Tom Ellis

Tom Ellis

Born: November 17, 1978
in Cardiff, Wales, UK
Tom Ellis is a Welsh actor, best known for playing Dr. Oliver Cousins in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" and Detective Sergeant Sam Speed in a "Life on Mars" parody in the "The Catherine Tate Show. He was also Sam in the BBC comedy "Pulling", and plays Gary in Miranda Hart's BBC2 comedy "Miranda".  Other notable roles include Justyn in Channel 4's "No Angels" and Thomas Milligan in the series three finale of British science-fiction television programme "Doctor Who". He also starred in the ITV comedy drama "Monday Monday" during July and August 2009 alongside Fay Ripley.

Ellis is married to actress Tamzin Outhwaite. The family moved to England and Ellis attended High Storrs School in Sheffield and was a French Horn player in the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra. He was also a huge Sheffield Wednesday fan, but now supports Arsenal.

Movies for Tom Ellis...

Players
Title: Players
Character: Nick Russell
Released: February 13, 2024
Type: Movie
New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.
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Title: The Great North
Character: Rick Chateau (voice)
Released: January 3, 2021
Type: TV
Follow the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as a single dad does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.
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Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Title: Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2020
Type: Movie
Miranda Hart and the cast of her sitcom come together to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary with a music-filled, star-studded spectacular from the London Palladium.
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Isn't It Romantic
Title: Isn't It Romantic
Character: Dr. Todd
Released: February 13, 2019
Type: Movie
For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.
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Title: Lucifer
Character: Lucifer Morningstar
Released: January 25, 2016
Type: TV
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.
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Title: The Flash
Character: Lucifer Morningstar
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
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Title: Rush
Character: Dr. William P. Rush
Released: July 17, 2014
Type: TV
Dr. William Rush is not your average on-call doctor. He's not attached to any hospital, he's highly discreet no matter what the ailment as long as the client can pay his cash-only premium and the doctor can party with the best of them. He has no desire to change his life or how he lives it, until an old flame and his conscience begin to stir things up.
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Title: The Strain
Character: Rob Bradley
Released: July 13, 2014
Type: TV
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
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Under Milk Wood
Title: Under Milk Wood
Character: Mr. Ogmore
Released: June 1, 2014
Type: Movie
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales, to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. The plot reveals the innermost thoughts of the residents of the small, Welsh fishing village Llareggub as it delves into the dreams of various townspeople including blind sailor Captain Cat, who is haunted by visions of drowned shipmates, Mog Edwards and Myfanwy Price, who dream of each other, and Mrs. Ogmore Pritchard, who dreams of her former husbands.
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The Place We Go To Hide
Title: The Place We Go To Hide
Character: Quentin
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Two sleepwalkers, Martha and Quentin, check into a hotel as returning guests and live parallel lives during their waking hours. Little do they know that in their sleep, they fall for each other time and time again. The film poses the question: When it comes to human connection, are we actually sleepwalking through our waking lives?
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Walking Stories
Title: Walking Stories
Character: Jarrod
Released: January 11, 2013
Type: Movie
Delicate and slightly surreal, “Walking Stories” is a romantic comedy directed by Luca Guadagnino.
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Title: The Secret of Crickley Hall
Character: Gabe Caleigh
Released: November 18, 2012
Type: TV
A year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters attempt to start anew, they head to Crickley Hall - a seemingly perfect countryside house. But when cellar doors start to open on their own, phantom children's cries are heard through the night and a frenzied cane-wielding specter rears its head - the Caleigh's realize the house comes with a lot more than they bargained for. Just as they're ready to move out, Eve Caleigh hears Cam's cries and all bets are off.
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Title: Gates
Character: Mark
Released: August 14, 2012
Type: TV
Gates is a British comedy television series shown on the Sky Living channel. The first series of 5 episodes ran from 14 August to 11 September 2012. The show was originally due to be broadcast on Sky One but was delayed in order to launch on Sky Living as part of the channel's push into more female skewed comedy. The Show was filmed in Enfield, North London in August 2011 therefore making the show heavily delayed from its initial broadcast.
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Title: Once Upon a Time
Character: Robin Hood
Released: October 23, 2011
Type: TV
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.
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Title: The Fades
Character: Mark Etches
Released: September 21, 2011
Type: TV
Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
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Title: Sugartown
Character: Max
Released: July 24, 2011
Type: TV
Comedy drama revolving around a small seaside hamlet in the north of England, as a former resident returns with big plans for the community's re-development.
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Title: Miranda
Character: Gary Preston
Released: November 9, 2009
Type: TV
Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary.
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Title: Monday Monday
Character: Steven
Released: July 13, 2009
Type: TV
Monday Monday is an ITV, UTV comedy drama. It stars Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Neil Stuke, Holly Aird, Morven Christie, Tom Ellis, and Miranda Hart. It is set in the head office of a supermarket that has fallen on hard times and had to re-locate its staff from London to Leeds. The show was initially announced as part of ITV's Winter 2007 press pack, but was "iced" until 2009 due to falling advertising in the wake of the economic downturn.
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Title: Celebrity Juice
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: TV
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
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Title: Merlin
Character: Cenred
Released: September 20, 2008
Type: TV
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
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Miss Conception
Title: Miss Conception
