Filmmaker Thomas George Hooper is a British-Australian who was born on October 5, 1972.
Hooper started making short movies while he was a youngster, and in 1992, Channel 4 aired his first professional short, Painted Faces. Hooper directed plays and television commercials while attending Oxford University.
Following his graduation, he worked as a director on British television’s Quayside, Byker Grove, EastEnders, and Cold Feet episodes. The acclaimed BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate (2001) and Daniel Deronda (2002), as well as the 2003 relaunch of ITV’s Prime Suspect series, starring Helen Mirren, were all directed by Tobe Hooper in the 2000s.
Before directing Helen Mirren once more in the Company Pictures/HBO Films historical drama Elizabeth I (2005), Hooper made his feature film debut with Red Dust (2004), a British drama starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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Hooper attended Westminster School and Highgate School for his education. His Highgate English and acting teacher, former Royal Shakespeare Company actor Roger Mortimer, who put on a yearly school production, was what initially sparked his interest in acting.