Tom Sturridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tom Sturridge
Sturridge at the 2022 German Comic Con
Born	Thomas Sidney Jerome Sturridge (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 39) London, England
Years active	1996–present
Children	1
Parents	Charles Sturridge (father) Phoebe Nicholls (mother)
Relatives	Matilda Sturridge (sister) Anthony Nicholls (grandfather) Horace Nicholls (great-grandfather)

Thomas Sidney Jerome Sturridge (born on December 5, 1985) is an English actor. He has appeared in many films and TV shows. Some of his early movies include Being Julia (2004) and The Boat That Rocked (2009).

Tom Sturridge has also been nominated for important awards. He received nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. This was for his roles in plays like Orphans (2013) and Sea Wall/A Life (2019). He was also nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award in 2016. This was for his acting in the play American Buffalo.

More recently, Sturridge became well-known for playing Dream. This is a main character in the Netflix fantasy series The Sandman. The show started in 2022 and is still ongoing.

About Tom Sturridge

His Early Life and Family

Tom Sturridge was born in Lambeth, London. He is one of three children. His father, Charles Sturridge, is a director. His mother, Phoebe Nicholls, is an actress. Tom's sister, Matilda Sturridge, is also an actress.

Tom went to The Harrodian School in London. Other famous actors like Robert Pattinson also went there. Later, he attended Winchester College, which is a school for boys.

How He Started Acting

Tom Sturridge began acting when he was a child. His first role was in the 1996 TV show Gulliver's Travels. His father directed this show, and his mother also acted in it.

In 2004, he appeared in the films Vanity Fair and Being Julia. The next year, he played William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke in a BBC4 film called A Waste of Shame.

In 2006, Tom played Nigel in the movie Like Minds. This was a psychological thriller. It was also known as Murderous Intent.

Sturridge in 2019

Big Roles in Movies and TV

Tom Sturridge was first chosen for the main role in the sci-fi movie Jumper. But two weeks before filming, the movie studios decided to replace him. They wanted a more famous actor for such a big movie.

In 2009, he starred as Carl in the comedy film The Boat That Rocked. This movie was about a pirate radio station. It was called Pirate Radio in the United States. He acted alongside stars like Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Tom also started acting in plays. In 2009, he made his stage debut in Punk Rock. He was nominated for an Evening Standard Award for this role. He also won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

He appeared with Rachel Bilson in the 2011 romance movie Waiting for Forever. In 2012, he played a character based on the poet Allen Ginsberg in the film On the Road.

Broadway and The Sandman

In 2013, Tom starred in the Broadway play Orphans. He played Phillip, a character with a developmental disability. For this role, he was nominated for a Tony Award. In 2017, he played Winston Smith in the Broadway play 1984. He received another Tony Award nomination in 2019 for his role in the play Sea Wall/A Life.

In January 2021, it was announced that Tom Sturridge would play Dream of The Endless. This is the main character in the Netflix series The Sandman. The author of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman, said that Tom was one of the best actors they saw for the role. The series premiered in 2022 and has been very popular.

His Personal Life

From 2011 to 2015, Tom Sturridge was in a relationship with actress Sienna Miller. They had a daughter together in July 2012. Since July 2022, he has been in a relationship with Alexa Chung.

Tom's family has a history in the arts. His grandfather, Anthony Nicholls, was an actor. His great-grandfather, Horace Nicholls, was a famous photojournalist.

Acting Roles

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	FairyTale: A True Story	Hob
2004	Vanity Fair	Young George
	Being Julia	Roger Gosselyn
2005	Brothers of the Head	Barry Howe - Two-Way Romeo
2006	Like Minds	Nigel Colbie	Also known as Murderous Intent
2009	Boat That Rocked, TheThe Boat That Rocked	Carl	Also known as Pirate Radio
2010	Waiting for Forever	Will Donner
2011	Junkhearts	Danny
2012	On the Road	Carlo Marx
2014	Effie Gray	John Everett Millais
2015	Far from the Madding Crowd	Sergeant Francis Troy
	Remainder	Tom
2017	Song to Song	BV's Brother
	Mary Shelley	Lord Byron
	Journey's End	Second Lieutenant Hibbert
	Double Date	John
2018	Three Way Junction	Carl
	Hello Apartment	Adam	Short film
2019	Velvet Buzzsaw	Jon Dondon
	Skin	Nathan	Short film
2023	Widow Clicquot	François Clicquot
2025	The Chronology of Water
0TBA	The Revisionist		Post-production
0TBA	The Wizard of the Kremlin		Post-production

Television Shows

Theatre Plays

Awards and Nominations

Tom Sturridge has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations.

See also

In Spanish: Tom Sturridge para niños