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Thomas Bateman

Thomas Jonathan Batemanis a British actor, best known for his roles as Giuliano de' Medici in the Starz historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), Matt Pierce in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story(2023-), and as Bouc in the film Murder on the Orient Express (2017)[2] and its sequel Death on the Nile (2022).

Early life

Bateman was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, to a music teacher father and primary-school teacher mother. He has 12 siblings, including a twin brother named Merlin.

Bateman studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he appeared in a production of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant. He later joined Kenneth Branagh's company at the Garrick Theatre, where he acted alongside Judi Dench in The Winter's Tale.

Personal life

Since 2017, Bateman has been in a relationship with actress Daisy Ridley, whom he met on the set of Murder on the Orient Express. In January 2023, during her promotion of Sometimes I Think About Dying at the Sundance Film Festival, Ridley confirmed that she and Bateman had married.

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