Tom Ward facts for kids

Tom Ward is an actor from Wales, a country in the United Kingdom. He was born on January 11, 1971. He is well-known for playing Dr. Harry Cunningham in the popular BBC TV show Silent Witness. He was on this show from 2002 to 2012. Tom Ward has acted in many films, plays, and other television series.

Early Life and Education

Tom Ward was born in a city called Swansea in Wales. When he was younger, he went to school in Oxford and Canterbury in England. After that, he studied at Lincoln College, which is part of the University of Oxford.

Acting Career

Tom Ward started his acting career in the early 1990s. He has appeared in many different TV shows and movies.

Early Roles

In 1998, Tom Ward played the character George Osborne in a BBC miniseries called Vanity Fair. This show was based on a famous book by William Makepeace Thackeray.

In 2000, he was in another miniseries for Channel 4 called Anna Karenina. This show was also based on a well-known book, written by Leo Tolstoy.

Silent Witness and Other TV Shows

Tom Ward joined the TV show Silent Witness in 2002. This show is about forensic science, which means using science to solve crimes. He played Dr. Harry Cunningham, a student who learned from the main character, Sam Ryan. Tom Ward was a regular on the show for ten years, leaving in 2012 when his character moved to New York.

After Silent Witness, he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode called "The Snowmen" in late 2012. He also had a role in the TV series Death in Paradise in early 2013.

In December 2013, Tom Ward played Colonel Fitzwilliam in a BBC television show called Death Comes to Pemberley. This show was also based on a book. In 2015, he was in an ITV drama called Harry Price: Ghost Hunter.

Narrator Roles

More recently, Tom Ward has worked as a narrator for TV series. From 2017 to 2021, he narrated Abandoned Engineering. He also narrated Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich from 2023 to 2024.

Personal Life

Tom Ward is married to Emily Hohler. She is a journalist and also helps people with nutrition. They got married in 2001 and have three children together.

Filmography