Tom Hollander

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TOM HOLLANDER grew up in Oxford, went to school locally and read English literature at Cambridge. As a boy, he was a member of the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music Theatre. While at university, he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights Revue and played a much-celebrated “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Arts Theatre, directed by Sam Mendes. His early career was primarily theater-based. In 1991, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Celia in Cheek by Jowl’s all-male production of “As You Like It.” In 1992, he won the Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Witwoud in Peter Gill’s production of “The Way of the World” at the Lyric Hammersmith. He went on to play Macheath in “The Threepenny Opera” at the Donmar Warehouse and then, famously, he created the central role of Baby in the original production of Jez Butterworth’s “Mojo” at the Royal Court Theatre. This brought him to the attention of filmmakers Terry George and Jim Sheridan, who cast him as the head of the Northern Irish Security Forces in the controversial “Some Mother’s Son,” opposite Helen Mirren and Fionnuola Flanagan. He then returned to the theater to play “Tartuffe” at the Almeida for Jonathan Kent, for which he received a Best Actor Award from Time Out and a special commendation from the Ian Charleson Awards. In 1997, he received another special commendation for his performance as “The Government Inspector,” again at the Almeida and directed by Jonathan Kent. No other actor in the award’s history has received so many commendations.

After playing Saffy’s Euro-trash fiancé in the final episode of “Absolutely Fabulous,” Hollander went on to star opposite Joseph Fiennes and Rufus Sewell in the 1998 film “Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Lawrence.” He subsequently starred in such features as “Bedrooms and Hallways,” “The Clandestine Marriage,” Ben Elton’s “Maybe Baby,” “The Announcement,” Michael Apted’s “Enigma” and Neil LaBute’s “Possession.” He also portrayed Osborne Hamley in Andrew Davies’ BBC’s “Wives and Daughters.” Hollander returned to the stage to play the title role of Moliere’s “Don Juan” at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre to critical acclaim. He was then handpicked by director Robert Altman to play a leading role in “Gosford Park” with a Screen Actors Guild Award®-winning ensemble cast that included Dame Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant and Emily Watson. He then portrayed King George V in Stephen Poliakoff’s BBC drama “The Lost Prince” and, in the BBC’s four-part drama “Cambridge Spies,” Hollander portrayed the infamous spy Guy Burgess.

Returning to the big screen, Hollander played the lead role in Paul Abascal’s “Paparazzi,” produced by Mel Gibson for Icon Productions. The film, which was shot in Los Angeles, co-starred Tom Sizemore, Cole Hauser and Robin Tunney. In June 2003, Hollander filmed Richard Eyre’s “Stage Beauty,” costarring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes and Ben Chaplin. Two months later, he started rehearsing for his lead role at the Donmar Warehouse in John Osborne’s “The Hotel in Amsterdam.” Directed by Robin Lefevre, the play opened to great critical acclaim. Remaining on the stage, Hollander next appeared in “Picadilly Jim” alongside an all-star cast that included Sam Rockwell, Tom Wilkinson, Amanda Peet, Alison Janney, Frances O’Connor, Brenda Blethyn and Hugh Bonneville. He went on to film the role of George Etherege in “The Libertine,” directed by Laurence Dunmore and starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Hollander received a British Independent Film Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for this performance in 2005. He also co-starred with Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Donald Sutherland and Brenda Blethyn in his acclaimed role as Reverend Collins in the international success “Pride & Prejudice.” Most recently, Hollander appeared in  the ensemble cast of “The Darwin Awards,” which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography: A Good Year, Land of the Blind, Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Mans Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Libertine (2004), The Soloist,

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