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Tom Ellis
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Welsh actor
Film & TV
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Tom Ellis is a Welsh actor. He became known for playing Dr. Oliver Cousins in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" and Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015), then achieved wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox/Netflix urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021) and the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019). Other notable roles…
Known for
- CIA — Colin Glass2026
- The Thursday Murder Club — Jason2025
- Washington Black — Christopher 'Titch' Wilde2025
- Players — Nick Russell2024
- Exploding Kittens — GodCat (voice)2024
- Tell Me Lies — Oliver2022
- The Great North — Rick Chateau (voice)2021
- Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration — Self2020
- The Big Night In — Self2020
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's — Self2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas John Ellis , ( 1978-11-17 ) 17 November 1978 (age 47) , Cardiff , Wales
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Spouses
- Tamzin Outhwaite , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 ) Meaghan Oppenheimer , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Family name
- Ellis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cardiff
- Spouse
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Languages spoken
- British English
- Native language
- British English
- Notable work
- Lucifer
- Image
- Tom Ellis - IGN Live 2024.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1978-11-17
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- Tom Ellis
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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- 1046708
- partner in business or sport
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas John Ellis (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015), then achieved wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox/Netflix urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021), also the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019), and Colin Glass in the CBS drama series CIA (2026–present).
Early life
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