Tom Ward

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British film, stage and television actor (born 1971)

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nameTom Ward
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birth_placeSwansea, Wales
alma_materLincoln College, Oxford
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citizenshipUnited Kingdom
yearsactive1991–present
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|image = | |imagesize = | name = Tom Ward | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Swansea, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = Lincoln College, Oxford | homepage = | occupation = Actor | citizenship = United Kingdom | yearsactive = 1991–present | spouse = {{unbulleted list | | children = 3 Tom Ward (born 11 January 1971) is a Welsh-born British film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Harry Cunningham in the long-running BBC crime drama series Silent Witness from 2002 to 2012.

Early life

Ward was born in Swansea in Wales. He attended Dragon School in Oxford and The King's School in Canterbury. He then studied at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford.

Career

In 1998, he played the role of George Osborne in the BBC miniseries Vanity Fair, an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name.

In 2000, he appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Anna Karenina, an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name.

In 2002, Ward joined the sixth season of the BBC forensic drama series Silent Witness. His character, a forensic pathology student, trained under the direction of the series protagonist Sam Ryan (Amanda Burton). He stayed with the series until series 15 in 2012, when his character relocated to New York.

He also featured in the Doctor Who Christmas special "The Snowmen" at the end of 2012. He also appeared in Death in Paradise in early 2013.

In December 2013, Ward played Colonel Fitzwilliam in a BBC television adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley.

In December 2015, he appeared in Harry Price: Ghost-Hunter, an ITV drama, alongside Rafe Spall and Cara Theobald.

Personal life

He married Emily Hohler, a journalist and nutritional therapist, in 2001. They have three children together.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Lethal JusticeBartel
1991**AthenianTV series, episode: "Theseus & the Minotaur"
1995Pride and PrejudiceLt. ChamberlayneTV series, episode 1.2
1996IslandDominicTV series, regular cast member
1996Public EnemiesPaymaster
1996**LemuelTV film
1998Vanity FairGeorge OsborneTV mini-series
1999Plunkett & MacleaneBackbench Heckler
1999WarriorsCapt. Richard GurneyTV serial
2000Anna KareninaYashvin
2000QuillsThe Horseman
2001Love in a Cold ClimateAlfredTV mini-series
2001**H. G. WellsTV mini-series
2001Midsomer MurdersTristan GoodfellowTV series, episode: "Destroying Angel"
2001**Lord John Phillip RoxtonTV film
2001Red CapCapt. Dominic Railton
2002**Kevin BrownShort film
2002–2012Silent WitnessDr. Harry CunninghamTV series, regular cast member
2003Ready When You Are, Mr. McGillRolandTV film
2004HawkingRoger PenroseTV film
2007InstinctIan StanfordTV film
2010Marple: The Pale HorseCaptain CottamTV film
2012Doctor WhoCaptain Latimer2012 Christmas Special, "The Snowmen"
2013Death in ParadiseAlex Seymour1 episode
2013Death Comes to PemberleyColonel FitzwilliamTV mini-series
2015–2017The Frankenstein ChroniclesSir Robert PeelTV series
2015Harry Price: Ghost HunterEdward GoodwinTV film
2017–2021Abandoned EngineeringNarratorTV series
2023–2024Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third ReichNarratorTV series
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References

References

  1. [https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tom-ward/ Tom Ward] ''TV Insider''. Retrieved on 12 September 2024
  2. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/silent-witness-tom-ward-quits-1224080 "Dead end: Silent Witness star Tom Ward quits as hunk Harry after 10 years", ''Mirror'', 6 August 2012]. Accessed 8 March 2013
  3. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cy7kq Tom Ward talks about his character Dr. Harry Cunningham] BBC. 23 December 2010
  4. [https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=4778 Tom Ward] TVSA. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  5. [https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/9373547.tv-star-signs-concert/ TV star signs up for concert] ''Oxford Mail''. 22 November 2011
  6. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/people/tom_ward_person_page.shtml Tom Ward] BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  7. [https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1614583/Silent-Witness-Why-Tom-Ward-leave-Harry-Cunningham-series Silent Witness: Why did Tom Ward leave as Harry Cunningham?] ''Daily Express''. 24 May 2022
  8. [https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/doctorwhosnowmen/tom-ward/ Tom Ward talks about his character, Captain Latimer] BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
  9. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10537136/Death-Comes-to-Pemberley-episode-2-BBC-One-review.html "Death Comes to Pemberley: episode 2, BBC One, review", 27 Dec 2013]. Accessed 30 December 2013
  10. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-used-to-fall-in-love-every-45-1602337 I USED TO FALL IN LOVE EVERY 45 MINUTES.. BUT BECOMING A DAD CHANGED MY LIFE] ''Sunday People''. 26 September 2004
  11. (13 April 2012). "Tom Ward quits 'Silent Witness' – TV News". Digital Spy.

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