# Tom Mison
**Tom Mison** (Thomas James Mison, born 1982) is an English film, television, and theater actor, voice artist, and writer, best known internationally as [Ichabod Crane](https://www.edgepedia.org/ichabod-crane) in the Fox supernatural series *Sleepy Hollow* (2013–2017). His screen work also includes the HBO series *Watchmen* (2019), the Apple TV+ series *See* (2021–2022), and the MGM+ series *Robin Hood* (2025), while on stage he originated the role of James Leighton-Masters in [Laura Wade](https://www.edgepedia.org/laura-wade)'s *Posh* and played Prince Hal for Sir Peter Hall.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Woking, Surrey, England[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison) |
| Training | Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, 2001–2004; awarded the Sir John Gielgud Trust Award there[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison) |
| Breakthrough role | Ichabod Crane, *Sleepy Hollow* (Fox, 2013–2017), 4 seasons and 62 episodes[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) |
| Notable TV roles | Mr. Phillips/Game Warden in *Watchmen* (HBO, 2019); Lord Harlan in *See* (Apple TV+, 2021–2022, 16 episodes)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) |
| Signature stage work | James Leighton-Masters in *Posh* (Royal Court 2010, Duke of York's 2012); Touchstone in *As You Like It* (Soho Place, 2022)[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Tom-Mison/) |
| Recent screen work | Hugh Locksley in *Robin Hood* (MGM+, 2025); Anthony Eden in the two-part de Gaulle film (2026), whose first part premiered at Cannes out of competition[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [5](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/tom-mison/) |
| Writing | Co-wrote the award-winning short *The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers* (2009); writer of the monologues *Wood* (2011) and *The Life Man of Portland Mews* (2010)[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) |
## Early life and training
Mison was born in 1982 and raised in Woking, a town in west Surrey.[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison) He attended Hurtwood House, a sixth-form college specializing in drama and music, and remains involved with the school; he has said he often returns to help drama school applicants prepare their speeches.[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison) • [6](https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/news/tom-mison/) He trained at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 2001 to 2004, where he was awarded the Sir John Gielgud Trust Award; a close friend there was the actor and writer [Rupert Friend](https://www.edgepedia.org/rupert-friend).[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison) While still a drama student in 2001 he appeared in *Time on Fire*, Timothy Mason's play about the [American Revolution](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-revolution), performed at London's National Theatre and San Francisco's Magic Theatre through the [American Conservatory Theater](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-conservatory-theater)'s Young Conservatory program.[2](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison)
His first screen appearance came in 2006 as a period film fan in the independent drama *Venus* with [Peter O'Toole](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-otoole), followed by guest roles in British television such as *The Amazing Mrs Pritchard* (2006), *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* (2007), and *Lost in Austen* (2008), in which he played Charles Bingley.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tom-mison/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) • [1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography)
## Stage career
Theatre has been the foundation of Mison's career. His credits include [Andrew Bovell](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-bovell)'s *When the Rain Stops Falling* at the Almeida Theatre (2009), in which he played Gabriel, and the world premiere of Laura Wade's *Posh* at the [Royal Court Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-court-theatre) in 2010, where he originated the role of James Leighton-Masters; he repeated the role in the 2012 West End transfer to the [Duke of York](https://www.edgepedia.org/duke-of-york)'s.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) • [1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) In 2011 he played Prince Hal in *Henry IV* at the Theatre Royal Bath for the director Sir Peter Hall, and in 2010 he appeared as Orestes in *Elektra* at the Young Vic.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) Later stage work includes Fainall in *The Way of the World* at the Donmar Warehouse (2018) and Touchstone in *As You Like It* at Soho Place (2022), a performance critics singled out; one reviewer wrote that "in Tom Mison's hands, Touchstone is both understandable and actually funny".[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [8](https://tommison.co.uk/)
