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Tom Stoppard

Writing

Born: 1937-07-03
Died: 2025-11-29
From: Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Tomáš Sträussler

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.​

Awards & Nominations15 won · 7 nominated

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Play

Leopoldstadt

2023
🏆 Won

PEN Pinter Prize

2013
🏆 Won

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

2013
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

Anna Karenina

2013
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Anna Karenina

2013
🏆 Won

Praemium Imperiale

2009
🏆 Won

Dan David Prize

2008
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

Rock 'n' Roll

2008
🏆 Won

Bodley Medal

2004
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

The Invention of Love

2001
🏆 Won

Order of Merit

2000
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Shakespeare in Love

1999
🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Shakespeare in Love

1999
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Shakespeare in Love

1999
🏆 Won

Knight Bachelor

1997
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

Arcadia

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Brazil

1986
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

1978
🏆 Won

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

1972
🏆 Won

Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

🏆 Won

John Whiting Award

Acting14 titles

In-Side-Out
9.0
Movie

In-Side-Out

1964Drama
Spielberg
7.6
Movie

Spielberg

2017Documentary
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
7.5
Movie

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

2023Documentary
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
7.5
Series

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979-1980Documentary
Omnibus
7.2
Series

Omnibus

1967-2003Documentary
One Pair of Eyes
7.0
Series

One Pair of Eyes

1967-1984Documentary
What Is Brazil?
6.6
Movie

What Is Brazil?

2008Documentary
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
6.5
Movie

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

2011Documentary
Wilde Salomé
6.2
Movie

Wilde Salomé

2013Documentary
Bukovsky
6.0
Movie

Bukovsky

1977Documentary
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
0
Movie

Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

2021Drama
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
0
Movie

André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds

2009Documentary
Oscar
0
Movie

Oscar

1997Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Directing2 titles

National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
7.3
Movie

National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

2015Drama
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.9
Movie

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991Comedy

Writing30 titles

National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
8.8
Movie

National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

2022Drama
On the Razzle
8.0
Movie

On the Razzle

1983Comedy
Brazil
7.7
Movie

Brazil

1985Comedy
Empire of the Sun
7.5
Movie

Empire of the Sun

1987Drama
Professional Foul
7.5
Movie

Professional Foul

1977Thriller
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
7.3
Movie

National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

2015Drama
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
7.2
Movie

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

1995Comedy
Playhouse
7.0
Series

Playhouse

1974-1983Drama
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0
Series

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977-1979Drama
ITV Playhouse
7.0
Series

ITV Playhouse

1967-1982Drama
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.9
Movie

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991Comedy
Shakespeare in Love
6.8
Movie

Shakespeare in Love

1998Romance
Anna Karenina
6.7
Movie

Anna Karenina

2012Drama
Despair
6.5
Movie

Despair

1978Drama
Tulip Fever
6.5
Movie

Tulip Fever

2017Drama
Parade's End
6.4
Series

Parade's End

2012Drama
Enigma
6.3
Movie

Enigma

2001Thriller
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.3
Movie

National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

2017Comedy
The Russia House
6.1
Movie

The Russia House

1990Drama
Three Men in a Boat
6.1
Movie

Three Men in a Boat

1975Drama
Billy Bathgate
5.8
Movie

Billy Bathgate

1991Thriller
The Human Factor
5.8
Movie

The Human Factor

1979Thriller
Poodle Springs
5.5
Movie

Poodle Springs

1998Drama
The Romantic Englishwoman
5.4
Movie

The Romantic Englishwoman

1975Drama
The Dog It Was That Died
5.0
Movie

The Dog It Was That Died

1989Drama
Squaring the Circle
5.0
Movie

Squaring the Circle

1984Drama
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
0
Movie

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

1979Drama
Arcadia
0
Movie

Arcadia

2018Drama
The Invention of Love
0
Movie

The Invention of Love

2001Drama
The Merchant of Venice
0
Movie

The Merchant of Venice

2005Drama