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'''Thomas John Ellis''' (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles as Gary Preston in the [[BBC One]] sitcom ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' (2009–2015) and [[Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)|the title character]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] urban fantasy series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' (2016–2021), reprising his role as the latter in the [[Arrowverse]] franchise's "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]" crossover (2019).
'''Thomas John Ellis''' (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He first became known for playing Gary Preston in the [[BBC One]] sitcom ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' (2009–2015) before achieving wider recognition for his role as [[Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)|Lucifer Morningstar]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] urban fantasy series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' (2016–2021), a role he reprised in the [[Arrowverse]] franchise's "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]" crossover (2019).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Thomas John Ellis was born in [[Cardiff]] on 17 November 1978, the son of Marilyn Jean (née Hooper) and Christopher John Ellis.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-things-you-never-knew-about-tom-ellis-star-of-lucifer-and-miranda--46974 |title=10 Things You Never Knew About Tom Ellis, Star of 'Lucifer' and 'Miranda' |work=BBC America |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> He has three sisters, one of whom is his twin. His father, uncle, and one sister are [[Baptist minister]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Emma |date=25 October 2016 |title=Miranda's Tom Ellis on mixing his religious upbringing with playing the Devil in Lucifer |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mirandas-tom-ellis-on-mixing-his-religious-upbringing-with-playing-the-devil-in-lucifer/ |accessdate=28 June 2016 |work=Radiotimes}}</ref> Shortly after his birth, the family left Wales for England and settled in [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://highstorrs.co.uk/alumni/well-known-alumni| title=Well known alumni| publisher= High Storrs School| access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> Ellis attended Sheffield's [[High Storrs School (Sheffield)|High Storrs School]] and played the [[French horn]] in [[City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra|the city's youth orchestra]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Emma |date=23 September 2015 |title=The Devil in Tom Ellis |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tom-ellis |access-date=17 June 2020 |work=Interview Magazine}}</ref> He later earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Dramatic Studies from [[Glasgow]]'s [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]].<ref name="interview" />
Thomas John Ellis was born in [[Cardiff]] on 17 November 1978, the son of Marilyn Jean (née Hooper) and Christopher John Ellis.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-things-you-never-knew-about-tom-ellis-star-of-lucifer-and-miranda--46974 |title=10 Things You Never Knew About Tom Ellis, Star of 'Lucifer' and 'Miranda' |work=BBC America |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> He has three sisters, one of whom is his twin. His father, uncle, and one of his sisters are all [[Baptists|Baptist]] ministers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Emma |date=25 October 2016 |title=Miranda's Tom Ellis on mixing his religious upbringing with playing the Devil in Lucifer |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mirandas-tom-ellis-on-mixing-his-religious-upbringing-with-playing-the-devil-in-lucifer/ |accessdate=28 June 2016 |work=Radiotimes}}</ref> Shortly after his birth, the family left Wales for England and settled in [[Sheffield]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Well known alumni |url=https://highstorrs.co.uk/alumni/well-known-alumni |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119134151/https://highstorrs.co.uk/alumni/well-known-alumni |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=17 June 2020 |publisher=High Storrs School}}</ref> where he attended Sheffield's [[High Storrs School (Sheffield)|High Storrs School]] and played the [[French horn]] in [[City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra|the city's youth orchestra]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Emma |date=23 September 2015 |title=The Devil in Tom Ellis |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tom-ellis |access-date=17 June 2020 |work=Interview Magazine}}</ref> He later earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Dramatic Studies from [[Glasgow]]'s [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]].<ref name="interview" />


