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.
Tom Hooper Siblings: Meet Rachel Byrne and Ben Hooper
On October 5, 1972, in London, Thomas George Hooper was born. Richard, his father, is a British-born businessman. Meredith Jean, his mother, is an Australian-born author. Ben Hooper is his brother, while Rachel Hooper is his sister.Hooper had his early schooling at the “Highgate School” and the “Westminster School.” He read a book about direction when he was 12 years old, and it completely captivated him. When Hooper was 13 years old, he produced his first short film. The book was called “Runaway Dog,” and it was about a dog.