Tom Hooper

British-Australian filmmaker

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Tom Hooper is a British film director, television director, screenwriter, and film producer. Born on October 5, 1972, in London, he holds United Kingdom citizenship. He received his education at Highgate School, Westminster School, and University College, Oxford. His professional career began in 1990.

Hooper has received several major accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. He was also a recipient of the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the European Film Award for Best Film.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 3

Top works

Regulation of Desire, Third Edition

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Film & TV

Directing · London, England, UK

Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian filmmaker. Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, Painted Faces, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet on British television. In…

Known for

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story — Self2013
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech — Self2011
Creating Clough — Self2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Canada
Active from: 1972

Official site Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,471
Total plays: 4,350

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,548x
Particle mesh Ewald: An <i>N</i>⋅log(<i>N</i>) method for Ewald sums in large systems
· 1993 · cited 29,724x
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
· 1983 · cited 25,823x
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,667x
A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
· 2009 · cited 22,584x

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Key facts

Born: Thomas George Hooper , ( 1972-10-05 ) 5 October 1972 (age 53) , London , England
Citizenship: British Australian
Alma mater: University College, Oxford
Occupations: Director producer screenwriter
Years active: 1992–present
Parents: Richard Hooper (father) Meredith Hooper (mother)
Awards: Full list

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Tom
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Occupation: film producer
Educated at: Highgate School
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Image: TomHopper10TIFF.jpg

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Commons category: Tom Hooper
date of birth: 1972-10-05
nominated for: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
start of work period: 1990-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Tom Hooper
different from: Tom Hopper
name in native language: Thomas George Hooper

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian filmmaker. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for Golden Globe Award.

Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, Painted Faces, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, he directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet on British television. In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002), as well as the 2003 revival of ITV's Prime Suspect series. He gained acclaim for directing the HBO projects Elizabeth I (2005), Longford (2006), and John Adams (2008), the former of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie.

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