Tom Lister

Tom Lister (born 21 June 1978 in Ingleton, North Yorkshire) is an English actor who is best known for his portrayal of villain Carl King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2004–12).

Personal life

Lister was born Thomas Brown but took on his mother's maiden name when acting professionally to avoid confusion with another actor going by the name Tom Brown. He is married to a primary school teacher and they have two sons. He has also remained friends with the actors who played his brothers on-screen Nick Miles and Matt Healy. He is a devout Christian.

Acting career

He studied at Birmingham School of Acting (BSA) for three years, pursuing his dream of being an actor and graduated in 2001. He made his acting debut in 1999 playing a small part as a Sales Office Team Member and went onto appear in such television series as Heartbeat, Doctors and The Bill. In February 2004 he got his big break when he debuted on the British soap opera Emmerdale playing Carl King a role which he maintained until his departure from the serial on 18 October 2012, following eight years, after his character was murdered in the show's 40th Anniversary live episode (17 October 2012).

Tom Lister (rugby union)

Thomas Norman Lister (born 27 October 1943) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1968 and 1971. His position of choice was flanker.

Born in Ashburton in 1943, Lister was educated at Temuka Primary School and then Waitaki Boys' High School, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1960.

Career

Lister was selected for South Canterbury in his first year playing senior rugby in 1962.

He moved to Wellington in 1964 to further his chances of making the All Blacks. He linked up with Terry McCashin (who would also become an All Black) to play for Wellington's Athletic club and both worked for a time as rubbish collectors, which helped them become "superbly fit".

He made his debut for the All Blacks on 15 June 1968 against Australia in Sydney. He played in both tests in his first All Black tour, to Australia in 1968. He also played two tests against Wales in 1969 and two more against South Africa in 1970. His final international match was in the fourth test against the 1971 Lions, ending his All Black career with a try. In his All Black career he played a total of 26 games, with eight of them being test matches. He totalled 33 points (11 tries), scoring two tries in test matches.