Tom Sturridge Biography

Tom Sturridge is an English actor who played the role of Dream in Netflix’s The Sandman from 2022 to 2025. He was nominated for the Tony Best Actor in a Play Award for his performances in Orphans and Sea Wall/A Life (2019). He received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award in 2016 for his performance in a West End revival of the play American Buffalo.

Tom Sturridge Education

After returning to schooling, Tom joined the prestigious Winchester College but dropped out before he completed his A-Levels.

Tom Sturridge Career

Sturridge launched his career as a child actor. In 1986, he starred in the TV adaptation of  Gulliver’s Travels, directed by his father and co-starring his mother. In 2004, he starred in Vanity Fair and Being Julia. The following year, he starred as William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in BBC4’s A Waste of Shame. He starred as Nigel in Like Minds, also known by the title Murderous Intent, in 2006.

Sturridge was the lead of the original cast in Jumper. However, New Regency and 20th Century Fox replaced him with Hayden Christensen because they feared gambling over $100 million on a film starring an unknown actor two weeks before shooting in 2006.

In 2009, Sturridge starred as Carl in The Boat That Rocked(known as Pirate Radio in the US) opposite Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. In September of that year, he debuted on stage with a role in Punk Rock at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He portrayed a character that was loosely shaped after the teenage killers at Columbine High School. His performance won him a nomination for the 2009 Evening Standard Most Outstanding Newcomer Award. He also won the 2009 Critics’ Circle Theatre Award in that same category.

2011 to present;

Sturridge starred opposite  Rachel Bilson in Waiting for Forever in 2011. He also portrayed a character loosely based on poet Allen Ginsberg in Walter Salles’s film adaptation of On the Road. In the spring of 2013, he starred as Phillip in the Broadway play Orphans. His performance earned him a nomination for the Tony Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. In 2017, he portrayed Winston Smith in the Broadway production of 1984.

Sturridge co-starred with Jake Gyllenhaal in the Broadway play Sea Wall/A Life in 2019. His performance in the play won him a nomination for a Tony Best Leading Actor in a Play. In January 2021, he was confirmed to appear in Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman, playing Dream of the Endless / Lord Morpheus. In 2023, he starred as François Clicquot in Widow Clicquot. He is scheduled to star in The Revisionist and The Wizard of the Kremlin.

Tom Sturridge Age

Sturridge was born Thomas Sidney Jerome Sturridge on December 5, 1985, in London, England. He is 39 years old as of 2024. Sturridge celebrates his birthday on December 5th.

Tom Sturridge Height

Sturridge stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 10 inches.

Tom Sturridge Family

Sturridge was born to actress Phoebe Nicholls and actor and full-time director Charles Sturridge. He is the grandson of actors Anthony Nicholls and Faith Kent. His maternal great-grandfather, Horace Nicholls, was a prominent photographer. He has a younger brother named Arthur and a sister named Matilda.

Tom Sturridge Wife/Alexa Chung

Sturridge has been in a relationship with Alexa Chung since July 2022. They reportedly got engaged in May 2024. Alexa is an English model and TV personality who has walked for brands like Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, and Miu Miu. She also became the face of Pepe Jeans, Lacoste, DKNY Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, and Longchamp. She was born on November 5, 1983, and is 41 years old as of 2024. Before her relationship with Sturridge, Alexa had been in a relationship with Alexander Skarsgård(2015 to early 2017), Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner(July 2007 to July 2011), and David Titlow(2003 to 2006).

Tom Sturridge Daughter with Sienna Miller

He has a daughter named Marlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge from his relationship with actress Sienna Miller. Marlowe was born on July 7, 2012, and is 13 years old as of 2025. He and Sienna were in a relationship from 2011 to 2015. Sienna is an American-British actress who has starred in films like Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. She was born on 28 December 1981 and is 43 years old as of 2024.

Tom Sturridge Net Worth

Sturridge has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which he has earned through being an actor.

Tom Sturridge The Sandman

Sturridge played the role of Dream/Morpheus in Netflix’s The Sandman from 2022 to 2025. In January 2025, it was announced that the series would end with the second season, culminating in 23 episodes and 2 seasons. He also lent his voice to Dream’s black cat counterpart in the episode “Dream of a Thousand Cats.” Dream is the personification of dreams and nightmares, one of the seven Endless, and the ruler of the Dreaming. As the ruler of the Dreaming, he governs the world of sleep and dreams.

Dream escapes from an occult ritual in 2022 after he was mistakenly captured in 1916. As a result, the natural order of the Dreaming and the waking world has been disrupted, leading to chaos such as a widespread sleeping sickness epidemic, where some people were trapped in endless sleep and others were unable to sleep. Nightmares and dreams escape from the Dreaming into the waking world, creating further havoc. Following his release, he embarks on a journey to rebuild the Dreaming and deal with the consequences of his actions.

Tom Sturridge Weight Loss

Sturridge lost weight with a focus on building muscle and maintaining a low body fat percentage for his role as Dream in “The Sandman.” He shared that he ate little food for months leading up to filming and exercised a lot to fit the emaciated, sinewy look required for the character.

Tom Sturridge Movies and TV Shows

Sturridge has starred in several movies and TV shows during his career such as

• Brothers of the Head
• Like Minds
• A Waste of Shame
• The Boat That Rocked
• Junkhearts
• Effie Gray
• Far from the Madding Crowd
• Remainder
• Song to Song
• Mary Shelley
• Journey’s End
• Sweetbitter
• Three Way Junction
• Hello Apartment
• Velvet Buzzsaw
• Skin
• The Chronology of Water