==Career==
==Career==
Ellis' breakout role was that of Gary Preston on the [[BBC One]] sitcom ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' (2010–2015); he has also appeared as King Cenred on the BBC fantasy series [[Merlin (2008 TV series)|''Merlin'']] (2008); Justyn in [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[No Angels (TV series)|No Angels]]''; and Thomas Milligan in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series three finale "[[Last of the Time Lords]]". He has appeared in the BBC One soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''; the BBC sketch comedy show ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''; and the BBC medical drama ''[[Holby City]]''. In July and August 2009, he starred in the ITV comedy drama ''[[Monday Monday]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hibberd |first=James |title=TV's Pilot Season Goes (Very) High-Concept |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=22 February 2013|page=26 |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/02/15/tvs-pilot-season-goes-very-high-concept/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3334347/dc-comics-lucifer-pilot-finds-star-fox/ |title=DC Comics' "Lucifer" Pilot Finds Its Star At FOX |last=Thompson |first=Zac |date=2 March 2015 |website=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> He was cast as Detective Inspector Bland in ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''.
Ellis' breakout role was that of Gary Preston on the [[BBC One]] sitcom ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' (2010–2015). He also appeared as King Cenred on the BBC fantasy series [[Merlin (2008 TV series)|''Merlin'']] (2008), Justyn in [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[No Angels (TV series)|No Angels]]'', and Thomas Milligan in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Last of the Time Lords]]". He has appeared in the BBC One soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', the BBC sketch comedy show ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'', and the BBC medical drama ''[[Holby City]]''. In July and August 2009, he starred in the ITV comedy drama ''[[Monday Monday]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hibberd |first=James |title=TV's Pilot Season Goes (Very) High-Concept |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=22 February 2013|page=26 |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/02/15/tvs-pilot-season-goes-very-high-concept/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3334347/dc-comics-lucifer-pilot-finds-star-fox/ |title=DC Comics' "Lucifer" Pilot Finds Its Star At FOX |last=Thompson |first=Zac |date=2 March 2015 |website=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> He was cast as Detective Inspector Bland in ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''.


In February 2015, Ellis was cast as [[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer Morningstar]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'', based on [[DC Comics]]' publication and character of the same name, which premiered on 25 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91275/lucifer-tom-ellis-gets-horns/ |title=Lucifer – Tom Ellis Gets His Horns |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=27 February 2015 |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> The show later moved to [[Netflix]]. On 23 June 2020, it was announced that Netflix had renewed the show for a sixth and final season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/everything-sucks-cancellation-lucifer-rescued-shadowhunters-future-netflix-tca-1202436231/ |title=Netflix Chief On Cancelling 'Everything Sucks' & 'Lady Dynamite', Rescuing 'Lucifer' & 'Shadowhunters' Future – TCA |last1=Nellie |first1=Andreeva |date=29 July 2018 |work=Deadline|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> He reprised the role of Lucifer during [[The CW]]'s ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' episode of the [[Arrowverse]] crossover "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]".<ref>{{cite web | last1=Moore |first1=Trent |title=Surprise! Crisis on Infinite Earths crossed over with Netflix's Lucifer with a perfect cameo |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/surprise-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossed-over-with-netflixs-lucifer-with-a-perfect-cameo |website=SYFY WIRE |access-date=11 December 2019 |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
In February 2015, Ellis was cast as [[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer Morningstar]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'', based on [[DC Comics]]' publication and character of the same name, which premiered on 25 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91275/lucifer-tom-ellis-gets-horns/ |title=Lucifer – Tom Ellis Gets His Horns |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=27 February 2015 |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> The show later moved to [[Netflix]]. On 23 June 2020, it was announced that Netflix had renewed the show for a sixth and final season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/everything-sucks-cancellation-lucifer-rescued-shadowhunters-future-netflix-tca-1202436231/ |title=Netflix Chief On Cancelling 'Everything Sucks' & 'Lady Dynamite', Rescuing 'Lucifer' & 'Shadowhunters' Future – TCA |last1=Nellie |first1=Andreeva |date=29 July 2018 |work=Deadline|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> He reprised the role of Lucifer during [[The CW]]'s ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' episode of the [[Arrowverse]] crossover "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]".<ref>{{cite web | last1=Moore |first1=Trent |title=Surprise! Crisis on Infinite Earths crossed over with Netflix's Lucifer with a perfect cameo |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/surprise-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossed-over-with-netflixs-lucifer-with-a-perfect-cameo |website=SYFY WIRE |access-date=11 December 2019 |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>


In 2021, Ellis won the [[Tell-Tale TV|Tell-Tale TV Award]] for Favorite Actor in a Cable or Streaming Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Series.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 May 2021 |title=The 2021 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Results! 'Julie and the Phantoms,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Lucifer,' and 'WandaVision' Among Winners |url=https://telltaletv.com/2021/05/the-2021-tell-tale-tv-awards-results-julie-and-the-phantoms-greys-anatomy-lucifer-and-wandavision-among-winners/ |access-date=7 July 2021 |website=telltaletv.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2021, Ellis won the [[Tell-Tale TV|Tell-Tale TV Award]] for Favorite Actor in a Cable or Streaming Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Series.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 May 2021 |title=The 2021 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Results! 'Julie and the Phantoms,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Lucifer,' and 'WandaVision' Among Winners |url=https://telltaletv.com/2021/05/the-2021-tell-tale-tv-awards-results-julie-and-the-phantoms-greys-anatomy-lucifer-and-wandavision-among-winners/ |access-date=7 July 2021 |website=telltaletv.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He starred as war correspondent Nick in the Netflix romantic comedy film ''[[Players (2024 film)|Players]]'' (2024).


