Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill (born 21 May 1968) is an English actor in film, television, theatre, and radio. He has appeared in several television series, including Spy (2011–2012), Mr Selfridge (2013–2016), Humans (2015–2018), and Baby Reindeer (2024), the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2007, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Sir Lancelot in the original West End production of the musical Spamalot.
Tom Goodman-Hill

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- Name
- Tom Goodman-Hill
- Born
- 21 May 1968
- Occupation
- Actor
- Education
- Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tom Goodman-Hill • Born — 21 May 1968 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1990–present • Education — Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne • Alma Mater — University of Warwick • Children — 3 • Relatives — Max Hill (brother)
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Tom Goodman-Hill (born 1968) is described as an actor in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Tom Goodman-Hill is recorded in 1968 in Enfield.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Tom Goodman-Hill grew up in Northumberland, and was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. He regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne. Goodman-Hill earned a BA in Drama and English with a teaching qualification from the University of Warwick, where he took an active role in student drama. He spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a full-time acting career.
Television
Television
Goodman-Hill is known for playing Joe Hawkins in Humans. He played the police constable in Ideal. He appeared in the Jonathan Creek episode "Miracle in Crooked Lane" as Jeff, an episode of Murder in Mind, series 5 of BBC One's Hustle as Alfie Baron and as the Reverend Golightly in the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp". He has had recurring parts in several comedies, including The Office as Ray, and Broken News. He also appeared as Brick Beckham in time-travelling comedy Goodnight Sweetheart. In 2008, Goodman-Hill played John Lilburne in Channel 4's period drama, The Devil's Whore. Goodman-Hill can trace his father's family back to Lilburne's Uncle Joseph, through 16 generations. In 2011, he played Neil Hunter in the drama Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs and in 2011 in Spy. In 2013–2016, Goodman-Hill played Roger Grove in the ITV series Mr Selfridge and Dr Mawsley in The Thirteenth Tale for the BBC. He also appeared in episode 4 of series one of Call the Midwife and as Maurice Jones in a 2014 episode of ITV's Foyle's War entitled "The Russian House". In 2015 he starred in Channel 4's Humans. He has also narrated all current seasons of Ultimate Airport Dubai. In July 2016, Goodman-Hill played Assistant Commissioner Stone in the BBC's three-part television adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent. In March 2019, Goodman-Hill played Adam, the husband of Leah, in the ITV drama Cheat. In February 2020, Goodman-Hill played DI Hewson in the BBC's Inside Number 9 in an episode called "Misdirection". Goodman-Hill played Darrien O'Connor, a sexual abuser, in Netflix's Baby Reindeer, released in April 2024. His performance earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In 2026, Goodman-Hill played a minor part in Two Weeks in August, a British drama series created by Catherine Shepherd. Goodman-Hill's wife, Jessica Raine, played the lead character, Zoe. In a five star review, the Guardian said that Goodman-Hill played his "dreadful" character James "with glee".
Advertising
Advertising
Goodman-Hill has been involved in advertisements for television and radio, the most prolific of which being the voice of Tyrannosaurus Alan in a series of four televised advertisements for Volvic mineral water, alongside Matt Berry.
Radio
Radio
Goodman-Hill has played numerous roles in various BBC Radio 4 productions, including: Jesus in Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke; Anton in The House of Milton Jones, Another Case of Milton Jones and Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!; Ron, the security guard, in Self-Storage; Archie in three series of Hut 33; Claudius in I, Claudius; Martin in the episode "Newcastle" in the third series of Cabin Pressure; Mason in My First Planet, and Søndergaard in the episode "Penguin Diplomacy" in the second series of John Finnemore's Double Acts.
Theatre
Theatre
Goodman-Hill started his professional career in the theatre. He has since appeared in productions such as Pete and Dud: Come Again as Peter Cook and The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union as Eric. He received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Sir Lancelot (and other roles, mostly those played by John Cleese in the original film Monty Python and the Holy Grail), in the London production of Spamalot. In 2009, he played Andrew Fastow, the former real-life CFO of Enron in Lucy Prebble's ENRON at Chichester and the Royal Court Theatre. The production transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in January 2010 and in the interim he replaced Mark Gatiss in Darker Shores at the Hampstead Theatre during December 2009. Early in 2017 he appeared as David Owen in Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse. He is a patron of Scene & Heard, a charity providing theatre-based experiences for young people in Somers Town, London.
