Tom Wisdom (born 18 February 1973 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a British actor of theatre, film and television. His film roles includes the downtrodden hero of Danny Patrick's Hey Mr DJ (2005) and Astinos in 300 (2007), based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae.

Personal Life

Tom Wisdom is of British and Japanese heritage. Wisdom grew up in many different places because of his father's position in the Royal Air Force. He grew up on air bases in Swindon, Doncaster, and Devon. He has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Wisdom attended both the Tauntons College in Southampton and the Academy Drama School, where he became the recipient of the Stage Scholarship.

Career

On television, he played Tom Ferguson in the long-running soap Coronation Street (1999-2000), Ivor Claire in the Evelyn Waugh adaptation Sword of Honour (2001), Stephen Clarke in the thriller Suspicion (2003) and Marco Bailey in Sky One's airline drama Mile High (2003-2004). Other television work includes Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show, Children of the New Forest, Wycliffe and Blackhearts in Battersea.