Tom Courtenay

Biography

An English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University.

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Known For

The North Water 2021 ★ 7.4
Mandy 2020 ★ 7.5
Summerland 2020 ★ 7.5
The Aeronauts 2019 ★ 6.8
The Queen's Corgi 2019 ★ 5.9
King of Thieves 2018 ★ 5.6
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 ★ 7.4
Dad's Army 2016 ★ 5.0
Unforgotten 2015 ★ 7.5
45 Years 2015 ★ 6.6
Night Train to Lisbon 2013 ★ 6.5
Gambit 2012 ★ 5.5
Quartet 2012 ★ 6.5
Little Dorrit 2008 ★ 7.9
The Golden Compass 2007 ★ 6.1
Flood 2007 ★ 5.3
Nicholas Nickleby 2002 ★ 6.9
ScreenPlay 1986 ★ 6.0
Theatre Night 1985
The Night of the Generals 1967 ★ 6.8
BBC Play of the Month 1965 ★ 5.3
Doctor Zhivago 1965 ★ 7.6
Operation Crossbow 1965 ★ 6.7
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962 ★ 7.2