Thomas Middleditch facts for kids
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Thomas Middleditch
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Middleditch at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
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Thomas Steven Middleditch
March 10, 1982 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Thomas Steven Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is well-known for playing Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley from 2014 to 2019. For this role, he was nominated for a top acting award, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Thomas Middleditch has also lent his voice to many animated characters. He was the main character in the Disney XD series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–2017) and Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). You might also recognize his voice as Sam Coleman in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Terry Opposites in the Hulu animated show Solar Opposites. In 2024, he performed on Broadway in the play Eureka Day. He has also appeared in commercials for Verizon Wireless.
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Early Life and Discovering Acting
Thomas Middleditch was born on March 10, 1982, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. His parents are from Britain. When he was in eighth grade, he acted in a play, which he said changed his life. He found out about improv (acting without a script) in school by performing with a group called Theatresports. His very first job was acting in Canadian Heritage Plays in his hometown.
He studied theater at the University of Victoria. Later, he moved to Toronto and was accepted into the George Brown Theatre School, but he decided not to go. Instead, he chose to create his own short comedy videos and worked at a New Balance shoe store to earn money. He then moved to Chicago, where he took classes at famous improv theaters like The Second City and iO Theater. He also performed regularly. In 2005, he helped start a group called The Improvised Shakespeare Company.
Because of some paperwork issues, he worked different small jobs until a theater director helped him get a work visa. While performing on a cruise ship, he got an audition for the TV show Saturday Night Live. Even though he wasn't chosen for the show, his audition helped him get a special acting deal, and he moved to New York City.
His Acting Journey
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While living in New York City, Thomas Middleditch started acting in commercials. In 2007, a funny video he made with a friend for Chicken McNuggets was bought by McDonald's and used as a commercial. In 2009, he played the main character, Justin Frost, in the romantic comedy movie Splinterheads. In 2010, he joined a TV pilot called Hitched. He also appeared in the web series Jake and Amir in 2011.
In 2011, Middleditch joined the cast of the comedy film Fun Size. He also joined the movie Road to Nardo and the film The Campaign, which starred famous actors Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
In 2012, he was in the comedy film Someone Marry Barry. He also appeared in the final season of The Office in an episode called "The Farm". He had roles in the 2013 fantasy film The Brass Teapot and played a police officer in the comedy The Kings of Summer.
On January 30, 2013, Thomas Middleditch joined the cast of the HBO comedy show Silicon Valley as Richard Hendricks. He has mentioned that the show's creators wrote the main character specifically with him in mind. This happened after he made a funny audio sketch for a stand-up comedy routine, which he later animated himself. He showed it to several people, including the creators of Silicon Valley.
For his work on Silicon Valley, Middleditch won a Satellite Award in 2019 and was nominated for many other awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016.
In 2013, he joined the comedy film Search Party, playing Nardo. He also had a small part in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
He played a "hipster thief" in an episode of You're The Worst. On The Pete Holmes Show, he played characters like Nightcrawler and Gambit from X-Men. In October 2013, it was announced that Middleditch would voice the main character, Penn Zero, in the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. The show started in late 2014. In 2015, he acted in the movies The Final Girls and The Bronze. He also started playing video games live on the website Twitch.
In 2014, he joined a CollegeHumor series on YouTube called CAMP.
Middleditch voiced Harold Hutchins in DreamWorks Animation's movie Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), which is based on the popular book series. Since 2017, he has been a spokesperson in Verizon commercials. In 2019, he appeared in the movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters and the basketball video game NBA 2K20.
In April 2020, Middleditch and fellow improv actor Ben Schwartz starred in Middleditch and Schwartz, a special on Netflix. It featured three hour-long improv performances.
In October 2020, Middleditch began playing the main role of Drew Dunbar in the CBS comedy series B Positive. This show was created by Chuck Lorre.
In June 2025, it was announced that Thomas Middleditch became the Chief Creative Officer for a company called Commodore.
Personal Life
Thomas Middleditch became engaged to costume designer Mollie Gates in June 2015. They were married on August 22, 2015, in his hometown. They divorced in April 2021.
In January 2022, Middleditch shared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he had become a citizen of the United States.
Notable Roles
Thomas Middleditch has appeared in many films and television shows. Here are some of his most well-known roles:
Film Roles
- 2009: Splinterheads as Justin Frost
- 2012: The Campaign as Travis
- 2013: The Kings of Summer as Rookie Cop
- 2014: Search Party as Daniel "Nardo" Narducci
- 2015: The Final Girls as Duncan
- 2017: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie as Harold Hutchins (voice)
- 2019: Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Sam Coleman
- 2022: DC League of Super-Pets as Keith (voice)
Television Roles
- 2011: Beavis and Butt-Head as Stewart Stevenson (voice)
- 2013: The Office as Jeb Schrute
- 2014–2019: Silicon Valley as Richard Hendricks (Main cast)
- 2014–2017: Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Penn Zero (voice, Main role)
- 2020–present: Solar Opposites as Terry Opposites (voice, Main role)
- 2020–2022: B Positive as Drew Dunbar (Main role)
Video Game Roles
- 2019: NBA 2K20 as Zach Bailey (Voice and motion capture)
- 2022: High on Life as Ranchy
Theater Roles
- 2024–present: Eureka Day as Eli at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Awards and Nominations
Thomas Middleditch has been recognized for his acting, especially for his role in Silicon Valley.
- 2014: Nominated for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Silicon Valley
- 2016: Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Silicon Valley
- 2020: Won Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Silicon Valley
See also
In Spanish: Thomas Middleditch para niños
