Tom Ward

Tom Ward Biography

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Tom Ward (born 11 January 1971) is a British film, stage and television actor.

Early life

Tom Ward was born in Swansea, Wales, the son of poet and academic John Powell Ward and Sarah Ward OBE, a farmer. His brother Tristan became a partner at Macfarlanes LLP, a firm of solicitors in the City of London.

Ward was sent to the Dragon School in Oxford and The King's School, Canterbury. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford. He joined the drama society, and subsequently decided to pursue acting as a career.

Career

Ward is chiefly known for his role as Dr. Harry Cunningham in the long-running forensic drama series Silent Witness, a role he played for ten years. He also featured in the Doctor Who Christmas special "The Snowmen" at the end of 2012, and in Death in Paradise in early 2013.

In December 2013, Ward played Colonel Fitzwilliam in a BBC television adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley.

In December 2015, he appeared in Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, an ITV drama, alongside Rafe Spall and Cara Theobald.

Personal life

Ward has fenced for Britain. He plays saxophone, sings and dances. He keeps fit by riding, a skill that he has used in several television roles.

In 2005 he was a winner on the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind; his specialist subject was the poet Philip Larkin.

In 2001 Tom Ward married journalist Emily Hohler. They live in North Leigh, Oxfordshire with their three children: Jack, born in 2002, Tabitha, born in 2004, and Jimmy, born in 2006.

Filmography

Film and television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Lethal Justice	Bartel
1991	'	Athenian	TV series, episode: "Theseus & the Minotaur"
1995	Pride and Prejudice	Lt. Chamberlayne	TV series, episode 1.2
1996	Island	Dominic	TV series, regular cast member
1996	Public Enemies	Paymaster
1996	'	Lemuel	TV film
1998	Vanity Fair	George Osborne	TV mini-series
1999	Plunkett & Macleane	Backbench Heckler
1999	Warriors	Capt. Richard Gurney	TV serial
2000	Anna Karenina	Yashvin
2000	Quills	The Horseman
2001	Love in a Cold Climate	Alfred	TV mini-series
2001	'	H.G. Wells	TV mini-series
2001	Midsomer Murders	Tristan Goodfellow	TV series, episode: "Destroying Angel"
2001	'	Lord John Phillip Roxton	TV film
2001	Red Cap	Capt. Dominic Railton
2002	'	Kevin Brown	Short film
2002-2012	Silent Witness	Dr. Harry Cunningham	TV series, regular cast member
2003	Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill	Roland	TV film
2004	Hawking	Roger Penrose	TV film
2007	Instinct	Ian Stanford	TV film
2010	Marple: The Pale Horse	Captain Cottam	TV film
2012	Doctor Who	Captain Latimer	2012 Christmas Special, "The Snowmen"
2013	Death in Paradise	Alex Seymour	1 episode
2013	Death Comes to Pemberley	Colonel Fitzwilliam	TV mini-series
2015	The Frankenstein Chronicles	Sir Robert Peel	TV series
2015	Harry Price: Ghost Hunter	Edward Goodwin	TV film

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