Tom Hooper

Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is a British-Australian film director. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.

Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, ''Painted Faces'', broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, he directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of ''Quayside'', ''Byker Grove'', ''EastEnders'', and ''Cold Feet'' on British television. In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas ''Love in a Cold Climate'' (2001) and ''Daniel Deronda'' (2002), as well as the 2003 revival of ITV's ''Prime Suspect'' series. He gained acclaim for directing the HBO projects ''Elizabeth I'' (2005), ''Longford'' (2006), and ''John Adams'' (2008), the former of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie.

Hooper made his feature film debut with the British drama ''Red Dust'' (2004) followed by the sports drama ''The Damned United'' (2009). He directed the historical drama ''The King's Speech'' (2010) which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He followed up with the musical epic ''Les Misérables'' (2012), and the romantic drama ''The Danish Girl'' (2015), the later of which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. He directed the 2019 live-action adaptation of the musical ''Cats'', for which he won three Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director, Worst Picture, and Worst Screenplay. That same year he directed two episodes of the HBO fantasy series ''His Dark Materials'' (2019). Provided by Wikipedia