Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

  • Born: 1937-2-25
  • Birthplace: United Kingdom, England, Humberside, Hull
  • Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Representative Works: Forty-five years
  • Tom Courtenay (Tom Courtenay), born on February 25, 1937 in Humberside, England, is an actor.
    In 2000, Courtenay was awarded the title of jazz in recognition of his continuous contribution to the screen and stage. In 2015, with " Forty-Five Years ", he won the best actor at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival .

    Early Experience

    From a working-class family   , he was encouraged to engage in acting in high school. After that, he entered University College London to study English and soon received training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
    Extended Reading

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner quotes

    • Colin Smith: The best thing to do is be cunning and stay where you are. I'm going to let them think they've got me house trained, but they never will, the bastards. To get me beat, they'll have to stick a rope around my neck.

    • Colin Smith: It's not that I don't like work. It's just that I don't like the idea of slaving me guts out so the bosses can get all the profits. Seems all wrong to me.