Tom Ackerley

For Barbie, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards. Ackerley also served as an executive producer on Saltburn (2023) and Wuthering Heights (2026), both directed by Emerald Fennell.

• Name — Tom Ackerley • Birth Name — Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley • Born — 13 June 1990 • Birthplace — Surrey, England • Occupation — * Producer • actor • assistant director • Years Active — 2001–present • Organisation — LuckyChap Entertainment • Children — 1

Ackerley was born the youngest of three boys (with two brothers) in June, 1990 in Surrey. He attended St George's College, Weybridge, before moving to Godalming College.

Ackerley began his film career as an extra in the first three installments of the Harry Potter film series. After taking a break from films, he returned to the industry as a production runner for films such as Gambit (2012) and Rush (2013). From 2012 till 2016, he also worked as an assistant director for various television series and films, including Pride, Suite Française, The Two Faces of January (all released in 2014) and Macbeth (2015). In 2014, Ackerley and his future wife Margot Robbie, alongside friends Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara, co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment. The company has produced films including I, Tonya (2017), Promising Young Woman (2020) and Barbie (2023).

Ackerley met Australian actress Margot Robbie on the set of Suite Française in 2013, the two began dating the following year. They married in a private ceremony in Byron Bay, New South Wales, in December 2016. In August 2024, the couple revealed that they were expecting their first child, and Robbie gave birth to a son. As of 2025, they live in Los Angeles.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — Student — Extra • 2002 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • 2004 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban • 2011 — The Hour — Floor runner — 4 episodes • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Crowdrunner • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster — Floor runner • 2012 — Now Is Good • Playhouse Presents — Third assistant director — Episode: "King of the Teds" • Gambit — Floor runner • 2013 — Trance — Set production assistant • Rush — Runner: daily crew • The Last Days on Mars — Third assistant director • The Borderlands — First assistant director • 2014 — The Two Faces of January — Third assistant director • Da Vinci's Demons — 2 episodes • Pride • Everly — Second assistant director • 2015 — Suite Française — Third assistant director • American Odyssey — Footage shot in Morocco • Yussef is Complicated — Short film • Spooks: The Greater Good • Macbeth — Additional third assistant director • 2016 — Grimsby — Second assistant director • 2017 — I, Tonya — Producer • 2018 — Terminal • 2019 — Dreamland • 2020 — Promising Young Woman • 2021 — The Humming of the Beast — Short film • Maid — Executive producer — Miniseries • 2022 — Mike • 2023 — Barbie — Producer • Boston Strangler • Saltburn — Executive producer • 2024 — My Old Ass — Producer • 2025 — Borderline • 2026 — Wuthering Heights • Everybody Wants to Fuck Me • 2027 — Untitled Ocean's Eleven prequel • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad • Nasty

Tom Ackerley is recorded with the occupation film producer. Recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as film producer, film director and actor. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley. His recorded language was English. He married Margot Robbie.