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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-06-30 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Kent, England, UK

Tom Burke

Biography:

Tom Burke (born July 30, 1981) is an English actor.

He is best known for his roles as Athos in the 2014-2016 BBC series The Musketeers, Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace, the eponymous character Cormoran Strike in the 2017 BBC series Strike, Orson Welles in the 2020 film Mank, and Praetorian Jack in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

He is the Godson of Alan Rickman.

Known For

Acting

2026

Winter of the Crow as Ambassador

2025

Black Bag as Freddie Smalls

2024

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Praetorian Jack

2023

Klokkenluider as Chris

2022

Living as Sutherland
True Things as Blond
The Wonder as Will Byrne
The Lazarus Project as Dennis Rebrov

2021

The Souvenir: Part II as Anthony (uncredited)
The Show as Fletcher Dennis

2020

Mank as Orson Welles
Blood Sugar as Liam

2019

The Souvenir as Anthony
Responsible Child as William Ramsden
Modern Love as Michael

2017

Strike as Cormoran Strike

2016

War and Peace as Fedor Dolokhov
The Crown as Dazzle Jennings

2014

2013

The Invisible Woman as George Wharton
One Wrong Word as Norbert
Utopia as Philip Carvel

2012

Cleanskin as Mark
An Enemy to Die For as Terrence Waterspoon
Act of Faith as Chad

2011

Great Expectations as Bentley Drummle

2010

Third Star as Davy
The Kid as Mr. Hayes

2009

Chéri as Vicomte Desmond
Roar as Mick

2008

Donkey Punch as Bluey
Death in Charge as Uncle Sean
In Love with Barbara as Ronald Cartland

2007

I Want Candy as Baggy
The Trial of Tony Blair as Book Publisher

2006

Number 13 as Edward Jenkins
Dracula as Dr. John Seward

2005

Jericho as Edward Wellesley

2004

The Libertine as Vaughan

2003

2000

1999

All the King's Men as Pvt. Chad Batterbee

1971

A Ghost Story for Christmas as Edward Jenkins

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