Tom Ward

British film, stage and television actor

"Tom Ward (actor)" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas Ward (actor). For other similarly named people, see Thomas Ward (disambiguation).

Tom Ward

Born|  (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971 (age 54)[1]

Swansea, Wales

Citizenship| United Kingdom
Alma mater| Lincoln College, Oxford
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1991–present
Spouse|

* Emily Hohler

(m. 2001)​

Children| 3

Tom Ward (born 11 January 1971) is a Welsh-born British film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Harry Cunningham in the long-running BBC crime drama series Silent Witness from 2002 to 2012.[2][3]

## Early life

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Ward was born in Swansea in Wales. He attended Dragon School in Oxford and The King's School in Canterbury.[4][5] He then studied at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford.[4]

## Career

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In 1998, he played the role of George Osborne in the BBC miniseries Vanity Fair, an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name.[6]

In 2000, he appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Anna Karenina, an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name.[6]

In 2002, Ward joined the sixth season of the BBC forensic drama series Silent Witness. His character, a forensic pathology student, trained under the direction of the series protagonist Sam Ryan (Amanda Burton).[7] He stayed with the series until series 15 in 2012, when his character relocated to New York.[7]

He also featured in the Doctor Who Christmas special "The Snowmen" at the end of 2012.[8] He also appeared in Death in Paradise in early 2013.[citation needed]

In December 2013, Ward played Colonel Fitzwilliam in a BBC television adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley.[9]

In December 2015, he appeared in Harry Price: Ghost-Hunter, an ITV drama, alongside Rafe Spall and Cara Theobald.[citation needed]

## Personal life

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He married Emily Hohler, a journalist and nutritional therapist, in 2001. They have three children together.[10]

## Filmography

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Film and television  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1991  | Lethal Justice | Bartel  |
1991  | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Athenian  | TV series, episode: "Theseus & the Minotaur"
1995  | Pride and Prejudice | Lt. Chamberlayne  | TV series, episode 1.2
1996  | Island | Dominic  | TV series, regular cast member
1996  | Public Enemies | Paymaster  |
1996  | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Lemuel  | TV film
1998  | Vanity Fair | George Osborne  | TV mini-series
1999  | Plunkett & Macleane | Backbench Heckler  |
1999  | Warriors | Capt. Richard Gurney  | TV serial
2000  | Anna Karenina | Yashvin  |
2000  | Quills | The Horseman  |
2001  | Love in a Cold Climate | Alfred  | TV mini-series
2001  | The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells | H. G. Wells | TV mini-series
2001  | Midsomer Murders | Tristan Goodfellow  | TV series, episode: "Destroying Angel"
2001  | The Lost World | Lord John Phillip Roxton  | TV film
2001  | Red Cap | Capt. Dominic Railton  |
2002  | The Heart of Me | Kevin Brown  | Short film
2002–2012[11] | Silent Witness | Dr. Harry Cunningham  | TV series, regular cast member
2003  | Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | Roland  | TV film
2004  | Hawking | Roger Penrose | TV film
2007  | Instinct | Ian Stanford  | TV film
2010  | Marple: The Pale Horse | Captain Cottam  | TV film
2012  | Doctor Who | Captain Latimer  | 2012 Christmas Special, "The Snowmen"
2013  | Death in Paradise | Alex Seymour  | 1 episode
2013  | Death Comes to Pemberley | Colonel Fitzwilliam  | TV mini-series
2015–2017  | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Sir Robert Peel | TV series
2015  | Harry Price: Ghost Hunter | Edward Goodwin  | TV film
2017–2021  | Abandoned Engineering | Narrator  | TV series
2023–2024  | Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich | Narrator  | TV series

## References

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1. ^ Tom Ward TV Insider. Retrieved on 12 September 2024
2. ^ "Dead end: Silent Witness star Tom Ward quits as hunk Harry after 10 years", Mirror, 6 August 2012. Accessed 8 March 2013
3. ^ Tom Ward talks about his character Dr. Harry Cunningham BBC. 23 December 2010
4. ^ a b TV star signs up for concert Oxford Mail. 22 November 2011
5. ^ Tom Ward TVSA. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
6. ^ a b Tom Ward BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
7. ^ a b Silent Witness: Why did Tom Ward leave as Harry Cunningham? Daily Express. 24 May 2022
8. ^ Tom Ward talks about his character, Captain Latimer BBC. Retrieved on 11 September 2024
9. ^ "Death Comes to Pemberley: episode 2, BBC One, review", 27 Dec 2013. Accessed 30 December 2013
10. ^ I USED TO FALL IN LOVE EVERY 45 MINUTES.. BUT BECOMING A DAD CHANGED MY LIFE Sunday People. 26 September 2004
11. ^ "Tom Ward quits 'Silent Witness' – TV News". Digital Spy. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

## External links

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* Tom Ward at IMDb

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*[m.]: married