{{Short description|British film producer (born 1990)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Ackerley | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|06|13}} | birth_place = Surrey, England | death_date = | citizenship = | occupation = {{hlist|Producer|actor|assistant director}} | years_active = 2001–present | organisation = LuckyChap Entertainment | spouse = {{marriage|Margot Robbie|2016}} | children = 1 }}
'''Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley''' (born June 1990) is an English producer, former actor, and former assistant director. He co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment with his wife Margot Robbie. Together they have produced several films and television series, including the critically acclaimed films ''I, Tonya'' (2017), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), and ''Barbie'' (2023). For the last, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2024.
==Early life== Ackerley was born the youngest of three boys (with two brothers) in June, 1990 in Surrey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/pZINAq75Gq1us1r5jzK9RmE1kAQ/appointments|title=Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley|work=service.gov.uk|accessdate=7 August 2023}}</ref> He attended St George's College, Weybridge,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgianfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Reunite-21.pdf|title=Reunite-21|work=Reunite|date=9 February 2020|accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref> before moving to Godalming College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/12/margot-robbie-wedding|title=Margot Robbie's Weekend Wedding Is No Longer a Secret|work=VanityFair|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/tom-ackerley-margot-robbie-boyfriend-guide/|title=Who Is Tom Ackerley? Everything You Need To Know About Margot Robbie's Husband|work=Graziadaily|date=27 January 2021|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/margot-robbie-husband-tom-ackerley-marriage-relationship-timeline-a4356986.html|title=Who is Margot Robbie's husband Tom Ackerley? Inside the Bombshell star's relationship|work=Evening Standard|date=20 February 2020|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a30784625/who-is-tom-ackerley-margot-robbie-husband/|title=All About Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie's Filmmaker Husband|work=Elle|date=9 February 2020|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref>
==Career== Ackerley began his film career as an extra in the first three installments of the ''Harry Potter'' film series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/585318/margot-robbie-is-a-massive-nerd-for-harry-potter/|title=Margot Robbie Is A 'Massive Nerd' For 'Harry Potter'|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref> After taking a break from films, he returned to the industry as a production runner for films such as ''Gambit'' (2012) and ''Rush'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/margot-robbie-husband-tom-ackerley-marriage-relationship-timeline-a4356986.html|title=Who is Margot Robbie's husband Tom Ackerley? Inside the Bombshell star's relationship|work=Evening Standard|date=20 February 2020|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref> From 2012 till 2016, he also worked as an assistant director for various television series and films, including ''Pride'', ''Suite Française'', ''The Two Faces of January'' (all released in 2014) and ''Macbeth'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/50c3074488dfa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901070809/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/50c3074488dfa|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2019|title=Tom Ackerley|work=BFI|accessdate=13 April 2021}}</ref>
In 2014, Ackerley and his future wife Margot Robbie, alongside friends Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara, co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment. The company has produced films including ''I, Tonya'' (2017), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020) and ''Barbie'' (2023).{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}
==Personal life== Ackerley met Australian actress Margot Robbie on the set of ''Suite Française'' in 2013, the two began dating the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kftv.com/news/2013/05/28/Michelle-Williams-and-Kristin-Scott-Thomas-lead-cast-on-WWII-drama-Suite-Francaise|title=Michelle Williams leads cast on WWII drama|last=Daniels|first=Nia|date=28 May 2013|publisher=KFTV.com|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/margot-robbie-cover-july-2019|title=Margot Robbie on Quentin Tarantino, Marriage, and the One Word She Hates Being Called|magazine=Vogue|first=Irina|last=Aleksander|date=6 June 2019|accessdate=5 April 2021}}</ref> They married in a private ceremony in Byron Bay, New South Wales, in December 2016.