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Tom Hooper Personal Profile

Famous as	Director
Birth Name:	Thomas George Hooper
Birth Date:	October 1, 1972
Birth place:	London, United Kingdom
Nationalty:	British, Australian
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Blue
Education:	University of Oxford, Westminster School, University College
Father:	Richard Hooper
Mother:	Meredith Hooper

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Thomas George Hooper better known as Tom Hooper is a British film and television director. He was born on October 1, 1972 in London, United Kingdom. He is the son of Meredith Hooper and Richard Hooper. He started making short films when he was at the age of 13. While attending Oxford University he directed several plays and television commercials. In 2000s he directed major BBC costume dramasLove in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002). In 2004 he made his feature film debut with Red Dust. In 2005 he directed historical drama Elizabeth I in 2005 and continued working for HBO on the television film Longford (2006) and in John Adams (2008). For his work he 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. His film 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 Filmography

Filmography

Year(s)	Title	Role(s)	Description
1992	Painted Faces	Director, writer, producer, editor	Short film
1997	Quayside	Director	Television series
1997	Byker Grove	Director	4 episodes of television series: Series 9, Episode 17 Series 9, Episode 18 Series 9, Episode 19 Series 9, Episode 20
1998–2000	EastEnders	Director	Episodes of television series
1999	Cold Feet	Director	2 episodes of television series: Series 2, Episode 1 Series 2, Episode 2
2001	Love in a Cold Climate	Director	2-part television serial
2002	Daniel Deronda	Director	3-part television serial
2003	Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness	Director	2-part television serial
2004	Red Dust	Director	Feature film
2005	Elizabeth I	Director	2-part television serial
2006	Longford	Director	Television film
2008	John Adams	Director	7-part television miniseries
2009	The Damned United	Director	Feature film
2010	The King’s Speech	Director	Feature film
2012	Les Misérables	Director	Feature film

Feature films

Year	Film	ACADEMY Award Nominations	ACADEMY Award wins	GOLDEN GLOBE  Nominations	GOLDEN GLOBE Wins	BAFTA Nominations	BAFTA wins
2004	Red Dust
2009	The Damned United
2010	The King’s Speech	12	4	7	1	14	7
2012	Les Misérables	8	3	4	3	9	4
Todal		20	7	11	4	23	11

 

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