Actor
Tom Stoppard
July 3, 1937 · Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation.
Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88.
Notable work
Often works with
Bernard Hill
3 titles together
Squaring the Circle, Professional Foul, BBC2 Play of the Week
Tom Wilkinson
2 titles together
Shakespeare in Love, Squaring the Circle
Rupert Everett
2 titles together
Shakespeare in Love, Parade's End
Clive Swift
2 titles together
Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC2 Play of the Week
Ciaran Madden
2 titles together
The Dog It Was That Died, On the Razzle
John Woodvine
2 titles together
The Dog It Was That Died, Squaring the Circle
Full filmography · 22
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
Writer
2022
Arcadia
Writer
2018
The Merchant of Venice
Writer
2005
The Invention of Love
Writer
2001
Shakespeare in Love
Writer
19986.8
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Director and Writer
19916.9Largo Desolato
Writer
1990
The Dog It Was That Died
Writer
1989
Squaring the Circle
Writer
1984
On the Razzle
Writer
1983
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Writer
1979
Professional Foul
Writer
1977