Tom Goodman-Hill (born 21 May 1968) is an English actor in film, television, theatre, and radio. He has appeared in several television series, including Spy (2011–2012), Mr Selfridge (2013–2016), Humans (2015–2018), and Baby Reindeer (2024), the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
In 2007, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Sir Lancelot in the original West End production of the musical Spamalot.
Early life and education Tom Goodman-Hill grew up in Northumberland, and was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. He regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Goodman-Hill earned a BA in Drama and English with a teaching qualification from the University of Warwick, where he took an active role in student drama. He spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a full-time acting career.
Career Film In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in The Imitation Game and Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's Everest in 2015. In 2020, Goodman-Hill played Frank Crawley in Ben Wheatley's film of the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca.
Television Goodman-Hill is known for playing Joe Hawkins in Humans. He played the police constable in Ideal. He appeared in the Jonathan Creek episode "Miracle in Crooked Lane" as Jeff, an episode of Murder in Mind, series 5 of BBC One's Hustle as Alfie Baron and as the Reverend Golightly in the Doctor Who episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp".
He has had recurring parts in several comedies, including The Office as Ray, and Broken News. He also appeared as Brick Beckham in time-travelling comedy Goodnight Sweetheart.
In 2008, Goodman-Hill played John Lilburne in Channel 4's period drama, The Devil's Whore. Goodman-Hill can trace his father's family back to Lilburne's Uncle Joseph, through 16 generations.
In 2011, he played Neil Hunter in the drama Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs and in 2011 in Spy. In 2013–2016, Goodman-Hill played Roger Grove in the ITV series Mr Selfridge and Dr Mawsley in The Thirteenth Tale for the BBC. He also appeared in episode 4 of series one of Call the Midwife and as Maurice Jones in a 2014 episode of ITV's Foyle's War entitled "The Russian House". In 2015 he starred in Channel 4's Humans. He has also narrated all current seasons of Ultimate Airport Dubai.
In July 2016, Goodman-Hill played Assistant Commissioner Stone in the BBC's three-part television adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent.
In March 2019, Goodman-Hill played Adam, the husband of Leah, in the ITV drama Cheat.
In February 2020, Goodman-Hill played DI Hewson in the BBC's Inside Number 9 in an episode called "Misdirection".
Goodman-Hill played Darrien O'Connor, a sexual abuser, in Netflix's Baby Reindeer, released in April 2024. His performance earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
In 2026, Goodman-Hill played a minor part in Two Weeks in August, a British drama series created by Catherine Shepherd. Goodman-Hill's wife, Jessica Raine, played the lead character, Zoe.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36118374/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm In a five star review, the Guardian said that Goodman-Hill played his "dreadful" character James "with glee".https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/23/two-weeks-in-august-review-jessica-raine
Advertising Goodman-Hill has been involved in advertisements for television and radio, the most prolific of which being the voice of Tyrannosaurus Alan in a series of four televised advertisements for Volvic mineral water, alongside Matt Berry.
Radio Goodman-Hill has played numerous roles in various BBC Radio 4 productions, including: Jesus in Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke; Anton in The House of Milton Jones, Another Case of Milton Jones and Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!; Ron, the security guard, in Self-Storage; Archie in three series of Hut 33; Claudius in I, Claudius; Martin in the episode "Newcastle" in the third series of Cabin Pressure; Mason in My First Planet, and Søndergaard in the episode "Penguin Diplomacy" in the second series of John Finnemore's Double Acts.
Theatre Goodman-Hill started his professional career in the theatre. He has since appeared in productions such as Pete and Dud: Come Again as Peter Cook and The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union as Eric.
He received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Sir Lancelot (and other roles, mostly those played by John Cleese in the original film Monty Python and the Holy Grail), in the London production of Spamalot.
In 2009, he played Andrew Fastow, the former real-life CFO of Enron in Lucy Prebble's ENRON at Chichester and the Royal Court Theatre. The production transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in January 2010 and in the interim he replaced Mark Gatiss in Darker Shores at the Hampstead Theatre during December 2009. Early in 2017 he appeared as David Owen in Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse.
He is a patron of Scene & Heard, a charity providing theatre-based experiences for young people in Somers Town, London.
