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He played Elias in [[Annie Baker]]’s award-winning play ”[[John (play)|John]]” at the National Theatre. He portrayed [[Mercutio]] in Headlong’s adaptation of ”[[Romeo and Juliet]]”. In 2019, he played a mocking myth-teller in [[Caryl Churchill]]’s ”[[Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.]].” at London’s Royal Court.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Stage|title=Stage Directions: Tom Mothersdale – ‘The part I’d really like to play hasn’t been written yet’|accessdate=12 October 2025|url= |
He played Elias in [[Annie Baker]]’s award-winning play ”[[John (play)|John]]” at the National Theatre. He portrayed [[Mercutio]] in Headlong’s adaptation of ”[[Romeo and Juliet]]”. In 2019, he played a mocking myth-teller in [[Caryl Churchill]]’s ”[[Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.]].” at London’s Royal Court.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Stage|title=Stage Directions: Tom Mothersdale – ‘The part I’d really like to play hasn’t been written yet’|accessdate=12 October 2025|url= |
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https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/stage-directions-tom-mothersdale–the-part-id-really-like-to-play-hasnt-been-written-yet |date=25 June 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he played Richard III at the [[Bristol Old Vic]], having previously played the role at [[Alexandra Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Wyver|date=7 March 2019|website=The Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/07/richard-iii-review-tom-mothersdale-bristol-old-vic|title= |
https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/stage-directions-tom-mothersdale–the-part-id-really-like-to-play-hasnt-been-written-yet |date=25 June 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he played Richard III at the [[Bristol Old Vic]], having previously played the role at [[Alexandra Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Wyver|date=7 March 2019|website=The Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/07/richard-iii-review-tom-mothersdale-bristol-old-vic|title= |
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Richard III review – Tom Mothersdale hypnotises as the unhinged overlord |accessdate=12 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.westendtheatre.com/61401/news/tom-mothersdale-to-star-in-richard-iii-at-alexandra-palace/|website=Westendtheatre|date=12 October 2018|accessdate=12 October 2025|title= Tom Mothersdale to star in Richard III at Alexandra Palace |
Richard III review – Tom Mothersdale hypnotises as the unhinged overlord |accessdate=12 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.westendtheatre.com/61401/news/tom-mothersdale-to-star-in-richard-iii-at-alexandra-palace/|website=Westendtheatre|date=12 October 2018|accessdate=12 October 2025|title= Tom Mothersdale to star in Richard III at Alexandra Palace |
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Tom Mothersdale is an English stage, television and film actor.
Career
From Storrington in West Sussex, he became interested in acting whilst at school and studied acting at Rose Bruford College.[1]
Stage
He appeared as Tinker in Sarah Kane’s Cleansed at the Royal National Theatre in 2016, and in Robert Alan Evans play in The Woods at London’s Royal Court Theatre alongside Lesley Sharp and Finn Bennett.[2][3]
He played Elias in Annie Baker‘s award-winning play John at the National Theatre. He portrayed Mercutio in Headlong’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. In 2019, he played a mocking myth-teller in Caryl Churchill‘s Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.. at London’s Royal Court.[1] In 2019, he played Richard III at the Bristol Old Vic, having previously played the role at Alexandra Palace.[4][5] Like the character in the play, Mothersdale has scoliosis.[6]
Film and television
His television credits include Culprits (2023) and Bodies (2023). In 2024, he could be seen in the BBC One adaptation of Hilary Mantel historical novel Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, portraying Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich.[7][8] That year, he was cast in the British horror film Black Noise alongside by Kate Phillips
and Aidan Gillen.[9]
References
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