Personal life
Personal life
Goodman-Hill's first marriage was to Kerry Bradley; they were a couple for 20 years and had two children togethera son and a daughter, aged 22 and 20 as of March 2019. He started a relationship with actress Jessica Raine, after meeting her during the 2010 National Theatre's production of Earthquakes in London. Goodman-Hill divorced Bradley and married Raine on 30 August 2015; the couple have a child together, born in February 2019.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1990 — Coasting — Uncredited — Episode: "Illuminations" • 1994 — Licence to Live — Policeman — TV film • 1996 — No Bananas — Lt. Johnson — Episode: "Dunkirk" • 1999 — Goodnight Sweetheart — Brick — Episode: "Just in Time" • People Like Us — PC David Knight — Episode: "The Police Officer" • Jonathan Creek — Jeff — Episode: "Miracle in Crooked Lane" • 2000 — Border Cafe — Max — 8 episodes • A Dinner of Herbs — Hal Roystan — 4 episodes • 2001 — Barbara — Coggins — Episode: "Mate" • Murder in Mind — David — Episode: "Vigilante" • Heartbeat — Patrick Mason — Episode: "Legacies" • The Lost World — Arthur Hare — 2 episodes • Combat Sheep — TV film • 2002 — Sunday — Para H — TV film • Spooks — Nick Thomas (uncredited) — Episode: "Looking After Our Own" • The Office — Ray — 3 episodes • 2003 — George Orwell: A Life in Pictures — Derek Savage — TV film • Death in Holy Orders — Eric Surtees — 2 episodes • 2004 — The Worst Week of My Life — Ben — 3 episodes • Fungus the Bogeyman — Tony — 3 episodes • 2005 — Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore — Michael White — TV film • Murder in Suburbia — Doug Bannister — Episode: "Witches" • Beethoven — Anton Schindler — Episode: "Faith & Fury" • Gideon's Daughter — Dent — TV film • Spoons — Various — 6 episodes • Perfect Day — Tom — TV film • My Family and Other Animals — Peter — TV film • Broken News — Joe Reed – Movie News Guy Batson – Go Sports — 6 episodes • 2005–2011 — Ideal — PC — 46 episodes • 2006 — Uncle Max — Manager — Episode: "Uncle Max Goes Bowling" • Green Wing — Politician — 1 episode • Fear of Fanny — Dan Farson — TV film • Perfect Day: The Millennium — Tom — TV film • Perfect Day: The Funeral — Tom — Miniseries • 2007 — Miss Austen Regrets — Mr Lushington MP — TV film • After You've Gone — David Henderson — Episode: "And So This Is Christmas" • 2008 — Never Better — Richard — 6 episodes • Lewis — Richard Helm — Episode: "Music to Die For" • Clay — Mr Parker — TV film • Doctor Who — Reverend Golightly — Episode: "The Unicorn and the Wasp" • Midsomer Murders — Tristan Balliol — Episode: "The Magician's Nephew" • The Devil's Whore — John Lilburne — 4 episodes • 2009 — Hustle — Alfie Baron — 1 episode • Moses Jones — DCI Dick Catherwood — 3 episodes • Free Agents — Malcolm — 3 episodes • The Omid Djalili Show — 3 episodes • Inspector George Gently — Sam Draper — Episode: "Gently Through the Mill" • Big Top — Advert voice-over — Episode: "Visa" • 2010 — Foyle's War — Maurice Jones — Episode: "The Russian House" • 2011 — Waking the Dead — Tristin — 2 episodes • Candy Cabs — Barry O'Sullivan — 3 episodes • Case Sensitive — Steve Harboard — 2 episodes • Case Histories — Neil Hunter — 2 episodes • Doc Martin — Mark Bridge — 2 episodes • Black Mirror — Tom Bilce — Episode: "The National Anthem" • 2011–2012 — Spy — Phillip / Philip — 18 episodes • 2012 — Call the Midwife — David Jones — Episode: "Baby Snatcher" • The Hollow Crown — Sir Stephen Scroop — Episode: "Richard II" • Dead Boss — Tim — 6 episodes • 2013 — The Thirteenth Tale — Dr. Mawsley — TV film • 2013–2016 — Mr Selfridge — Roger Grove — 38 episodes • 2015 — Residue — Keller — 3 episodes • 2015–2018 — Humans — Joe Hawkins — 24 episodes • 2016 — The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells — Father Morton — Episode: "The Moth" • The Secret Agent — AC Stone — 3 episodes • 2017 — Drunk History — Episode: "Suffragettes/Agincourt" • 2019 — Cheat — Adam — Main role; 4 episodes • 2020 — Silent Witness — AC Tim Holloway — 2 episodes • Inside No. 9 — DI Hewson — Episode: "Misdirection" • Housebound — Gavin Burns — 1 episode • Soulmates — Doug — Episode: "The (Power) Ballad of Caitlin Jones" • 2022 — Anne — Jack Straw — 1 episode • 2024 — Baby Reindeer — Darrien O'Connor — 2 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie • 2026 — Lord of the Flies — Naval Officer — Episode: "Ralph"
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2003 — Hidden & Dangerous 2 • 2004 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — Peter Pettigrew • 2005 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Shinobido: Way of the Ninja — Zaji 'The Hawk' — English version • 2008 — Viking: Battle for Asgard • 2009 — Killzone 2 — Additional Helghast voices • 2011 — The Last Story — Asthar • Killzone 3 — Helghast Soldiers • 2012 — ZombiU — Dr. Peter Knight • 2013 — Soul Sacrifice — Additional voices • Ryse: Son of Rome • 2015 — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Damien — English version • 2016 — Battlefield 1
Film
Film
In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in The Imitation Game and Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's Everest in 2015. In 2020, Goodman-Hill played Frank Crawley in Ben Wheatley's film of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca.
