Tom Bateman

• Name — Tom Bateman • Born — 15 March 1989 • Birthplace — Oxford, Oxfordshire, England • Education — London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2011–present • Spouse — Daisy Ridley

Thomas Jonathan Bateman was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, to a music teacher father and primary-school teacher mother. He has 13 siblings, including a twin brother named Merlin. Bateman studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he appeared in a production of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant. He later joined Kenneth Branagh's company at the Garrick Theatre, where he acted alongside Judi Dench in The Winter's Tale.

In 2017, Bateman started a relationship with actress Daisy Ridley after meeting on the set of Murder on the Orient Express. During Ridley's promotion of Sometimes I Think About Dying at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023, she confirmed that she and Bateman had married.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2013 — The Tunnel — Danny Hillier — Recurring role; 7 episodes (series 1) • 2013–2014 — Da Vinci's Demons — Giuliano de' Medici — Recurring role; 10 episodes (seasons 1–2) • 2015 — Jekyll and Hyde — Dr. Robert Jekyll / Mr Robert Hyde — Lead role; 10 episodes • 2016 — Cold Feet — Justin Parker — Episodes: "Episode #6.6" & "Episode #6.8" • 2018 — Vanity Fair — Rawdon Crawley — Miniseries; 6 episodes • Into the Dark — Wilkes — Episode: "The Body" • 2019 — Beecham House — John Beecham — Main role; 6 episodes • 2021 — Behind Her Eyes — David Ferguson — Miniseries; 6 episodes • 2023 — Funny Woman — Clive Richardson — Main role; 6 episodes (series 1) • 2023–2024 — Based on a True Story — Matt Pierce — Main role; 16 episodes