Tom Ward
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Tom Ward is a British film, stage and television actor.
, to the poet and academic John Powell Ward and Sarah Ward OBE, a farmer. His brother Tristan became a partner at Macfarlanes LLP, a firm of solicitors in the City of London
.
Ward was sent to the Dragon School
in Oxford
and The King's School, Canterbury
. He went on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College in the University of Oxford
; and there he became a member of the drama society, and decided to pursue acting as a career.
.
for Britain. He plays saxophone
, sings and dances. He keeps fit by riding, a skill that he has used in several television roles.
In 2005 he was a winner on the BBC TV quiz show, Celebrity Mastermind
; his specialist subject was the poet Philip Larkin
.
In 2001 Tom Ward married journalist Emily Hohler. They live in Oxford with their three children: Jack, born in 2002, Tabitha, born in 2004, and Jimmy, born in 2006.
Early life
Tom Ward was born in SwanseaSwansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, to the poet and academic John Powell Ward and Sarah Ward OBE, a farmer. His brother Tristan became a partner at Macfarlanes LLP, a firm of solicitors in the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
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Ward was sent to the Dragon School
Dragon School
The Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils...
in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and The King's School, Canterbury
The King's School, Canterbury
The King's School is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in the historic English cathedral city of Canterbury in Kent. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group....
. He went on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College in the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
; and there he became a member of the drama society, and decided to pursue acting as a career.
Career
Ward is chiefly known for his role as Dr. Harry Cunningham in the long-running forensic drama series, Silent WitnessSilent Witness
Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
.
Personal life
He has fencedFencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
for Britain. He plays saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, sings and dances. He keeps fit by riding, a skill that he has used in several television roles.
In 2005 he was a winner on the BBC TV quiz show, Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master...
; his specialist subject was the poet Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century...
.
In 2001 Tom Ward married journalist Emily Hohler. They live in Oxford with their three children: Jack, born in 2002, Tabitha, born in 2004, and Jimmy, born in 2006.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lethal Justice | Bartel | |
| 1991 | Athenian | TV series, episode: "Theseus & the Minotaur" | |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Lt. Chamberlayne | TV series, episode 1.2 |
| 1996 | Island | Dominic | TV series, regular cast member |
| 1996 | Public Enemies Public Enemies (1996 film) Public Enemies is a 1996 film directed by Mark L. Lester. The movie centers on the 1930s figure Ma Barker and her criminal sons.-Cast:*Theresa Russell - Ma Barker*Eric Roberts - Arthur Dunlop*Alyssa Milano - Amaryllis*James Marsden - Doc Barker... |
Paymaster | |
| 1996 | Lemuel | TV film | |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial) Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.... |
George Osborne | TV mini-series |
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane Plunkett & Macleane Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 British historical action comedy film directed by Jake Scott, and starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. It follows the story of Captain James Macleane , and Will Plunkett , two men in eighteenth century Britain who are both struggling to survive... |
Backbench Heckler | |
| 1999 | Warriors Warriors (TV series) Warriors is a British television drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis and Ioan Gruffudd. The music was written by Debbie Wiseman... |
Capt. Richard Gurney | TV serial |
| 2000 | Anna Karenina Anna Karenina Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger... |
Yashvin | |
| 2000 | Quills Quills Quills is a 2000 period film directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted from the Obie award-winning play by Doug Wright, who also wrote the original screenplay. Inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, Quills re-imagines the last years of the Marquis' incarceration in the insane asylum at... |
The Horseman | |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate Love in a Cold Climate (TV serial) Love in a Cold Climate is a British television serial drama produced by the BBC in association with WGBH Boston, and first broadcast in two parts on BBC One on 4 and 11 February 2001... |
Alfred | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | H.G. Wells | TV mini-series | |
| 2001 | Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was... |
Tristan Goodfellow | TV series, episode: "Destroying Angel" |
| 2001 | Lord John Phillip Roxton | TV film | |
| 2001 | Red Cap Red Cap (TV series) Red Cap is a British television series produced by Stormy Pictures for the BBC and broadcast on BBC One. Two series of 6 episodes each were produced following a feature length pilot. It featured the investigations of an SIB unit of the British Army based in Germany... |
Capt. Dominic Railton | |
| 2002 | Kevin Brown | Short film | |
| 2002–present | Silent Witness Silent Witness Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was... |
Dr. Harry Cunningham | TV series, regular cast member |
| 2003 | Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Ready When You Are, Mr McGill is a feature length TV drama, written by Jack Rosenthal. ITV produced two versions, in 1976 and 2003. The 1976 version was the first in a series of six single television plays called "Red Letter Days" each of which showed the events in a single, special day in... |
Roland | TV film |
| 2004 | Hawking | Roger Penrose | TV film |
| 2007 | Instinct Instinct (TV serial) Instinct is a two-part drama serial which premièred on ITV on 26 February 2007. It was created and written by Lizzie Mickery, and produced by Tightrope Pictures for ITV... |
Ian Stanford | TV film |
| 2010 | Marple: The Pale Horse | Captain Cottam | TV film |