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — In Love and War — Houston Kenyan • 2001 — Charlotte Gray — Business Man at Party • 2002 — The One and Only — Kitchen Salesman • 2003 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen — Sanderson Reed • 2004 — Fat Slags — Barry "Baz" Askwith • 2005 — Festival — Dougie MacLachlan • 2009 — Glorious 39 — Director • 2011 — Chalet Girl — Les • 7 Lives — Peter • 2014 — The Imitation Game — Sergeant Staehl • Down Dog — Dr. Hill • 2015 — Everest — Neal Beidleman • 2016 — The Truth Commissioner — Jake Marston • 2017 — The Rizen — Number 37 • 2018 — Where Hands Touch — Wilhelm Warner • 2020 — Rebecca — Frank Crawley • 2021 — The War Below — Hellfire Jack • Homebound — Richard • 2024 — Robin and the Hoods — Nick • 2025 — Fackham Hall — Inspector Robert Watt
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- 1.Briggs, Caroline. Sir Max Hill. ONA Magazine. Royal Grammar School. 114. 16–19. Winter 2024.
- 2.Interview with Tom Goodman-Hill. BBC. 2 December 2013.
- 3.Godwin, Richard. Cheat's Tom Goodman-Hill: Playing an adulterer is "cathartic". Radio Times. 14 March 2019.
- 4.Shenton, Mark. Tom Goodman-Hill. Broadway.com in London. 13 June 2008.
- 5.Hallam, Katy. Becoming Elizabeth star Jessica Raine's famous film star husband. Birmingham Mail. 15 July 2023.
- 6.In conversation with Tom Goodman-Hill. BBC. 30 November 2020.
- 7.Tom Goodman-Hill Actor, Producer, Writer. IMDb.
- 8.Meet the cast of Mr Selfridge. Radio Times.
- 9.Ultimate Airport Dubai. Disney Plus.
- 10.The Secret Agent: Episode 1: Credits. BBC Online.
- 11.Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. When is ITV's new thriller Cheat on TV?. Radio Times. 15 March 2019.
- 12.Inside Number 9, Series 5 Episode 4. Misdirection. BBC. 24 February 2020.
- 13.McIntosh, Steven. Richard Gadd asks viewers to stop Baby Reindeer speculation. BBC News. 23 April 2024.
- 14.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36118374/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm
- 15.https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/23/two-weeks-in-august-review-jessica-raine
- 16.Tom Goodman-Hill. Hobsons International. 14 April 2014.
- 17.Volvic 'volcanicity' by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe Y&R. 26 February 2009.
- 18.Finnemore, John. Newcastle. Forget What Did. 19 July 2011.
- 19.Tom Goodman-Hill. Radio Listings.
- 20.John Finnemore's Double Acts. BBC Radio 4. 2017.
- 21.Gardner, Lyn. Pete and Dud: Come Again. The Guardian. 14 March 2006.
- 22.Casting confirmed for Donmar's "The Cosmonaut's Last Message.". London Theatre. 2 March 2005.
- 23.Spamalot Tops List of London's 2007 Olivier Award Nominations. Broadway.com. 17 January 2007.
- 24.Billington, Michael. Theatre: Darker Shores – Hampstead, London. The Guardian. 8 December 2009.
- 25.Clapp, Susannah. Limehouse review – the gang of four revisited. The Observer. 12 March 2017.
- 26.Patrons & Founders. Scene & Heard.
- 27.Godwin, Richard. Cheat's Tom Goodman-Hill: Playing an adulterer is "cathartic". Radio Times. 2019-03-14.
- 28.Methven, Nicola. Tom Goodman-Hill says real affair with Jessica Raine will help him in Cheat role. Daily Mirror. 2019-03-05.
- 29.Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine marries Tom Goodman-Hill 2 weeks after engagement. Hello!. 30 August 2015.
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