• English award-winning actor best known for roles in "Da Vinci's Demons" (2013-2014), "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Beecham House" (2019)
• From Oxford, Oxfordshire England and grew up with 14 siblings
• Attended Cherwell School and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Engaged to actress Daisy Ridley since 2017
• Net worth estimated to be around $1.5 million
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Who is Tom Bateman?
Tom Bateman is an English award-winning actor, who is best known to the world as Giuliano Medici in the TV fantasy drama series “Da Vinci’s Demons” (2013-2014), then as Bouc in the film “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017), and as John Beecham in the TV drama series “Beecham House” (2019), among other roles.
Tom Bateman Bio: Age, Childhood, and Education
Born Thomas Jonathan Bateman on the 15th March 1989, in Oxford, Oxfordshire England, he grew up in Jericho, Oxford, one of 14 children born to working-class parents, who are both teachers. One of Tom’s many siblings is his twin brother Merlin.
Tom went to Cherwell School, and later on joined the National Youth Theatre. Eventually, he got into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, after acquiring a prestigious Leverhulme Scholarship.
Career Beginnings
Tom’s career started even before he finished his education; it was in 2011 that he made his acting debut as Claudio in the romantic comedy film “Much Ado About Nothing” (2011). Two years later, he was chosen for the role of Danny Hiller in the TV crime-drama series “The Tunnel” (2013), and also earned one of his first notable roles, as Giuliano Medici in the TV adventure drama series “Da Vinci’s Demons”.
Rise to Prominence
Gradually Tom was becoming more popular, and in 2015 he starred in the TV mini-series “Jekyll & Hyde”, portraying Robert Jekyll in all ten episodes of the highly-praised show. He continued his rise to prominence in the next few years, with roles such as Marc in the thriller film “B&B” (2017), then as James in the adventure comedy film “Snatched” (2017), starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn. The same year Tom was Bouc in the crime-drama film “Murder on the Orient Express”, another story by Agatha Christie about the world’s best detective, Hercule Poirot, starring Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz and Willem Dafoe.
In recent years, Tom has continued quite successfully, firstly with the role of Rawdon Crawley in the TV mini-series “Vanity Fair” (2018), based on the novel of the same name written by William Makepeace Thackeray. The following year, he was Trevor ‘Viking’ Calcote in the action crime-drama film “Cold Pursuit”, starring Liam Neeson, and began portraying John Beecham in the TV drama series “Beecham House” (2019).
Currently Tom is working on several projects, including the TV series “Behind Her Eyes”, and the film “Death on the Nile” from another Agatha Christie novel, scheduled for release late in 2020.
Tom Bateman Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance
Tom has appeared in around 20 films and TV series since starting his career, all of which have added to his wealth. According to sources, his net worth is as high as $1.5 million as of early 2020.
Tom is known for his height, as he stands at 6ft 2ins (1.88m) tall, and weighs around 187lbs ~ 85kgs. His vital statistics are 42-32-15 inches, and he has brown eyes and black hair.
Tom Bateman Personal Life, Dating, Girlfriend, fiancé
Tom’s life is often a topic in the media, but besides his career, Tom hasn’t been very sharing about his personal affairs. Nevertheless, it has been known that since 2017 Tom has been in a relationship with colleague, actress Daisy Ridley. The two met while working on the film “Murder on the Orient Express” and according to reports, the two are now engaged, as Daisy was spotted with an engagement ring on her finger, although the two haven’t spoken about it.
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Tom Bateman’s fiancé, Daisy Ridley
Born Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley on the 10th April 1992, in Westminster, London England, she has two older sisiters – Kika Rose and Poppy Sophia – to parents Louise Fawkner-Corbett and Christopher Ridley. She went to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire, from age nine to 18, and then enrolled at Birkbeck, University of London, but dropped out and put all her attention to acting.
Career, Net Worth
Daisy’s career started in 2012 with a string of roles in short films, such as “Blue Season”, and “ASOS Africa”.
She didn’t have much success until 2015, when she was chosen for the part of Rey in the new installment of the “Star Wars” franchise, “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens”. It turned out to be her breakthrough role, and she featured in the sequels “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” in 2017, and in 2019 “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”. She also lent her voice to Rey in the animated series based on the Star Wars universe, including “Star Wars: Forces of Destiny” (2017-2018).
To speak further about her success, Daisy was Ophelia in the new take of Hamlet, but this time from Ophelia’s perspective in the film of the same name, released in 2018. Daisy is now working on several projects, including the film “Chaos Walking”, which is scheduled for release later this year.
Daisy has earned herself a decent amount from her short but already successful career as an actress, and her net worth is estimated to be around $6 million.
