Tom Courtenay

Biography

An English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Golden Compass

as Farder Coram

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

as Eben Ramsey

Doctor Zhivago

as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

The Aeronauts

as Arthur Glaisher

45 Years

as Geoff Mercer

Gambit

as The Major

The Queen's Corgi

as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)

King of Thieves

as Kenny Collins

Night Train to Lisbon

as Older João Eca

Quartet

as Reginald Paget