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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Silver Bear — Best Supporting Performance · 2026
- British Academy Television Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2016
- Silver Bear — Best Actor · 2015
- Knight Bachelor
- Volpi Cup — Best Actor
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- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1984 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1982 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1966 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
Little Dorrit
Mandy
Doctor Zhivago
Summerland
Unforgotten
The North Water
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
King & Country
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
King Rat
Nicholas Nickleby
The Aeronauts
The Dresser
The Night of the Generals
Billy Liar
Let Him Have It
Operation Crossbow
45 Years
The Railway Children Return
Night Train to Lisbon
Quartet
The First Film
Barney Thomson
The Golden Compass
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
The Queen's Corgi
The Last Butterfly
Happy New Year
King of Thieves
Gambit
Flood
Dad's Army
Catch Me a Spy
Leonard Part 6