Edmund Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor. He is the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard.
Early life Stoppard was born on 16 September 1974 in London, England, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard (née Stern), an author and physician. Both of his parents were Jewish, but he was raised in a secular household. He attended Caldicott School, and Stowe School, a boarding school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. His parents divorced when he was 18, with his father entering into a long-term relationship with actress Felicity Kendal. He read French at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1997,Ed Stoppard University of Edinburgh. Accessed on 2 February 2020 and later trained at LAMDA.
His first cousin is the former politician Oona King, Baroness King of Bow and his first cousin, once removed, was politician Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton.
Career Stoppard's film credits include appearing as one of the main characters in The Pianist, Henryk Szpilman. He also starred as the main character, Thomas, in Joy Division, and as Lieutenant Addis in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
In 2007 he played the title role in the BBC's drama-documentary Tchaikovsky: Fortune and Tragedy.Tchaikovsky on the BBC TimeOut. 24 January 2007 In 2008 Stoppard returned to the stage in the Hampstead Theatre production of Amy Rosenthal's D. H. Lawrence biodrama On the Rocks, alongside Nick Caldecott and Charlotte Emmerson.
In 2010 he was cast in the role of Sir Hallam Holland in the 2010 BBC sequel to Upstairs, Downstairs. He also appeared in Any Human Heart, the Channel Four mini-series adaptation of William Boyd's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, alongside Matthew Macfadyen.
Stoppard was cast as Adrien Deume, a Swiss diplomat, Ariane's husband, in a screen version of Albert Cohen's novel Belle du Seigneur. He appeared in two television docudramas: playing Hans Litten in The Man Who Crossed Hitler, and Alan Turing in Britain's Greatest Codebreaker. Later that year Stoppard starred in British independent feature film Papadopoulos & Sons in which he played banking mogul Rob. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013. In 2013 he appeared alongside David Tennant and Emily Watson in the BBC miniseries, The Politician's Husband. From 2017 he played King Philip IV of France in the historical fiction series, Knightfall.Why 'Knightfall' Star Ed Stoppard Was 'Happy' to See His Character Kill [Spoiler] in Season Finale (Exclusive) Entertainment Tonight. 7 February 2018
He plays the role of Director of Stability in Brave New World, a 2020 American sci-fi dystopian drama series on the streaming service Peacock. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley.
In 2026, Stoppard won the Best Director award at the Prague Independent Film Festival for his directorial debut, the short film The Confession.
Stage Stoppard's stage credits include the title role in English Touring Theatre's 2005 Hamlet, alongside Anita Dobson (which also ran at the New Ambassadors Theatre) in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and Konstantin in Chekhov's The Seagull at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003. His West End credits include Tom Wingfield in a 2007 revival of The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Theatre, and the British premiere of Wit. He appeared in a revival of Arcadia, written by his father, at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in June 2009 alongside Samantha Bond and Neil Pearson. He played Valentine Coverly. In early 2012, he played the role of Peter in the Trafalgar Studios' production of the Francois Archambault play The Leisure Society.
In 2020 Stoppard appeared in Leopoldstadt, a play by his father, Tom Stoppard at the Wyndham's Theatre, London. The play is set among the Jewish community of Vienna in the first half of the 20th century and follows the lives of "a prosperous Jewish family who had fled the pogroms in the East".
Personal life He and his wife Amie (née Stamp), a niece of Terence Stamp, met while working behind the scenes on the film Rogue Trader. They have three daughters.Ed Stoppard: Why I fell in love with Italy's stunning Venice Daily Express, 23 September 2017
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2000 Von Sackville-Bagg2002 Henryk Summer Things Rick Original title: Embrassez qui vous voudrez 2005 Animal Sebastien Delnick 2006 Joy Division Thomas (older) 2007 Fugitive Pieces Ben (adult) 2008 Brideshead Revisited Bridey Flyte2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Lieutenant Addis Scooterman Scooterman aka Gerald Jones Short film2012 Papadopoulos & Sons Rob Branded Misha Galkin A Grand Affair Adrien Deume 2014 Blackwood Ben Marshall Cryptic Steve Stevens2015 Youth Julian Angelica Dr. Joseph Barton Ruby Strangelove Young Witch Ted 2018 Genesis President James T. Pope 2019 Judy Interviewer 2022 The Princess The King2023 Surprised by Oxford Dr. Condorston Golda Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Relic Hunter Laurent Halezan Episode: "A Good Year"2001 Queen of Swords Ambassador Ramirez Episode: "The Emissary" Murder in Mind James Hillier Episode: "Sleeper"2003 In Search of the Brontës Monsieur Heger Mini-series Ferrari Ferrari's alter ego TV film2005 Empire Sebastianus 2 episodes Captain Charlie May TV film 2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Josephus Episode: "Rebellion"2007 Conrad McCaffrey Episode: "Limbo" Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky A two-part BBC drama documentaryBBC broadcasts unprecedented celebration across television and radio in The Tchaikovsky Experience, 13 December 2006 accessed 5 November 2025. Agatha Christie's Marple Stanislaw Malinowski Episode: "At Bertram's Hotel" 2009 Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution Herault TV documentary film 2010 Any Human Heart Ben Leeping (older) 4 episodes 2010–2012 Upstairs, Downstairs Sir Hallam Holland 9 episodes2011 Zen Vincenzo Fabri Mini-series The Man Who Crossed Hitler Hans Litten TV film Britain's Greatest Codebreaker Alan Turing Docudrama2013 Silent Witness James Embleton Episodes: "Legacy - Part 1", "Legacy - Part 2" The Politician's Husband Bruce Babbish 3 episodes Mandela: The Prison Years Richard Stengel TV film 2014 Cilla Brian Epstein 3 episodes 2015 The Musketeers Doctor Lemay 5 episodes 2015–2016 Home Fires Will Campbell 12 episodes (2 series) 2015–2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles Lord Daniel Hervey 9 episodes (2 series) 2016 The Crown Tony Longdon Episode: "Gelignite" 2017 1066: A Year to Conquer England William the Conqueror Docudrama 2017–2018Genius Paul Éluard / Hans Albert Einstein 3 episodes 2017–2019 Knightfall Philip IV of France 18 episodes (2 seasons)2019 Trackers Lucas Becker 5 episodes The Importance of Being Oscar Various TV film2020 The Remote Read Matron Episode: "A Separate Peace" Brave New World Director of Stability 4 episodes 2022 The Undeclared War Richard Marston 4 episodes2023 Hapless Jon Teller Season 2, episode 4: "The Donor" The Great American Ambassador Episode: "Choose Your Weapon" 2024 Franklin John Jay 2 episodes 2025 Mo Ambassador Episode: "Oso Palestino (the Palestinian Bear)"
Video game Year Title Role Notes 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Benjamin Hornigold
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