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Tom Bateman (actor)
British actor (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Jonathan Bateman (born 15 March 1989)[1] is a British actor best known for his roles as Giuliano de' Medici in the Starz historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), as Bouc in the mystery films Murder on the Orient Express (2017)[2] and Death on the Nile (2022), and as Matt Pierce in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story (2023).
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Early life
Bateman was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, to a music teacher father and primary-school teacher mother.[3] He has 12 siblings, including a twin brother named Merlin.[4][5]
Bateman studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA),[6] where he appeared in a production of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant. He later joined Kenneth Branagh's company at the Garrick Theatre, where he acted alongside Judi Dench in The Winter's Tale.[4]
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Personal life
Bateman has been in a relationship with actress Daisy Ridley since 2017, after meeting on the set of Murder on the Orient Express.[7] During her promotion of Sometimes I Think About Dying at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023, Ridley confirmed that she and Bateman had married.[8]
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