.