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Tom Hooper

1972 - Today

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Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian filmmaker. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for Golden Globe Award. Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, Painted Faces, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, he directed plays and television commercials. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Hooper is the 404th most popular film director (up from 1,279th in 2019), the 1,797th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,364th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tom Hooper ranks 404 out of 2,041Before him are Mervyn LeRoy, Robert Stevenson, Just Jaeckin, Albert Lamorisse, Ishirō Honda, and Anthony Minghella. After him are Martin Campbell, Jacques Deray, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, and Louis Delluc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Tom Hooper ranks 49Before him are Naftali Bennett, Rhea Seehorn, Josh Duhamel, John Abraham, Narges Mohammadi, and Karl Nehammer. After him are Leymah Gbowee, Karl Urban, Giovane Élber, Mauricio Pochettino, Pat Rafter, and Jos Verstappen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Hooper ranks 1,797 out of 8,785Before him are Edward Bach (1886), Anne Perry (1938), John Nash (1752), Stephen Toulmin (1922), Martin Gore (1961), and Anthony Minghella (1954). After him are Matthew Boulton (1728), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Colin McRae (1968), Claire Bloom (1931), Hudson Taylor (1832), and George Robert Waterhouse (1810).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tom Hooper ranks 28Before him are Steve McQueen (1969), George Albert Smith (1864), Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), Robert Stevenson (1905), and Anthony Minghella (1954). After him are Roland Joffé (1945), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), and John Boorman (1933).