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Tom Beard Biography

Birth Name:Tom Beard

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Got his stage breakthrough when he played Laertes in a 1994 West End production of "Hamlet․"
  • Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Heartbeat" in 1992
  • Best known for playing Peter Maxwell in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and Svedberg in "Wallander․"
  • Has appeared in several stage productions, including "Hotel," "Tusk Tusk" and "King Lear․"