Tom Hooper, 1972
Writers · October 5, 1972
Tom Hooper
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Tom Hooper is 53 years old, born October 5, 1972 in United Kingdom · Libra.
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About
Tom Hooper directed The King's Speech to an Academy Award for Best Director. Born in Britain in 1972, the filmmaker spent the 2000s mastering HBO prestige dramas—Elizabeth I, Longford, John Adams—before pivoting to features. His 2010 historical drama became a cultural phenomenon, though later projects like Cats proved more divisive. Libra directorial vision: ambitious, calculated, occasionally catastrophic.
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Biography
Tom Hooper is a British-Australian filmmaker born on 5 October 1972. He began making shorts as a teenager; his first professional piece, Painted Faces, aired on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford, he directed plays and commercials before moving into television, helming episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet.
In the 2000s, Hooper cemented himself as a prestige-television director. He helmed BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002), then ITV's 2003 Prime Suspect revival. His HBO projects—Elizabeth I (2005), Longford (2006), and John Adams (2008)—earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie.
His feature career pivoted through Red Dust (2004) and The Damned United (2009), culminating in The King's Speech (2010), which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He followed with Les Misérables (2012) and The Danish Girl (2015), the latter nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. His 2019 live-action Cats adaptation won three Golden Raspberry Awards. That year he also directed episodes of His Dark Materials.
As a Libra, Hooper's career reflects the sign's trademark oscillation between refined taste and misjudgment. His life-path number 7 suggests a pattern of introspection and course-correction. He works across screenwriting and direction, spanning television and cinema.
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Before Fame
Hooper made short films as a teenager and had his first broadcast work, Painted Faces, on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, he directed plays and commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of British television series including Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet before transitioning to prestige dramas.
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Trivia
- His Emmy-winning HBO drama Elizabeth I (2005) marked his breakthrough in prestige television.
- The King's Speech (2010) remains his only Academy Award win for Best Director.
- His live-action Cats (2019) won three Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Director.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Seeker
Analytical and private. Tom Hooper release rarely but deeply, and tend to reward fans with unusual artistic depth rather than constant output.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 7 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade PettyjohnDragon · 2000
- Ruby StokesDragon · 2000
- Lindsay CollinsDragon · 2000
CHALLENGING
- Ádám SimonHorse · 1990
- Chris Colfer
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Frequently asked
- How old is Tom Hooper?
- Tom Hooper is 53 years old (born October 5, 1972).
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- Tom Hooper was born on October 5, 1972.
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- Tom Hooper is a Libra, born October 5, 1972.
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- Tom Hooper was born in 1972, the year of the Water Rat.
- Where is Tom Hooper from?
- Tom Hooper is from United Kingdom.
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- Tom Hooper is a writer.
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