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ellis married English actress [[Tamzin Outhwaite]] in 2006, and they had two children together before divorcing in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019060573808/tamzin-outhwaite-breaks-silence-ex-husband-tom-ellis-remarries/ |publisher=Hello! magazine |access-date=18 October 2021 |date=5 June 2019}}</ref> He also has a third daughter from a relationship prior to Outhwaite.<ref name = oppenheimer/><ref>{{cite web |last=Crosbie |first=Eve |date=27 May 2021 |title=Lucifer star Tom Ellis looks almost unrecognisable in first-ever television role |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210527114160/lucifer-star-tom-ellis-early-career-throwback/ |accessdate=28 June 2021 |work=Hello Magazine}}</ref> He married American screenwriter [[Meaghan Oppenheimer]] in 2019.<ref name = oppenheimer>{{Cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1046233/lucifer-star-tom-ellis-marries-meaghan-oppenheimer-in-star-studded-ceremony |title=Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer in Star-Studded Ceremony |last=Heller |first=Corrine |date=3 June 2019 |website=[[E! News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Nichola |date=2021-06-02 |title=Lucifer's Tom Ellis shares never-before-seen wedding photo with wife Meaghan |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20210602114441/lucifer-tom-ellis-wedding-photo-wife-meaghan-oppenheimer/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref> He welcomed his fourth daughter with Meaghan via surrogacy on 8 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Sam |title=Actor Tom Ellis and wife welcome baby daughter via surrogate |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/actor-tom-ellis-wife-welcome-28080138 |website=Wales Online |access-date=11 November 2023 |language=en |date=10 November 2023}}</ref>
In 2006, Ellis married English actress [[Tamzin Outhwaite]], to whom he was introduced by Scottish actor [[James McAvoy]].<ref name="remarries">{{cite web |title=Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019060573808/tamzin-outhwaite-breaks-silence-ex-husband-tom-ellis-remarries/ |publisher=Hello! magazine |access-date=18 October 2021 |date=5 June 2019}}</ref> They had two daughters together before she filed for divorce in September 2013, citing adultery after he admitted to having an affair with an unnamed co-star while filming ''Gothica''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-10 |title=Tamzin To Divorce Hubby After 'One-Night Stand' |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/10/tamzin-outhwaite-divorce-tom-ellis_n_3898225.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNally |first=Kelby |date=2013-09-10 |title=Tamzin Outhwaite 'files for divorce from Tom Ellis, citing adultery' |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/428327/Tamzin-Outhwaite-files-for-divorce-from-Tom-Ellis-citing-adultery |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNally |first=Kelby |date=2013-09-19 |title='We're all moving forward' Tom Ellis speaks out about Tamzin Outhwaite |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/430622/We-re-all-moving-forward-Tom-Ellis-speaks-out-about-Tamzin-Outhwaite-split |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The divorce was finalised in April 2014.<ref name="remarries" /> Ellis also has a third daughter from an earlier relationship.<ref name = oppenheimer/><ref>{{cite web |last=Crosbie |first=Eve |date=27 May 2021 |title=Lucifer star Tom Ellis looks almost unrecognisable in first-ever television role |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210527114160/lucifer-star-tom-ellis-early-career-throwback/ |accessdate=28 June 2021 |work=Hello Magazine}}</ref>