Character: Zak
Released: June 6, 2008
Type: Movie
Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a child. After exhausting all possibilities with her baby-phobic boyfriend, Georgina turns to her wildly optimistic friend Clem, with whom she sets out to identify and "land" the perfect father for her child.
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Title: The Passion
Character: Apostle Philip
Released: March 16, 2008
Type: TV
The Passion is a television drama serial that tells the story of the last week in the life of Jesus.
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Would Like To Meet
Title: Would Like To Meet
Character: Plumber
Released: July 31, 2007
Type: Movie
A single mum looks for love in the lonely-hearts pages, but someone has already decided to play cupid - her eight year-old son…
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Title: Pulling
Released: November 23, 2006
Type: TV
Donna narrowly escapes making a huge mistake by marrying Karl and instead opts for moving in with her friends Karen and Louise in South London. The three girls learn about life and love in this funny and modern comedy.
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Calon Gaeth
Title: Calon Gaeth
Character: Edward
Released: November 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Rich family saga of love, devotion, deceit and adultery. Josi Evans runs off with the local school mistress, Miriam leaving behind wealth and esteem to find a life of love and human contact.
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Title: Suburban Shootout
Character: P.C. Haines
Released: March 22, 2006
Type: TV
Suburban Shootout is a British satirical black comedy television series produced for Channel 5 and Paramount Comedy by Feelgood Fiction in association with Oxygen. The first series aired in the UK on Channel 5 from 27 April 2006. It began airing in the United States on 22 March 2006 on Oxygen and in Germany on Comedy Central in 2007. The second series began on Channel 5 on 6 September 2007.
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Title: ShakespeaRe-Told
Character: Claude
Released: November 7, 2005
Type: TV
Four of Shakespeare's plays are dramatically relocated to the modern day.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Title: Much Ado About Nothing
Character: Claude
Released: November 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.
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Title: Love Soup
Released: September 27, 2005
Type: TV
Bittersweet comedy drama about the eternal search for the perfect partner.
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The Best Man
Title: The Best Man
Character: Groom
Released: July 9, 2005
Type: Movie
When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah. Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Thomas Milligan
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: Twisted Tales
Released: January 16, 2005
Type: TV
Twisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix of established writers and upcoming talent, each story is a self-contained episode with a mysterious twist. The tales set out to spook the brain and tickle the funny bone, so be prepared to expect the unexpected. The series is very closely related to Spine Chillers, an earlier BBC Three series. In effect, Twisted Tales is a rebranded second series of the earlier successful production.
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Vera Drake
Title: Vera Drake
Character: Police Constable
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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Title: No Angels
Released: March 2, 2004
Type: TV
No Angels is a critically acclaimed British television comedy drama series, produced by the independent production company World Productions for Channel 4, which ran for three series from 2004 to 2006. It was devised by Toby Whithouse.
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Title: Spine Chillers
Character: Alex
Released: June 23, 2003
Type: TV
Anthology series of black comedies, which sets out to deliver excellent stories with a darkly comic twist.
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Pollyanna
Title: Pollyanna
Character: Tim
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever.
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Buffalo Soldiers
Title: Buffalo Soldiers
Character: Squash
Released: October 31, 2002
Type: Movie
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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Title: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Character: Bigger Boy #1
Released: December 2, 2001
Type: TV
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High Heels and Low Lifes
Title: High Heels and Low Lifes
Character: Uniformed Officer
Released: July 16, 2001
Type: Movie
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
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Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Harry Taylor
Released: June 18, 2001
Type: TV
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Title: Messiah
Character: Dr. Philip Ryder
Released: May 26, 2001
Type: TV
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character: John Browdie
Released: April 8, 2001
Type: Movie
Adaptation of the Dickens novel.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Oscar Wilde (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Title: Trial & Retribution
Released: October 19, 1997
Type: TV
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The 2008 series 10 had 10 episodes, the longest run of the drama so far. The latest series was number 12 which aired in February 2009.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Lee Smeeton
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Detective Inspector Bland
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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Title: This Morning
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 1988
Type: TV
This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Jim Martin - act 1
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Masterwork
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
"Masterwork" is a Fox's tv drama pilot from "Prison Break" creator Paul Scheuring. It centers on an FBI agent and a fine-arts expert (Matt Passmore) who teams with an MI-5 agent (Natalie Dormer) for a globe-trotting adventure where they race against time to recover the world's most precious artifacts. It was not picked up.
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Title: Second Wife
Character: Jacob
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
It follows Sasha as she flees her life in New York to start over in London, where she meets and falls in love with a recently divorced father named Jacob.
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Title: Washington Black
Character: Christopher 'Titch' Wilde
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
11-year-old George Washington “Wash” Black embarks on a globe-trotting journey of identity after fleeing a Barbados sugar plantation aboard a flying machine in the company of his master’s eccentric inventor brother.
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Title: Exploding Kittens
Character: GodCat (voice)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth - in the bodies of chunky house cats.