Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian[n
1] film and television director and producer. 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,
Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he
directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet
on British television.In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC
costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda
(2002), and he 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 British 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. His 2015 film, The Danish Girl, was nominated for the
BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Recently, Hooper has directed two
episodes of His Dark Materials and a live-action adaptation of the
musical Cats, for which he won two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst
Director and Worst Screenplay.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.
1] film and television director and producer. 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,
Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he
directed episodes of Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet
on British television.In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC
costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda
(2002), and he 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 British 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. His 2015 film, The Danish Girl, was nominated for the
BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Recently, Hooper has directed two
episodes of His Dark Materials and a live-action adaptation of the
musical Cats, for which he won two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst
Director and Worst Screenplay.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.
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