Ellis married American screenwriter [[Meaghan Oppenheimer]] on 2 June 2019,<ref name = oppenheimer>{{Cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1046233/lucifer-star-tom-ellis-marries-meaghan-oppenheimer-in-star-studded-ceremony |title=Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer in Star-Studded Ceremony |last=Heller |first=Corrine |date=3 June 2019 |website=[[E! News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Nichola |date=2021-06-02 |title=Lucifer's Tom Ellis shares never-before-seen wedding photo with wife Meaghan |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20210602114441/lucifer-tom-ellis-wedding-photo-wife-meaghan-oppenheimer/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref> and their daughter (her first and his fourth) was born via [[Surrogacy|surrogate]] in November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Sam |title=Actor Tom Ellis and wife welcome baby daughter via surrogate |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/actor-tom-ellis-wife-welcome-28080138 |website=Wales Online |access-date=11 November 2023 |language=en |date=10 November 2023}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Role
! Role
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| 2001
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ''[[High Heels and Low Lifes]]''
| ''[[High Heels and Low Lifes]]''
| Uniformed officer
| Uniformed Officer
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|-
| 2001
| ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]''
| ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]''
| Squash
| Squash
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| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[Vera Drake]]''
| ''[[Vera Drake]]''
| Police constable
| Police Constable
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|-
| 2005
| 2005
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|-
| 2024
| 2024
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} ''[[Players (2024 film)|Players]]''
| ''[[Players (2024 film)|Players]]''
| Nick Russel
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|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| ''[[The Thursday Murder Club (film)|The Thursday Murder Club]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{TableTBA}}
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{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
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| Episode: "Kate's Niece"
| Episode: "Kate's Niece"
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby|dab=2001 film}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby|dab=2001 film}}''
| John Browdie
| John Browdie
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| Main role
| Main role
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[Wild West (TV series)|Wild West]]''
| ''[[Wild West (TV series)|Wild West]]''
| Bungee jump instructor
| Bungee jump instructor
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| Episode: "Viva Espana"
| Episode: "Viva Espana"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Pollyanna (2003 film)|Pollyanna]]''
| ''[[Pollyanna (2003 film)|Pollyanna]]''
| Timothy
| Timothy
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="6" | 2005
| rowspan="6"|2005
| ''[[Twisted Tales (British TV series)|Twisted Tales]]''
| ''[[Twisted Tales (British TV series)|Twisted Tales]]''
| Alex
| Alex
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| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| rowspan="2"|2006
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| [[Oliver Cousins|Dr. Oliver Cousins]]
| [[Oliver Cousins|Dr. Oliver Cousins]]
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2006–2007
| rowspan="2"|2006–2007
| ''[[Suburban Shootout]]''
| ''[[Suburban Shootout]]''
| PC Haines
| PC Haines
| Main role
| Main role
|-
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Catherine Tate Show}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Catherine Tate Show}}''
| Detective Sergeant Sam Speed
| Detective Sergeant Sam Speed
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Joe Kelsall
| Joe Kelsall
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| Episode: "[[Last of the Time Lords]]"
| Episode: "[[Last of the Time Lords]]"
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| rowspan="3"|2008
| ''[[Trial & Retribution]]''
| ''[[Trial & Retribution]]''
| Nick Fisher
| Nick Fisher
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| Main role
| Main role
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| rowspan="3"|2010
| ''Dappers''{{Citation needed|date= September 2023}}
| ''Dappers''{{Citation needed|date= September 2023}}
| Marco
| Marco
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| Episode: "Liam's Story"
| Episode: "Liam's Story"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''[[Sugartown (TV series)|Sugartown]]''
| ''[[Sugartown (TV series)|Sugartown]]''
| Max Burr
| Max Burr
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| Main role
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| rowspan="4"|2012
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Father Jacobs
| Father Jacobs
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| Miniseries; 3 episodes
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| rowspan="3"|2013
| ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''
| ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''
| [[Robin Hood]]
| [[Robin Hood]]
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| Episode: "[[Dead Man's Folly]]"
| Episode: "[[Dead Man's Folly]]"
|-
|-
| ''Gothica''
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| rowspan="2" | 2014
| [[Victor Frankenstein]]
| Television film
|-
⚫
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''
| ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''
| Mr. Ogmore
| Mr. Ogmore
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| Main role
| Main role
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| [[Oscar Wilde]] (voice)
| [[Oscar Wilde]] (voice)
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| Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three]]"
| Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three]]"
|-
|-
| 2022
| rowspan="2"|2022
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| [[Michelin Man]] (voice)
| [[Michelin Man]] (voice)
| Episode: "May Cause Indecision...Or Not"
| Episode: "May Cause Indecision...Or Not"
|-
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Great North]]''
| ''[[The Great North]]''
| Rick Chateau (voice) (The character “Dick Chateau”’s brother)
| Rick Chateau (voice)
| Episode: “Dick, Rick, Groom Adventure”
| Episode: "Dick, Rick, Groom Adventure"
|-
|-
| 2024
| 2024
| ''[[Exploding Kittens (TV series)|Exploding Kittens]]''
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} ''Exploding Kittens''
| GodCat (voice)
| GodCat (voice)
| 9 episodes
| Post-production
|-
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| rowspan="2" |{{TableTBA}}
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} ''Washington Black''
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Tell Me Lies (TV series)|Tell Me Lies]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Oliver
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| Christopher 'Titch' Wilde
| Christopher 'Titch' Wilde
| Post-production
| Post-production