Personal life Goodman-Hill's first marriage was to Kerry Bradley; they were a couple for 20 years and had two children togethera son and a daughter, aged 22 and 20 as of March 2019. He started a relationship with actress Jessica Raine, after meeting her during the 2010 National Theatre's production of Earthquakes in London. Goodman-Hill divorced Bradley and married Raine on 30 August 2015; the couple have a child together, born in February 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1996 In Love and War Houston Kenyan 2001 Charlotte Gray Business Man at Party 2002 The One and Only Kitchen Salesman 2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Sanderson Reed 2004 Fat Slags Barry "Baz" Askwith 2005 Festival Dougie MacLachlan 2009 Glorious 39 Director2011 Chalet Girl Les 7 Lives Peter 2014 The Imitation Game Sergeant Staehl Down Dog Dr. Hill 2015 Everest Neal Beidleman 2016 The Truth Commissioner Jake Marston 2017 The Rizen Number 37 2018 Where Hands Touch Wilhelm Warner 2020 Rebecca Frank Crawley 2021 The War Below Hellfire Jack Homebound Richard 2024 Robin and the Hoods Nick 2025 Fackham Hall Inspector Robert Watt
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1990 Coasting Uncredited Episode: "Illuminations" 1994 Licence to Live Policeman TV film 1996 No Bananas Lt. Johnson Episode: "Dunkirk"1999 Goodnight Sweetheart Brick Episode: "Just in Time" People Like Us PC David Knight Episode: "The Police Officer" Jonathan Creek Jeff Episode: "Miracle in Crooked Lane"2000 Border Cafe Max 8 episodes A Dinner of Herbs Hal Roystan 4 episodes2001 Barbara Coggins Episode: "Mate" Murder in Mind David Episode: "Vigilante" Heartbeat Patrick Mason Episode: "Legacies" The Lost World Arthur Hare 2 episodes Combat Sheep TV film2002 Sunday Para H TV film Spooks Nick Thomas (uncredited) Episode: "Looking After Our Own" The Office Ray 3 episodes2003 George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Derek Savage TV film Death in Holy Orders Eric Surtees 2 episodes2004 The Worst Week of My Life Ben 3 episodes Fungus the Bogeyman Tony 3 episodes2005 Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Michael White TV film Murder in Suburbia Doug Bannister Episode: "Witches" Beethoven Anton Schindler Episode: "Faith & Fury" Gideon's Daughter Dent TV film Spoons Various 6 episodes Perfect Day Tom TV film My Family and Other Animals Peter TV film Broken News Joe Reed – Movie NewsGuy Batson – Go Sports 6 episodes 2005–2011 Ideal PC 46 episodes2006 Uncle Max Manager Episode: "Uncle Max Goes Bowling" Green Wing Politician 1 episode Fear of Fanny Dan Farson TV film Perfect Day: The Millennium Tom TV film Perfect Day: The Funeral Tom Miniseries2007 Miss Austen Regrets Mr Lushington MP TV film After You've Gone David Henderson Episode: "And So This Is Christmas"2008 Never Better Richard 6 episodes Lewis Richard Helm Episode: "Music to Die For" Clay Mr Parker TV film Doctor Who Reverend Golightly Episode: "The Unicorn and the Wasp" Midsomer Murders Tristan Balliol Episode: "The Magician's Nephew" The Devil's Whore John Lilburne 4 episodes2009 Hustle Alfie Baron 1 episode Moses Jones DCI Dick Catherwood 3 episodes Free Agents Malcolm 3 episodes The Omid Djalili Show 3 episodes Inspector George Gently Sam Draper Episode: "Gently Through the Mill" Big Top Advert voice-over Episode: "Visa" 2010 Foyle's War Maurice Jones Episode: "The Russian House"2011 Waking the Dead Tristin 2 episodes Candy Cabs Barry O'Sullivan 3 episodes Case Sensitive Steve Harboard 2 episodes Case Histories Neil Hunter 2 episodes Doc Martin Mark Bridge 2 episodes Black Mirror Tom Bilce Episode: "The National Anthem" 2011–2012 Spy Phillip / Philip 18 episodes2012 Call the Midwife David Jones Episode: "Baby Snatcher" The Hollow Crown Sir Stephen Scroop Episode: "Richard II" Dead Boss Tim 6 episodes 2013 The Thirteenth Tale Dr. Mawsley TV film 2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Roger Grove 38 episodes 2015 Residue Keller 3 episodes 2015–2018 Humans Joe Hawkins 24 episodes2016 The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells Father Morton Episode: "The Moth" The Secret Agent AC Stone 3 episodes 2017 Drunk History Episode: "Suffragettes/Agincourt" 2019 Cheat Adam Main role; 4 episodes2020 Silent Witness AC Tim Holloway 2 episodes Inside No. 9 DI Hewson Episode: "Misdirection" Housebound Gavin Burns 1 episode Soulmates Doug Episode: "The (Power) Ballad of Caitlin Jones" 2022 Anne Jack Straw 1 episode 2024 Baby Reindeer Darrien O'Connor 2 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 2026 Lord of the Flies Naval Officer Episode: "Ralph"
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Hidden & Dangerous 2 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Peter Pettigrew 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Shinobido: Way of the Ninja Zaji 'The Hawk' English version 2008 Viking: Battle for Asgard 2009 Killzone 2 Additional Helghast voices 2011 The Last Story Asthar Killzone 3 Helghast Soldiers 2012 ZombiU Dr. Peter Knight 2013 Soul Sacrifice Additional voices Ryse: Son of Rome 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Damien English version 2016 Battlefield 1
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