Thomas George Hooper Net Worth
Thomas George Hooper Net Worth is
$16 Million
Thomas George Hooper Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Thomas George "Tom" Hooper (born October 1, 1972) is a British film and television director of English and Australian background. Hooper began making short films at the age of 13, and had his first professional short, Painted Faces, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders and Cold Feet.Into the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002), and was selected to helm the 2003 revival of ITV's Prime Suspect series, starring Helen Mirren. Hooper made his feature film debut with Red Dust (2004), a South African drama starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor, before directing Helen Mirren again in the Company Pictures/HBO Films historical drama Elizabeth I (2005). He continued working for HBO on the television film Longford (2006) and in John Adams (2008), a seven-part serial on the life of the American president. Hooper returned to features with The Damned United (2009), a fact-based film about the English football manager Brian Clough (played by Michael Sheen). The following year saw the release of the historical drama The King's Speech (2010), starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, which was met with critical acclaim. Hooper's next film was Les Misérables (2012), which featured an all-star cast led by Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.Hooper's work was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Prime Suspect and John Adams, won one for Elizabeth I, and was nominated for the British Academy (BAFTA) TV Craft Award for Best Director for Longford. The King's Speech won multiple awards, including Best Director wins for Hooper from the Directors Guild of America and the Academy Awards, and a Best Director nomination from BAFTA. | Full Name | Tom Hooper |
| Date Of Birth | October 1, 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Profession | Director, Producer, Actor |
| Education | University College, Oxford |
| Nationality | British, Australian |
| Parents | Meredith Hooper, Richard Hooper |
| Siblings | Rachel Byrne, Ben Hooper |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Goya Award for Best European Film, British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film, People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Independ... |
| Music Groups | The Grapes of Wrath, Ginger, Sell The Goat, Sleepy Dream, Cardboard Man |
| Nominations | Golden Lion, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, César Award for Best Foreign Film, Grand Jury Prize, European Film Award for Best Film, Br... |
| Movies | The Danish Girl, Les Misérables, The King's Speech, The Damned United, Longford, Red Dust, Prime Suspect - Series 6, Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic, Painted Faces |
| TV Shows | John Adams, Elizabeth I |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Distinctive visual style involving dutch angles, hand-held cameras, and putting actors in the far side of a shot |
| 2 | Often directs historical dramas and period pieces |
| 3 | Often works with cinematographer Larry Smith. |
| 4 | Often uses distorting wide angle lenses. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | There were probably two requirements for doing [Les Miserables]: one was everyone signing up to the idea of singing live, the second was Hugh Jackman existing. Because I think if Hugh Jackman didn't exist, I wouldn't have made this film. |
| 2 | I can almost chart my early career through a series of professional godfathers who decided to take me under their wings. The industry really relies on the generosity of one generation being passed down to the next because it's incredibly risk averse. No one wants to give you your first break. So finding the people who have the generosity to help you and an appetite for risk is key. If you don't find those people, it's extremely tough. Among those key godfathers is Matthew Robinson, who gave me breaks directing Byker Grove (1989) and EastEnders (1985). |
| 3 | The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money. Now with my little £150 digital camera, I can film and use editing software on the computer. There's been a complete democratization. The barrier to entry is so much lower, it is interesting to see how that affects directing. |
| 4 | [on directing 'Les Miserables'] We live in a selfish age, obsessed with how we project various versions of ourselves. But you have to tell this story from the point-of-view that God exists. And what God means in practice is the act of compassion, the struggle of living your life in a moral way. |
| 5 | I'm sitting at the Oscars [in 2012] pretty sure that I'm going to direct "Les Miz" but not sure at all who I'm going to cast. And Anne Hathaway steps forth, to the front of the stage and sings a rendition of "On My Own," to Hugh Jackman. And I'm going: Hold on a second, is Anne Hathaway using the Oscar stage as the ultimate auditioning platform for her talents and is she also suggesting Hugh Jackman while she's at it? Or is this just coincidence? She claims it's coincidence. I think she's too shrewd. But we'll never know. |
| 6 | [on the characterization of George VI in 'The King's Speech'] I didn't want to make a film about the miracle cure.The truth about most disabilities is it's about living with them - there is no miracle. |
| 7 | [speaking in 2009] I grew up in London and I grew up with the nice sense that the place that did the best drama in the world was London, and American television drama was awful, and you had a nice sort of sense of superiority. And I kind of feel that's been almost turned on its head. I certainly feel like English TV drama isn't necessarily taking as many risks as it perhaps once did and I feel there's a tremendous pressure to come up with the new detective story, to come up with the new hospital drama. Ironically, it's HBO who are at the moment fulfilling this role of old-fashioned public service broadcast. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Directed 7 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, and Alicia Vikander. Firth, Vikander and Hathaway won Oscars for their work in Hooper's movies. |
| 2 | Studied English at Oxford University. |
| 3 | Educated at Westminster School, London. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Danish Girl | 2015 | post-production | |
| Jaguar: Rendezvous | 2014 | Short | |