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Tom Ellis
Ellis in September 2022
Born
Thomas John Ellis

(1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 45)
Cardiff, Wales
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Spouses
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    (m. 2006; div. 2014)​
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    (m. 2019)​
Children4

Thomas John Ellis (born 17 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. He first became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015) before achieving wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021), a role he reprised in the Arrowverse franchise's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover (2019).

Early life

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Thomas John Ellis was born in Cardiff on 17 November 1978, the son of Marilyn Jean (née Hooper) and Christopher John Ellis.[1] He has three sisters, one of whom is his twin. His father, uncle, and one of his sisters are all Baptist ministers.[2] Shortly after his birth, the family left Wales for England and settled in Sheffield,[3] where he attended Sheffield's High Storrs School and played the French horn in the city's youth orchestra.[4] He later earned a BA in Dramatic Studies from Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[4]

Career

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Ellis' breakout role was that of Gary Preston on the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2010–2015). He also appeared as King Cenred on the BBC fantasy series Merlin (2008), Justyn in Channel 4's No Angels, and Thomas Milligan in the Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords". He has appeared in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, the BBC sketch comedy show The Catherine Tate Show, and the BBC medical drama Holby City. In July and August 2009, he starred in the ITV comedy drama Monday Monday.[5][6] He was cast as Detective Inspector Bland in Agatha Christie's Poirot.

In February 2015, Ellis was cast as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox series Lucifer, based on DC Comics' publication and character of the same name, which premiered on 25 January 2016.[7] The show later moved to Netflix. On 23 June 2020, it was announced that Netflix had renewed the show for a sixth and final season.[8] He reprised the role of Lucifer during The CW's The Flash episode of the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".[9]

In 2021, Ellis won the Tell-Tale TV Award for Favorite Actor in a Cable or Streaming Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Series.[10] He starred as war correspondent Nick in the Netflix romantic comedy film Players (2024).

Personal life

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In 2006, Ellis married English actress Tamzin Outhwaite, to whom he was introduced by Scottish actor James McAvoy.[11] They had two daughters together before she filed for divorce in September 2013, citing adultery after he admitted to having an affair with an unnamed co-star while filming Gothica.[12][13][14] The divorce was finalised in April 2014.[11] Ellis also has a third daughter from an earlier relationship.[15][16]

Ellis married American screenwriter Meaghan Oppenheimer on 2 June 2019,[15][17] and their daughter (her first and his fourth) was born via surrogate in November 2023.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2001 High Heels and Low Lifes Uniformed Officer
Buffalo Soldiers Squash
2003 I'll Be There Ivor
2004 Vera Drake Police Constable
2005 The Best Man Groom
2006 Calon Gaeth Edward
2008 Miss Conception Zak
2019 Isn't It Romantic Dr. Todd
2024 Players Nick Russel
TBA The Thursday Murder Club TBA

