Tom Courtenay's biography
Tom Courtenay is 85 years old stage actor born at Kingston upon Hull. He was born on Thursday 25th of February 1937. According to year of birth 1937 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 25th of February means he is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.
He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know him also as film actor, television actor. He is recently known as actor. He received British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor Unforgotten in 8 May 2016
Tom Courtenay's family
Tom Courtenay's ex spouse
Cheryl Kennedy
Tom Courtenay and Cheryl Kennedy have been together since 1973 for 9 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Tuesday 29th of April 1947.
Tom Courtenay's schools
We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Tom Courtenay's career
His main focus is to be stage actor.
Awards and competitions
Tom Courtenay's Awards
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.
- He was awarded the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Actor for his performance in Moscow Stations.
- He was awarded the 1994 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Moscow Stations.
- He was nominated for two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Play): in 1977 for "Otherwise Engaged," and in 1982 for "The Dresser," a part recreated in his Oscar-nominated performance in the film of the same name, The Dresser (1983).
- He won Actor of the Year Award at the Variety Club Awards in 1972 for his performance in 'Time and Time Again'.
Tom Courtenay's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Doctor Zhivago in 1965
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actor for work Last Orders in 2001
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actor for work 45 Years in 2015
Tom Courtenay's quotes
- The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.
- When I go out on stage I like to be aware that there are a lot of women there. They are generally the loudest laughers.
- [speaking in 1961] "Take all this thing now about working-class actors and writers: it's simply a release of certain talents from that class."
- I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.
- I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late.
- There just doesn't seem to be a market for something with aspiration anymore.
- [in a 1983 interview] I'm not sure that being a movie star appeals to many English actors. The main thing is to have something inspiring to do.
- [on his co-star Albert Finney in 1983] I used to be very in awe of him and was never comfortable in his presence. Of all people, he really gave me the willies because I didn't really know him.
- In my thirty-four years I have learnt a good deal about women... which is why I'm still single.
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Tom Courtenay's body shape
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