Strike's Cormoran Strike star Tom Burke has incredibly famous parents and godparents
While fans may know Tom Burke as the actor who stars in a TV adaptation of JK Rowling novel series, Strike, it turns out his family heritage includes a few famous faces too. In fact, the star - who plays character Cormoran Strike in the hit BBC show - was born in London in June 1981 to actor parents David Burke and Anna Calder-Marshall.
His dad David, perhaps famous for playing the iconic role of Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, while his mum Anna is an English stage, film and television actress. And his godparents are also fans of the big screen too as they're Bridget Turner and the late Alan Rickman.
Alan, of course, starred as portrayed Severus Snape from 2001 to 2011 in the Harry Potter movie franchise, while Bridget was known for her acting in Pride and Prejudice.
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Following in his family's footsteps, Tom attended dance school and was then accepted into RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) when he was 18. Fast forward to 2000 and Tom scored his first on-screen role in Dragonheart: A New Beginning. He's then went on to secure parts in movies The Libertine, I Want Candy, Donkey Punch, Only God Forgives and The Hooligan Factory.
As Tom began to appear in more and more TV shows, including Casanova, All About George and Agatha Christie’s Poirot, he broke through in roles in series like Utopia, Heading Out, War And Peace and The Musketeers. These days, the 43 year old is currently starring as Cormoran Strike in the BBC’s adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s crime novel series Strike - his first major lead role on telly.
Tom’s character Strike is a war veteran but has now turned his hand to become a private detective. Throughout the series, fans watch as he investigates brutal murders across London. And it looks like the TV star has no plans to venture further afield any time soon.
Discussing his plans to remain on the show until the will-they-won't-they love story of Robin and Cormoran has concluded, alongside his co-star, Holliday Grainger, Tom told Radio Times: "Holliday and I have talked about it a lot, and we feel like the currency of it has so much to do with the slow burn arc of it, not the individual stories, and that’s why it feels so worthwhile playing it through to the end."
