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Tom Ellis

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Tom Ellis

Born Nov 17, 1978 · 47 years62 titles 20 movies · 42 TV
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Biography

Tom Ellis is a Welsh actor. He became known for playing Dr. Oliver Cousins in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" and Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015), then achieved wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox/Netflix urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021) and the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019). Other notable roles include Justyn in Channel 4's "No Angels" and Thomas Milligan in the series three finale of the British science-fiction television programme "Doctor Who".

Also known as

Thomas Paul Ellis · Thomas Ellis

Born

Nov 17, 1978

Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

62

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1950 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1997 1 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2001 6 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 6 title(s)

2006 3 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 4 title(s)

2009 2 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2011 3 title(s)

2012 3 title(s)

2013 3 title(s)

2014 5 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2019 2 title(s)

2020 3 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2025 2 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)