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Kiss Me Kate Ben Episode: "Kate's Niece"
2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby John Browdie Television film
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Bigger boy 1 Miniseries; 2 episodes
2001–2002 Nice Guy Eddie Frank Bennett Main role
2002 Wild West Bungee jump instructor Episode: "Fear of Bungee"
Linda Green Marko Episode: "Viva Espana"
2003 Pollyanna Timothy Television film
Holby City David Jones Episode: "Endgame"
2004 Messiah III: The Promise Dr. Phillip Ryder 2 episodes
2005 Twisted Tales Alex Episode: "The Irredeemable Brain of Dr Heinrich Hunsecker"
Doctors Ricky Adams Episode: "Slim Chance"
Midsomer Murders Lee Smeeton Episode: "Midsomer Rhapsody"
Waking the Dead Harry Taylor Episode: "Straw Dog"
Love Soup Mike Episode: "Take Five"
ShakespeaRe-Told Claudio Episode: "Much Ado About Nothing"
2005–2006 No Angels Justyn 4 episodes
2006 EastEnders Dr. Oliver Cousins 29 episodes
Pulling Sam 2 episodes
2006–2007 Suburban Shootout PC Haines Main role
The Catherine Tate Show Detective Sergeant Sam Speed 2 episodes
2007 Casualty Joe Kelsall Episode: "Combat Indicators: Part 1"
Doctor Who Tom Milligan Episode: "Last of the Time Lords"
2008 Trial & Retribution Nick Fisher 2 episodes
The Passion Apostle Philip 4 episodes
Harley Street Dr Ross Jarvis 5 episodes
2009 Monday Monday Steven McColl Main role
2009–2015 Miranda Gary Preston Main role
2010 Dappers[citation needed] Marco Episode: "Proper Job"
Merlin Cenred 4 episodes
Accused Neil McGray Episode: "Liam's Story"
2011 Sugartown Max Burr Main role
The Fades Mark Etches Main role
2012 Silent Witness Father Jacobs Episode: "Fear"
Playhouse Presents Bill Episode: "The Other Woman"
Gates Mark Pearson 5 episodes
The Secret of Crickley Hall Gabe Caleigh Miniseries; 3 episodes
2013 Once Upon a Time Robin Hood S2 Episode 19 "Lacey"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Detective Inspector Bland Episode: "Dead Man's Folly"
Gothica Victor Frankenstein Television film
2014 Under Milk Wood Mr. Ogmore Television film
Rush Dr. William Rush Main role
2015 The Strain Rob Bradley Episode: "Identity"
2016–2021 Lucifer Lucifer Morningstar / Michael Demiurgos Main role
2018 Family Guy Oscar Wilde (voice) Episode: "V Is for Mystery"[19]
Queen America Andy 2 episodes
2019 The Flash Lucifer Morningstar Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"
2022 Robot Chicken Michelin Man (voice) Episode: "May Cause Indecision...Or Not"
The Great North Rick Chateau (voice) Episode: "Dick, Rick, Groom Adventure"
2024 Exploding Kittens GodCat (voice) 9 episodes
TBA Tell Me Lies † Oliver Series regular (Season 2), pre-production[20]
Washington Black † Christopher 'Titch' Wilde Post-production
Key
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References

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  1. ^ "10 Things You Never Knew About Tom Ellis, Star of 'Lucifer' and 'Miranda'". BBC America. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cox, Emma (25 October 2016). "Miranda's Tom Ellis on mixing his religious upbringing with playing the Devil in Lucifer". Radiotimes. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Well known alumni". High Storrs School. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Emma (23 September 2015). "The Devil in Tom Ellis". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ Hibberd, James (22 February 2013). "TV's Pilot Season Goes (Very) High-Concept". Entertainment Weekly. p. 26.
  6. ^ Thompson, Zac (2 March 2015). "DC Comics' "Lucifer" Pilot Finds Its Star At FOX". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ Barton, Steve (27 February 2015). "Lucifer – Tom Ellis Gets His Horns". Dread Central. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ Nellie, Andreeva (29 July 2018). "Netflix Chief On Cancelling 'Everything Sucks' & 'Lady Dynamite', Rescuing 'Lucifer' & 'Shadowhunters' Future – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ Moore, Trent (10 December 2019). "Surprise! Crisis on Infinite Earths crossed over with Netflix's Lucifer with a perfect cameo". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. ^ "The 2021 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Results! 'Julie and the Phantoms,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Lucifer,' and 'WandaVision' Among Winners". telltaletv.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries". Hello! magazine. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Tamzin To Divorce Hubby After 'One-Night Stand'". HuffPost UK. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ McNally, Kelby (10 September 2013). "Tamzin Outhwaite 'files for divorce from Tom Ellis, citing adultery'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ McNally, Kelby (19 September 2013). "'We're all moving forward' Tom Ellis speaks out about Tamzin Outhwaite". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b Heller, Corrine (3 June 2019). "Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer in Star-Studded Ceremony". E! News.
  16. ^ Crosbie, Eve (27 May 2021). "Lucifer star Tom Ellis looks almost unrecognisable in first-ever television role". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ Murphy, Nichola (2 June 2021). "Lucifer's Tom Ellis shares never-before-seen wedding photo with wife Meaghan". HELLO!. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  18. ^ Cook, Sam (10 November 2023). "Actor Tom Ellis and wife welcome baby daughter via surrogate". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Family Guy [Deleted]". The Futon Critic. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  20. ^ Rice, Lynette (24 January 2024). "'Tell Me Lies': Tom Ellis Joins Season 2 Of Hulu Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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