Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Known for
Writing
Born
July 3, 1937
Died
November 29, 2025 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Zlín, Czechoslovakia

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Stoppard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Filmography

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Movie · Screenplay

2022
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt poster

National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

Movie · Writer

2020
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

Movie · Writer

2018
Arcadia poster

Arcadia

Movie · Writer

2017
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead poster

National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Movie · Theatre Play

2017
Tulip Fever poster

Tulip Fever

Movie · Screenplay

2015
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem poster

National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

Movie · Theatre Play

2012
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

Movie · Screenplay

2012
Parade's End poster

Parade's End

TV · Writer · 5 eps

2005
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · Writer

2004
The Lion King 1½ poster

The Lion King 1½

Movie · Theatre Play

2001
Enigma poster

Enigma

Movie · Screenplay

2001
The Invention of Love poster

The Invention of Love

Movie · Writer

1998
Poodle Springs poster

Poodle Springs

Movie · Screenplay

1998
Shakespeare in Love poster

Shakespeare in Love

Movie · Writer

1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet poster

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Movie · Author

1991
Billy Bathgate poster

Billy Bathgate

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead poster

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Movie · Writer, Theatre Play

1990
The Russia House poster

The Russia House

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Largo Desolato

Largo Desolato

Movie · Writer

1989
The Dog It Was That Died poster

The Dog It Was That Died

Movie · Writer

1987
Empire of the Sun poster

Empire of the Sun

Movie · Screenplay

1985
Brazil poster

Brazil

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Squaring the Circle poster

Squaring the Circle

Movie · Writer

1983
On the Razzle poster

On the Razzle

Movie · Writer

1979
The Human Factor poster

The Human Factor

Movie · Screenplay

1979
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour poster

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Movie · Writer

1978
Despair poster

Despair

Movie · Screenplay

1977
Professional Foul poster

Professional Foul

Movie · Writer

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1976
Travesties

Travesties

Movie · Writer

1975
The Romantic Englishwoman poster

The Romantic Englishwoman

Movie · Writer

1975
Three Men in a Boat poster

Three Men in a Boat

Movie · Screenplay

1975
The Boundary

The Boundary

Movie · Writer

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep

1968
Neutral Ground

Neutral Ground

Movie · Writer

1967
Another Moon Called Earth

Another Moon Called Earth

Movie · Writer

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1965
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

TV · Writer · 1 ep