Ed Stoppard

Edmund "Ed" Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor.

Early life

Stoppard was born in London, England, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and physician/author Miriam Stoppard (née Stern), through whom he is related to former MP Oona King.

Both of his parents were from Jewish families. He was educated at Caldicott School, Stowe School and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He studied French at Edinburgh University and then trained at LAMDA.

Career

His film credits include starring as one of the main characters in The Pianist, Henryk Szpilman. He also starred as the main character, Thomas, in Joy Division and as Lieutenant Addis in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.

His stage credits include the title role in English Touring Theatre's 2005 Hamlet alongside Anita Dobson (which also ran at the New Ambassadors Theatre) in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Konstantin in Chekhov's The Seagull at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003. His West End credits include Tom Wingfield in a 2007 revival of The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Theatre and the British premiere of Wit.