Tom Cullen Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Tom Cullen is a Welsh actor and director who is best known for portraying roles such as Russell in Weekend, Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in Downton Abbey, Thomas Seymour in Becoming Elizabeth, and Sir Landry in Knightfall. He has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as The Last Days on Mars, Desert Dancer, The Other Half, Black Mountain Poets, A Hundred Streets, Castle in the Ground, Souls of Totality, Pink Wall, My Happy Ending, Banged Up Abroad, Pen Talar, The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Orphan Black, The Five, and many more. For his acting skills, Tom has been honored with numerous awards such as the British Independent Film Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Born Name

Thomas Osborne Cullen

Nick Name

Tom, Ozzy

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Aberystwyth, Wales

Nationality

Education

Tom spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School.

Before pursuing an acting career, he was involved in music. He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with First Class Honours degree in Acting after spending a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Occupation

Actor, writer, director

Family

• Father – is a writer by profession.
• Mother – is a writer too.
• Siblings – Joseph Cullen (Brother), Ruth Cullen (Sister)

Manager

Tom Cullen is repped by –

• Scott Marshall Partners Ltd
• United Agents Ltd.
• William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 1 in or 185 cm

Weight

83 kg or 183 pounds

Girlfriend / Spouse

Tom Cullen has dated –

• Tatiana Maslany (2011) – Canadian actress, Tatiana Gabrielle Maslany met Maslany while filming the Channel 4 miniseries World Without End in 2011. They reside together in Los Angeles, California now.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He has Irish ancestry on his father’s side and is of English descent on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Towering height

Best Known For

Playing a role in the award-winning independent film Weekend (2011) and as Viscount Gillingham in the television series Downton Abbey from 2013 to 2014.

First Film

Cullen’s first movie was Cravings released in 2006 wherein he played the role of Jason.

First TV Show

In 2010, Tom had a guest appearance in the TV series Banged Up Abroad as Yoram.

Tom Cullen Favorite Things

• Actor – Tom Cruise
• TV Show – Fawlty Towers, The Office
• TV Character – Violet, Lady Grantham of Downtown
• Outfit – Green tweed suit
• Word – Lush

Source – Vanity Fair, Wet Paint, Express

Tom Cullen Facts

1. As shared in one of his interviews with Vanity fair, the actor tends to get very cold and shaky when nervous, which is quite a funny manifestation of his being nervous.
2. Cullen’s maternal side hails from a posh background whereas the paternal side is of working class, hence it gives him an interesting mix of both the backgrounds.
3. In 2009, Tom co-founded the Welsh company Undeb Theatre.
4. Tom was included on ‘Screen International Stars of Tomorrow’ list in 2011.
5. Cullen was named the Best Actor by The International Cinephile Society, in 2012.

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