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Tom Bennett

Highest Rated: 96% Love & Friendship (2016)

Lowest Rated: 38% Patrick the Pug (2018)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Croydon, England, UK

For the first part of his career, Tom Bennett might have been known better for who his father was than for what he was doing. His dad, Colin Bennett, was best known for his turn as Mr. Bennett from BBC kids shows in the 1980s, so Tom growing up in London had to contend with his peers knowing his father from television. It's only fitting that the same television is what led to Tom's acting and writing career. He first appeared on television in 2004 on the sketch comedy competition show "Shoot the Writers!" (ITV 2004- ) and followed that up with a number of appearances on various British shows, most notably "EastEnders" (BBC 1985- ) and "Foyle's War" (ITV/PBS 2002-2015). It took him five years before he got a leading role on a regular series, starring as Christopher in the comedy series "PhoneShop" (E4 2009-2013). He followed that up with his HBO debut in the short-lived Chris O'Dowd-starring show "Family Tree" (HBO 2013). Bennett drew acclaim across his 2016 projects, especially from his work in the Jane Austen adaptation "Love & Friendship" (2016). He also went on a bit of a mockumentary run with Ricky Gervais in "David Brent: Life on the Road" (2016) and Christopher Guest in the Netflix movie "Mascots" (2016). The next year, he appeared on the comedy programs "Drunk History: UK" (Comedy Central 2015- ) and "Murder in Successville" (BBC Three 2015- ).

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Highest rated movies

96% 59% Love & Friendship Watchlist 89% 88% Rocketman Watchlist 58% 47% David Brent: Life on the Road Watchlist 48% 36% Mascots Watchlist
38% 61% Patrick the Pug
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Belonging
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40% Blessed
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Filmography

Movies

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89% 88% Rocketman Fred (Character) $96.3M 2019
38% 61% Patrick the Pug Ben (Character) - 2018
48% 36% Mascots Owen Golly, Jr. (Character) - 2016
58% 47% David Brent: Life on the Road Nigel (Character) - 2016
96% 59% Love & Friendship Sir James Martin (Character) $14.0M 2016
No Score Yet 40% Blessed Jake (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Belonging PC Cowley (Character) - 2004

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Hullraisers John (Character) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Ops Simon (Character) 2023
88% 76% A.P. Bio Miles (Character) 2018-2019 2023
No Score Yet 83% Timewasters Ronnie Scott (Character) 2019
No Score Yet 87% Man Like Mobeen Rafe (Character) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder in Successville Conor McGregor (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Drunk History UK Eric Liddell (Character) 2017
81% 93% Family Tree Pete Stupples (Character) 2013
No Score Yet 80% Upstairs Downstairs Tommy Soaper (Character) 2012
No Score Yet 96% Foyle's War Matthew Farley (Character) 2003 2007
No Score Yet 86% Midsomer Murders Rob Pride (Guest Star) 2006