<ref name="wedding">{{cite news|url=http://people.com/style/margot-robbie-wedding-photos/ |title=Margot Robbie's Wedding Venue and Dress Are a Bohemian Dream (Photos)|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Emily |date=20 December 2015 |work=People|access-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514173409/http://people.com/style/margot-robbie-wedding-photos/ | archive-date=14 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Selleck">{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/suicide-squad-star-margot-robbie-and-director-tom-ackerley-marry-in-secret-ceremony-in-byron-bay/news-story/6669944e097c2cfeb406f8d72a6611e7?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1482197887|title=Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie and director Tom Ackerley marry in secret ceremony in Byron Bay|last1=Selleck|first1=Emily|last2=Simonot|first2=Suzanne|date=19 December 2016|work=Gold Coast Bulletin|access-date=20 December 2016|archive-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701222658/https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/suicide-squad-star-margot-robbie-and-director-tom-ackerley-marry-in-secret-ceremony-in-byron-bay/news-story/6669944e097c2cfeb406f8d72a6611e7?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1482197887|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2024, the couple revealed that they were expecting their first child,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allaire |first=Christian |date=2024-10-09 |title=Margot Robbie's Pregnancy Shoe Is Fashion's Hottest Flat |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/margot-robbie-pregnancy-shoe-alaia-flat |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos from Pregnant Margot Robbie Shows Off Baby Bump on Vacation in Italy |url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/37253/pregnant-margot-robbie-shows-off-baby-bump-on-vacation-in-italy |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=E! Online}}</ref> and Robbie gave birth to a son.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Margot Robbie welcomes first child - reports |url=https://news.sky.com/story/margot-robbie-welcomes-first-child-reports-13247340 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Margot Robbie Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Husband Tom Ackerley |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1405041/margot-robbie-gives-birth-welcomes-first-baby-with-husband-tom-ackerley |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=E! Online}}</ref> As of 2025, they live in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chandra|first1=Jessica|title=Who Is Tom Ackerley? What To Know About Margot Robbie's Reported Husband|url=http://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/margot-robbie-reported-husband-tom-ackerley-information-5376|date=19 December 2016|access-date=8 February 2020|work=Elle|archive-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520084718/http://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/margot-robbie-reported-husband-tom-ackerley-information-5376|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- ! scope="row"| 2001 |''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' | rowspan=3|Student | rowspan=3|Extra |- ! scope="row"|2002 |''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' |- ! scope="row"|2004 |''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' |- ! scope="row" rowspan=3|2011 |''The Hour'' |Floor runner |4 episodes |- |''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' |Crowdrunner | |- |''Big Fat Gypsy Gangster'' | rowspan=2|Floor runner | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=3|2012 |''Now Is Good'' | |- |''Playhouse Presents'' |Third assistant director |Episode: "King of the Teds" |- |''Gambit'' |Floor runner | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=4|2013 |''Trance'' |Set production assistant | |- |''Rush'' |Runner: daily crew | |- |''The Last Days on Mars'' |Third assistant director | |- |''The Borderlands'' |First assistant director | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=4|2014 |''The Two Faces of January'' | rowspan=3|Third assistant director | |- |''Da Vinci's Demons'' |2 episodes |- |''Pride'' | |- |''Everly'' |Second assistant director | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=5|2015 |''Suite Française'' | rowspan=4|Third assistant director | |- |''American Odyssey'' |Footage shot in Morocco |- |''Yussef is Complicated'' |Short film |- |''Spooks: The Greater Good'' | |- |''Macbeth'' |Additional third assistant director | |- ! scope="row"|2016 |''Grimsby'' |Second assistant director | |- ! scope="row"|2017 |''I, Tonya'' | rowspan=5|Producer | |- ! scope="row"|2018 |''Terminal'' | |- ! scope="row"|2019 |''Dreamland'' | |- ! scope="row"|2020 |''Promising Young Woman'' | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2021 |''The Humming of the Beast'' |Short film |- |''Maid'' | rowspan=2|Executive producer | rowspan=2|Miniseries |- ! scope="row"|2022 |''Mike'' |- ! scope="row" rowspan=3|2023 | ''Barbie'' | rowspan=2|Producer | |- |''Boston Strangler'' | |- |''Saltburn'' |Executive producer | |- ! scope="row"|2024 | ''My Old Ass'' | Producer | |- ! scope="row" |2025 |''Borderline'' | Producer | |- ! scope="row" |2026 |''Wuthering Heights'' | Producer | |- ! scope="row"| {{TableTBA}} |''Big Thunder Mountain Railroad'' | Producer | |}
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