Tom Ellis is an Welsh actor who is best recognized for his portrayal in the role of Gary Preston in the British sitcom ‘Miranda’ as well as Lucifer Morningstar as part of the American series “Lucifer. He is a popular actor both in the British as well as the American entertainment industry. The actor was raised in Cardiff, Wales to a music teacher and a Baptist minister, Ellis grew up alongside three sisters. In his time of school the Sheffield’s High Storrs School, and during that time, he performed in the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra. Later, he did his BA in Dramatic Studies at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He got his first acting job professionally at 22 years old and has since appeared in numerous British and American television series. On the other side of the screen, Ellis is a simple man, and father of three gorgeous girls. He is currently married to the director Meaghan Oppenheimer. In the past, he was married to English actor and Narrator Tamzin Outhwaite. In his spare moments, the actor loves dancing, music and golf.
Career
Tom Ellis’s net worth is $8 million. He is popularly known for portraying the role of Lucifer Morningstar in the popular Fox Urban series titled Lucifer. Tom Ellis made his acting debut on the TV series ‘Kiss Me Kate’. In 2001 Tom Ellis was selected to play Frank Bennett in the drama “Nice Guy Eddie” and was also in the television film “The Life and Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby’. Then came his role in the drama films ‘I’ll Always Be There and Vera Drake. From 2005 until in 2006 the actor performed the character of Justyn in the show ‘No Angels the Comedy-Drama Series which follows characters like a medical assistant and three nurses within Leeds. Leeds. In this period as well, he appeared in the series “EastEnders” and “The Catherine Tate Show’.
In 2007 Ellis was in a show called ‘Doctor Who’ playing Tom Milligan. In the next year, he appeared in the role of Zak in the movie Miss Conception. The film starred Heather Graham, the series is about an unlucky woman who discovers that she has one month left to have a baby. When her boyfriend of a long time moves to an island that is remote for job, she is forced to look for other options to get pregnant. The year 2009 saw him was a part of in the ensemble of British sitcom “Miranda”. In 2009, the actor also appeared in the comedy show “Monday Monday’. Then came his part on the drama series ‘Rush’ , in which he played”Dr. William Rush.
Since the year 2016, Ellis has been playing the character as Lucifer Morningstar in Fox’s urban detective series, a fantasy, called “Lucifer”. The year 2018 was the first time he performed the role of a voice actor in an episode of the show ‘Family Guy’. In the year 2019, he appeared in the role of the character Dr. Todd in the satirical romantic comedy film “Isn’t It Romantic’. The film earned more than $48 million, despite an estimated budget of $31 million.
Family & Personal Life
Tom Ellis was born on 17 November 1978 in Cardiff, Wales, UK to Christopher John Ellis and Marilyn Jean. He has one twin sister named Lucy along with two other siblings, Annwen as well as Naomi. The father of one of the sisters and his mother have been Baptist ministers. The uncle of his, Robert Ellis, serves as the principal of Regent’s Park College, Oxford.
Ellis attended High Storrs School and later was a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In terms of his romantic life Ellis was engaged to the actress Tamzin Outhwaite. They had two children prior to breaking up in 2014. The actor also has a daughter who is with his former lover, Estelle Morgan. In the year 2019 the actor proposed to producer of the TV show Meaghan Oppenheimer.
