Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis
Welsh actor best known for his role as Dr. Oliver Cousins on the television soap opera, EastEnders who appeared in the series three finale of Doctor Who.
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 November 1978
CityBangor, Wales
actors directors wanted
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor.
tv-shows tvs sometimes
Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.
character giving people
Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.
drama school years
The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing.
drama thinking acting
When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.
actors bigs enjoy
As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me.
names commit enjoyable
If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it has to be something that I know is going to be enjoyable and worth my while. Otherwise, what's the point?
successful knowing decision
One of the big parts of my decision-making process is knowing that when you're signing up for something, you're signing up for multiple seasons, should it be successful, and in theory, you want it to be successful, but you also want to be doing something that you're enjoying.
son past play
Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.
years careers acting
I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing."
area coming familiar kids looked obviously program successful
It's nerve-racking, but exciting. I'm coming back to an area that I'm familiar with. Obviously you're not going to take over a 10-0 team, but I looked for a program that's been successful and the kids want to win, know how to work.
blow good hopefully next ready score
It was kind of good (Friday night) to kind of blow the cobwebs off a little bit, score and play well and hopefully get ready for next week.