To be stuck in the past.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
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Tom Burke
b. 1982
Born in London, Tom Burke, 44, trained at Rada. In 2008, he won the Ian Charleson award for his role in Creditors at London’s Donmar Warehouse. From 2014 to 2016, he appeared in the BBC series The Musketeers; his other TV work includes War & Peace and Strike, in which he plays the title role. His best-known films are Mank, The Souvenir, The Wonder and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. His new Netflix series is Legends. He lives in Kent.
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Steady, reaching, bewildered.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
Having regrets and not knowing what to do about them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
A movie. Does it have a name? It might do.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
A running accident when I was 14 or 15. I fainted but I was a bit of a jester and they thought I was taking the piss, so I was left for a bit. I woke up in hospital.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
It’s usually a slight feeling that, having got through the day, I didn’t get any time to do any writing or something creative – it was a lot of admin, exhaustion from that and rumination.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
I’ve not always been great friend material. I’ve tried to get better at that, so to be remembered as reliable by a few would be great.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
You reach a certain point in life and suddenly know a lot of dead people, and I’ve noticed you don’t stop getting to know people who are dead. Those relationships continue and I like that.
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