{{Short description|English actor}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person |name = Tom Wisdom |image = |caption = Wisdom at the 2014 Comic-Con International |birth_name = Thomas Anthony Wisdom |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|2|18}} |birth_place = Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK |occupation = Actor |yearsactive = 1994–present |alma_mater = Taunton's College, Academy Drama School}}
'''Tom Wisdom''' (born 18 February 1973) is an English actor of theatre, film, and television. His performing roles include Astinos in the film ''300'' and the Archangel Michael in the television series ''Dominion''.
==Career== On television, Wisdom played Tom Ferguson in the long-running soap ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2000), Ivor Claire in the Evelyn Waugh adaptation ''Sword of Honour'' (2001), Stephen Clarke in the thriller ''Suspicion'' (2003) and Marco Bailey in Sky One's airline drama ''Mile High'' (2003–04). Other television work includes ''Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show'', ''Children of the New Forest'', ''Wycliffe'' and ''Blackhearts in Battersea''. In early 2010, Wisdom starred in an episode of Agatha Christie's ''Poirot''. He had a one-episode guest role in NBC's ''Hannibal'' as Antony Dimmond in 2015. Wisdom also starred as the archangel Michael in SyFy Channel's ''Dominion'', which began airing in June 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/syfys-dominion-survivng-the-post-apocalypse-with-some-low-rent-angels/2014/06/18/e7670e40-f64f-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html|title=SyFy's 'Dominion': Survivng [sic] the post-apocalypse with some low-rent angels|date=18 June 2014|work=Washington Post|accessdate=30 September 2020}}</ref> and was renewed for a second (and final) season which concluded on 1 October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/dominion-canceled-after-2-seasons-1201579933/|title='Dominion' Canceled After 2 Seasons By Syfy|date=13 October 2015|work=Deadline|accessdate=30 September 2020}}</ref>
Wisdom's notable known roles in theatre include ''Journey's End'' (UK tour, 2005) as Stanhope and Guy Bennett in Julian Mitchell's ''Another Country'' (Arts Theatre, 2000). Wisdom created and subsequently played the role of Steven Carter in Patrick Wilde's 1994 play ''What's Wrong With Angry?''.
Wisdom's films include his role as Ryan in ''Hey Mr DJ'' (2003), Astinos in ''300'' (2007),<ref name="Deadline">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/actor-tom-wisdom-set-for-romeo-and-juliet-224202/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214040918/http://deadline.com/2012/02/actor-tom-wisdom-set-for-romeo-and-juliet-224202/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2016|title=Tom Wisdom Set For 'Romeo and Juliet'|date=1 February 2012|work=Deadline|accessdate=30 September 2020}}</ref> and as 'Midnight' Mark in the 2009 film ''The Boat That Rocked''. Other film roles were in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'' (2008), ''The Lightkeepers'' (2010), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2013),<ref name=Deadline/> and as Douglas Talbot in ''Soulmate'' (2013).
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Title ! Year ! Role !Type !Notes |- |''Good King Wenceslas'' |1994 |Jan Turek |TV Movie | |- |''Black Hearts in Battersea'' |1996 |Fothers |TV Series |4 Episodes |- |''Wycliffe'' |1996 |Neil Pender |TV Series |Episode "Last Judgement" |- |''Escape to Somerset'' |1998 |Matthew |Short | |- |''Wavelength'' |1998 |Russell |TV Series |Episode "Cartoon Boyfriend" |- |''Children of the New Forest'' |1998 |Edward Beverly |TV Movie | |- |''Coronation Street'' | 1999–2000 | Tom Ferguson |TV Series | |- |''Brand Spanking New Show'' |2000 |Various roles |TV Series |5 Episodes |- |''Sword of Honour'' |2001 |Ivor Clare |TV Movie | |- |''Suspicion'' |2003 |Stephen Clarke |TV Movie |2 Episodes |- |''Hey Mr DJ'' |2003 |Ryan |Film | |- |''Mile High'' |2003–05 |Marco Bailey |TV Series | |- |''300'' |2006 |Astinos |Film | |- |''Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles'' |2008 |Gabriel |TV Movie | |- |''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'' |2008 |Ian |Film | |- |''The Boat That Rocked'' |2009 |'Midnight' Mark, DJ |Film |Also known by the title "Pirate Radio." |- |''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' |2010 |Oliver Manders |TV Series |Episode "Three Act Tragedy" |- |''The Lightkeepers'' |2010 |John Brown / Russell Brooks |Film | |- |''Above Suspicion'' |2012 |Scott Meyers |TV Series |2 Episodes |- |''Romeo and Juliet'' |2013 |Count Paris |Film | |- |''Soulmate'' |2013 |Douglas Talbot |Film | |- |''Eternal Return'' |2013 |Henry |Short | |- |''Dominion'' |2014–2015 |Michael |TV Series | |- |''Hannibal'' |2015 |Antony Dimmond |TV Series |Episode "Antipasto" |- |''Molly Moon And The Incredible Book Of Hypnotism'' |2015 |Charlie Cooper |Film | |- |''Bones'' |2016 |Chadwick Grey |TV Series |Episode "The Jewel In The Crown" |- |''Endeavour'' |2018 |Gerard Pickman |TV Series |Episode "Muse" |- |''Interference'' |2018 |Marcus |Film | |- |''Avengers: Endgame'' |2019 |Loki Reader |Film | |- |''Enemy Lines'' |2020 |Sergeant Will Davidson |Film | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0936300}}
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