Tom Hooper's full name is Thomas George Hooper. Hooper is best known worldwide as a British filmmaker. Under his strict guidance, such masterpieces of cinema were filmed as “Damned United,” “The King Says!”, “A Girl from Denmark”. About the life and creative work of the director can be found in this article.
Short biography of Tom Hooper
A film director was born in the capital of England - London on October 1, 1972. The director's father is Richard Hooper, and his mother is Meredith Hooper. The future cinema figure grew up in a wealthy family, since his mother was a popular writer in Australia, and his father had his successful business in England. In addition to writing, Meredith also taught children.
During his childhood years, Hooper managed to get an education in total in two schools: Highgate School, as well as Westminster School. Tom Hooper since childhood was fond of cinema much more than his peers. Already a thirteen-year-old teenager, he made his first short film, which he called Painted Faces. With the shooting, the Bolex ms 16 mm camera helped him a lot. The boy got this technological novelty as a gift from a caring uncle. The film was shot so well that in 1992 it was officially shown on TV on Channel 4. Of course, Tom could not have achieved such success if his creation had not been financed by a man known as Paul Wayland.
Work in the cinema
In 2009, one of the first films shot by Hooper at the age of majority was released - “Damned United.” In the center of the plot of this film (partly documentary) is the football team Leeds United.
A year later, Tom made another feature film, which turned out to be the best among his works, and thanks to which Hooper gained great fame around the world. It's about the movie "The King Speaks!" The plot of this story unfolds around King George VI, who is to ascend to the throne. This film project has received four Oscars for its entire existence. One of them was awarded in the nomination "Best Film". At the same time, Tom Hooper received an Oscar in the nomination for Best Director.
However, this is not all. All in the same 2011 film "The King Speaks!" was also nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA. However, later Tom’s other work was nominated for 8 Oscars. It was the movie Les Miserables made by Hooper in 2012.
Director's career
All this allows Tom Hooper to carry the status of one of the best directors of our time. It’s immediately clear that the man has great talent and, fortunately, he did not abandon it, but began to actively develop it, which is why he managed to create great films that many movie lovers are still happy to watch.
The only thing that upsets the fans of the director is that the number of works by Tom is very small. Despite this, almost all of them have become successful and popular among viewers. Many fans of the director want to see Tom Hooper as an actor in their own films, but at the moment he prefers to stay on the other side of the screen.