Acting chameleon Sir Tom Courtenay, along with Sirs 'Alan Bates . In 1988 he married Isabel Crossley, a stage manager at the Royal Exchange Theatre in London. He has no children from either marriage. In 1999, Sir Tom Courtenay was awarded an honorary doctorate from Hull University and in 2000 published his memoir "Dear Tom: Letters From Home", which earned strong reviews. Knighthood came a year after that.
Subject of the song "Tom Courtenay" by Yo La Tengo.
He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 Queens New Years Honours List for his services to drama.
He was awarded the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Actor for his performance in Moscow Stations.
He was awarded the 1994 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Moscow Stations.
An Associate Member of RADA.
Graduated from RADA.
Was nominated for two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Play): in 1977 for "Otherwise Engaged," and in 1982 for "The Dresser," a part recreated in his Oscar-nominated performance in the film of the same name, The Dresser .
Second cousin of British Actor Paul Popplewell.
(May 2005) Appearing in "The Home Place" by Brian Friel at the Comedy Theatre, London
(January 2010) London, England
Queen Elizabeth noticed Courtneys shyness when she met him at a Buckingham reception during the run of "Doctor Zhivago." The Monarch reportedly remarked, "Look at him, and to think hes just lead a revolution!".
Courtneys agent landed him the Max von Sydow role in "Hawaii" for $90,000 but the actor declined it.
Courtney was offered but rejected the title role in "Jesus of Nazareth" because he disliked the screenplay.
When I go out on stage I like to be aware that there are a lot of women,there. They are generally the loudest laughers.
[on "Doctor Zhivago"] We were all sitting in a horrible hotel in Spain,waiting for snow. In six months, I did only three weeks work. . . Indeed,it was good money, but I felt I should be learning my raft, doing long,speeches, and learning how to go loud and soft, and quick and slow, and,how to keep the audience awake.
