Tom Attenborough | |
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| Born | Thomas Frederick Richard Attenborough (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (age 39) London, England |
| Education | St Paul's School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, theatre director, English Teacher |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Father | Michael Attenborough |
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Thomas Frederick Richard Attenborough (born 13 October 1986) is an English voice actor and theatre director. He is the son of theatre directorMichael Attenborough, grandson of the late film actor and directorRichard Attenborough and the great nephew of broadcasterDavid Attenborough.
Born in October 1986, the elder of two sons ofMichael Attenborough and Karen Lewis. In 2011 he won a runner-up prize for the JMK Award,[1] and in 2012 was made an Associate Artist of HighTide Festival Theatre. In 2016 he became associate director of theWatermill Theatre, Newbury.[2]
His career began as a voiceover artist. He voicedChristopher Robin inThe Tigger Movie, Max inMax on the Moon andHarry Potter in theHarry Potter video games.[3][better source needed]
Attenborough works as a freelance theatre director in and around London. His first job was as an assistant director to Rachel Chavkin onThe American Capitalism Project. Since then his career has included work at theNational Theatre, theMinerva Theatre Chichester,[4] theAlmeida Theatre,[5] MCS Oxford, The Old Vic, the Menier Chocolate Factory, the Hampstead Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath and the West End. Early productions includedThe Shape of Things byNeil LaBute at The Gallery Soho in London, and the regional premiere ofThe Mountaintop byKatori Hall for Derby LIVE.[6]
Rhapsody of Words presented a revival of Conor McPherson's playPort Authority at theSouthwark Playhouse, starringArdal O'Hanlon, John Rogan and Andrew Nolan in 2012. They then produced Rashid Razaq's new play,The President and the Pakistani, at the Waterloo East Theatre. Both productions were directed by Attenborough. Their production ofCinderella and the Beanstalk, the world's first 3-man family pantomime, at Theatre503, which premiered in December 2014 and returned in 2015 to sell-out audiences and great critical acclaim.[7][8]
Attenborough directed a new play by Rob Hayes,Step 9 (of 12), starringBlake Harrison, at London'sTrafalgar Studios in May 2012.[9] He directed revivals ofAbigail's Party andNoises Off, both of which toured the UK in the first half of 2013. In 2015 Attenborough directedMorgan Lloyd Malcolm's new playThe Wasp at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, starringSinead Matthews andMyAnna Buring. He also had hits withThe Whipping Man at Theatre Royal Plymouth and the Pulitzer-Prize winningDinner with Friends atPark Theatre.[10]
The Wasp transferred to the West End in 2016, with Buring reprising her role oppositeLaura Donnelly. In 2016 Attenborough also directed a major UK tour ofNoël Coward'sPrivate Lives, as well as the regional premiere ofUntold Stories byAlan Bennett.
In March 2017, Attenborough directed the West End debut of Tony Award WinnerStephen Karam's playSpeech and Debate at London's Trafalgar Studios.
He works as an English teacher at King’s College School, Wimbledon.
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Tigger Movie | Christopher Robin |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Max on the Moon | Max | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter, George Weasley | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |