Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

🎂 25th February 1937 (89 yrs) 📍 Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

The Golden Compass

Biography

An English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University.

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Tom Courtenay

Movies Featuring Tom Courtenay

Queen at Sea

Queen at Sea (2026)

as Martin
Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)

as self
The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return (2022)

as Uncle Walter
Summerland

Summerland (2020)

as Mr. Sullivan
Cinderella: After Ever After

Cinderella: After Ever After (2019)

as The King
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts (2019)

as Arthur Glaisher
The Queen's Corgi

The Queen's Corgi (2019)

as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
King of Thieves

King of Thieves (2018)

as Kenny Collins
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

as Eben Ramsey
Grandpa's Great Escape

Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)

as Grandpa
Dad's Army

Dad's Army (2016)

as Lance Corporal Jones
The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)

as Chief Superintendent McManaman
The First Film

The First Film (2015)

as Himself
45 Years

45 Years (2015)

as Geoff Mercer
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

as Older João Eca
Quartet

Quartet (2012)

as Reginald Paget
Gambit

Gambit (2012)

as The Major
The End of an Era

The End of an Era (2011)

as Dr Blatella (voice)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)

as Self
The Royle Family: The New Sofa

The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)

as Dave Best Sr.
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass (2007)

as Farder Coram
Flood

Flood (2007)

as Leonard Morrison
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004)

as Joe McGill
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

as Newman Noggs
Last Orders

Last Orders (2001)

as Vic
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000)

as Harold Smith
A Rather English Marriage

A Rather English Marriage (1998)

as Roy Southgate
Famous Fred

Famous Fred (1996)

as Kenneth (voice)
The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury (1996)

as Uncle Tony Cronin
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)

as Daniel Quilp
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)

as Bronislaw Malinowski
Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It (1991)

as William Bentley
Redemption

Redemption (1991)

as Stan Peachey
The Last Butterfly

The Last Butterfly (1991)

as Antoine Moreau
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

as Frayn
Happy New Year

Happy New Year (1987)

as Edward Saunders
Me and the Girls

Me and the Girls (1985)

as George
Absent Friends

Absent Friends (1985)

as Colin
The Dresser

The Dresser (1983)

as Norman
The Chester Mystery Plays

The Chester Mystery Plays (1976)

as Jesus
I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973)

as Mark Brian
Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy (1971)

as Baxter Clarke
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)

as Ivan Denisovich
Otley

Otley (1969)

as Gerald Arthur Otley
A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic (1968)

as Gatiss
The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)

as The Navigator
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals (1967)

as Corporal Hartmann
Moscow in Madrid

Moscow in Madrid (1965)

as Self
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
King Rat

King Rat (1965)

as Grey
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow (1965)

as Robert Henshaw
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (1965)

as Self
King and Country

King and Country (1964)

as Pvt. Arthur Hamp
Billy Liar

Billy Liar (1963)

as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

as Colin Smith
Private Potter

Private Potter (1962)

as Pvt. Potter