| Les Misérables | 2012 | ||
| The King's Speech | 2010 | ||
| The Damned United | 2009 | ||
| John Adams | 2008 | TV Mini-Series 7 episodes | |
| Longford | 2006 | TV Movie | |
| Elizabeth I | 2005 | TV Mini-Series 2 episodes | |
| Red Dust | 2004 | ||
| Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Daniel Deronda | 2002 | TV Mini-Series 3 episodes | |
| Love in a Cold Climate | 2001 | TV Mini-Series 2 episodes | |
| EastEnders | 1998-2000 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| Cold Feet | 1999 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| EastEnders: The Mitchells - Naked Truths | 1998 | Video archive directed by | |
| Byker Grove | 1997 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Painted Faces | 1992 | TV Short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Danish Girl | 2015 | producer post-production | |
| Painted Faces | 1992 | TV Short producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech | 2011 |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Faces | 1992 | TV Short |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Voices of Hollywood | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director, Les Misérable |
| Les Misérables: The History of The World's Greatest Story | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Audience (uncredited) |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Vivir de cine | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Himself (2013) |
| Film 2015 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2011 European Film Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| National Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| The King's Speech: An Inspirational Story of an Unlikely Friendship | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| The King's Speech: A Courageous Journey | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Review Show | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself |
| 2010 Britannia Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| HARDtalk | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Culture Show | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| The Story of the Costume Drama | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Honorary Dragon Award | Göteborg Film Festival | ||
| 2015 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Director of the Year | The Danish Girl (2015) |
| 2015 | Queer Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Danish Girl (2015) | |
| 2013 | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Foreign Film | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2013 | Sonny Bono Visionary Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Les Misérables (2012) | |
| 2013 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Feature Films | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | Gaudí Award | Gaudí Awards | Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2012 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2012 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Audience Award | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | The King's Speech (2010) | |
| 2011 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | The King's Speech (2010) | |
| 2010 | Audience Award | Hamptons International Film Festival | Narrative | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Director of the Year | |
| 2010 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | The King's Speech (2010) | |
| 2010 | Audience Award | Aspen Filmfest | Audience Favorite Feature | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | John Adams (2008) |
| 2008 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Television & Cable | Longford (2006) |
| 2007 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Television Films - Best Direction | Longford (2006) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Elizabeth I (2005) |
| 2005 | Special Jury Award | International Film Festival of India | Red Dust (2004) | |
| 2005 | Audience Award | Miami Film Festival | Dramatic Features - World Cinema Competition | Red Dust (2004) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | The Danish Girl (2015) | |
| 2016 | Cinema for Peace Award | Cinema for Peace Awards | Most Valuable Movie of the Year | The Danish Girl (2015) |
| 2016 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best Film | The Danish Girl (2015) |
| 2015 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | The Danish Girl (2015) |
| 2015 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Danish Girl (2015) | |
| 2014 | Jupiter Award | Jupiter Award | Best International Film | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2013 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2013 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Les Misérables (2012) | |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2013 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Les Misérables (2012) |
| 2012 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2012 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Foreign Film - English Language | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Picture (Miglior film) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | CEC Award | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Film | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Film | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Davis Award | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Achievement in Directing | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2009 | Grand Prix 'Cinéma Tout Ecran' | Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans | Best Collection & Long Drama Series | John Adams (2008) |
| 2009 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries | John Adams (2008) |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | John Adams (2008) |
| 2007 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Drama | Longford (2006) |
| 2007 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Longford (2006) |
| 2006 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Elizabeth I (2005) |
| 2005 | Golden Kinnaree Award | Bangkok International Film Festival | Best Film | Red Dust (2004) |
| 2004 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) |
| 2004 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Drama Serial | Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) |
| 1992 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Painted Faces (1992) |