British actor (born 1974)
Edmund Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor. He is the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and doctor Miriam, Lady Hogg . his credits include The Pianist Joy Division Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Tchaikovsky Brideshead Revisited Britain's Greatest Codebreaker The Politician's Husband Cilla Blackwood Angelica Home Fires The Frankenstein Chronicles Genius Knightfall Brave New World The Princess Golda
Life
Stoppard was born on 16 September 1974 in London, England, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard (née Stern), an author and physician. Both of his parents are Jewish , but he was raised in a secular household.[ 1] Caldicott School , and Stowe School , a boarding school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire .[ 2] Felicity Kendal .[ 3] University of Edinburgh , graduating in 1997,[ 3] [ 4] LAMDA .[ 5] [ 6]
He is married to Amie Stoppard, a niece of Terence Stamp , whom he met working behind the scenes on the film Rogue Trader [ 2] [ 7]
His first cousin is the former politician Oona King, Baroness King of Bow and his first cousin, once removed, was politician Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton .
Career
Stoppard's film credits include appearing as one of the main characters in The Pianist [ 8] Joy Division ,[ 8] Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang [ 8]
In 2007, he played the title role in the BBC 's drama-documentary Tchaikovsky : Fortune and Tragedy[ 9] Hampstead Theatre production of Amy Rosenthal's D. H. Lawrence biodrama On the Rocks , alongside Nick Caldecott and Charlotte Emmerson.[ 10] [ 11]
In 2010, he was cast in the role of Sir Hallam Holland in the 2010 BBC sequel to Upstairs, Downstairs [ 8] Any Human Heart Channel Four mini-series adaptation of William Boyd's critically acclaimed novel of the same name , alongside Matthew Macfadyen .[ 8]
Stoppard was cast as Adrien Deume, a Swiss diplomat, Ariane's husband, in a screen version of Albert Cohen 's novel Belle du Seigneur [citation needed He appeared in two television docudramas: playing Hans Litten in The Man Who Crossed Hitler Alan Turing in Britain's Greatest Codebreaker [ 12] [ 13] Papadopoulos & Sons [ 14] Cineworld on 5 April 2013. In 2013, he appeared alongside David Tennant and Emily Watson in the BBC miniseries, The Politician's Husband [ 15] King Philip IV of France in the historical fiction series, Knightfall [ 16]
He plays the role of Director of Stability in Brave New World [ 8] sci-fi dystopian drama series on the streaming service Peacock . It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley .[ 8]
Stage
Stoppard's stage credits include the title role in English Touring Theatre 's 2005 Hamlet [ 8] Anita Dobson (which also ran at the New Ambassadors Theatre ) in Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice [ 8] Chekhov 's The Seagull Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003.[ 8] West End credits include Tom Wingfield in a 2007 revival of The Glass Menagerie Apollo Theatre ,[ 8] Wit [ 8] Arcadia [ 8] Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in June 2009 alongside Samantha Bond and Neil Pearson . He played Valentine Coverly.[ 17] Trafalgar Studios ' production of the Francois Archambault play The Leisure Society .[ 8]
In 2020, Stoppard appeared in Leopoldstadt [ 8] Wyndham's Theatre production is set among the Jewish community of Vienna in the first half of the 20th century and follows the lives of "a prosperous Jewish family who had fled the pogroms in the East".[ 18] [ 1]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video game
References
^ a b 'My surname was an albatross': Ed Stoppard on starring in his dad's new play The Guardian . 28 January 2020^ a b Ed Stoppard: A testing inheritance The Independent . 15 September 2005^ a b A Stoppard Takes the Stage on the Other Side of the Script The New York Times . 29 July 2009^ Ed Stoppard University of Edinburgh. Accessed on 2 February 2020^ Ed Stoppard interview: Arcadia The Daily Telegraph . 19 May 2009^ "Keeley Hawes and Ed Stoppard's stairway to heaven" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .^ Ed Stoppard: Why I fell in love with Italy's stunning Venice The Express . 23 September 2017^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Ed Stoppard" . United Agents . Retrieved 15 April 2024 .^ Tchaikovsky on the BBC Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine TimeOut. 24 January 2007^ Billington, Michael (2 July 2008), "On the Rocks Review" , The Guardian , retrieved 2 March 2009 ^ Bassett, Kate (6 July 2008), "On the Rocks, Hampstead Theatre, London" , The Independent the original on 26 October 2012, retrieved 2 March 2009 ^ "Britain's Greatest Codebreaker" . Retrieved 10 January 2018 .^ "The Man Who Crossed Hitler: character profiles" . bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 10 January 2018 .^ Screen Daily (29 March 2013). "Papadopoulos & Sons" . Retrieved 10 April 2013 . ^ The Politician's Husband – TV review The Guardian. 26 April 2013^ Why 'Knightfall' Star Ed Stoppard Was 'Happy' to See His Character Kill [SPOILER] in Season Finale (Exclusive) Entertainment Tonight. 7 February 2018^ Ed Stoppard interview: Arcadia The Telegraph . 19 May 2009^ "Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's new play" . The Times . 29 June 2019.
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