In 2026 he joined [Sandra Oh](https://www.edgepedia.org/sandra-oh) at the National Theatre in Martin Crimp's new adaptation of Molière's *The Misanthrope*, playing Stefan; the production was filmed and released to cinemas worldwide through National Theatre Live starting 22 September 2026.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Tom-Mison/) • [9](https://tom-mison.com/news)
## Television
Mison worked steadily in British television for years before his American breakthrough. In 2013 he was cast as the lead of Fox's *Sleepy Hollow*, playing a modern-day version of Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving's character, who revives in the present to face the [Headless Horseman](https://www.edgepedia.org/headless-horseman); the role lasted four seasons and 62 episodes and made him known to American audiences.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) • [7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tom-mison/) He called the show's volume of exposition one of the hardest things he had done in his career to that point.[10](https://www.scifivision.com/interviews/2320-tom-mison-on-what-s-to-come-on-sleepy-hollow)
Subsequent American roles included Mr. Phillips and the Game Warden in HBO's *Watchmen* (2019, 8 episodes), Quentin in Hulu's *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019), and Lord Harlan, playing opposite [Jason Momoa](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-momoa), in seasons 2 and 3 of Apple TV+'s *See* (2021–2022).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) • [1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) In British television he played Jack in *The Ex-Wife* (Paramount+ UK, 2022 and 2025) and Hugh Locksley, Robin Hood's father, in the MGM+ series *Robin Hood* (2025); a Radio Times review praised the performance.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [9](https://tom-mison.com/news)
## Film
His film work includes *Salmon Fishing in the Yemen* (2011), in which he played Robert Mayers, the love interest of [Emily Blunt](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-blunt)'s character; *One Day* (2010) as Callum; *Jadoo* (2012); and a cameo as De Montfort in *The Riot Club* (2014), the film adaptation of *Posh*.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) • [1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) With Rupert Friend he co-wrote and starred in the short film *The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers* (2009), which won Best Short Comedy at the New Hampshire Film Festival.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [9](https://tom-mison.com/news)
In 2026 he plays [Anthony Eden](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-eden) in the two-part biographical film about [Charles de Gaulle](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-de-gaulle), directed by Antonin Baudry, whose first installment premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2026 in the Out of Competition section.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [5](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/tom-mison/) • [9](https://tom-mison.com/news) The film follows de Gaulle's escape to London in 1940 after France signs the armistice; Mison has said he was excited to act opposite Simon Russell Beale as Churchill.[6](https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/news/tom-mison/)
## Writing, voice, and radio
Mison has written for stage and screen: the monologues *The Life Man of Portland Mews* (2010, which he also directed) and *Wood* (2011), along with the short film credited above; IMDb also lists *Bounded* among his writing credits.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427) Voice work includes BBC Radio 4 productions of *Hamlet* (Laertes, 2013), *The Cazalets*, and *The Unending Battle*, the Audible narration of *The Legend of Sleepy Hollow* (2014), and the 2023 audiobook *The Pirate Captain*, in which he played Captain Thomas.[1](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography) • [11](https://tommison.co.uk/biography) In 2024 he began co-hosting a podcast series on Michael Crichton's films with *Sleepy Hollow* creator Phil Iscove.[9](https://tom-mison.com/news)
## Current work
Mison plays Isaac in the Fox biblical series *The Faithful: Women of the Bible*, which premiered in March 2026.[9](https://tom-mison.com/news) He married Charlotte Coy in April 2014.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427)
## References
1. [Tom Mison, Biography, Tom-Mison.com](https://tom-mison.com/index.php/biography)
2. [Tom Mison, Sleepy Hollow Wiki (Fandom)](https://sleepyhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Mison)
3. [Tom Mison, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2070427)
4. [Tom Mison, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Tom-Mison/)
5. [Tom MISON, Festival de Cannes](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/tom-mison/)
6. [Hurtwood's Tom Mison stars in 'De Gaulle: Résistance' and 'The Misanthrope', Hurtwood House](https://www.hurtwoodhouse.com/news/tom-mison/)
7. [Tom Mison, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tom-mison/)
8. [Tom Mison, tommison.co.uk](https://tommison.co.uk/)
9. [Tom Mison News, Tom-Mison.com](https://tom-mison.com/news)
10. [Tom Mison on What's To Come on Sleepy Hollow, SciFi Vision](https://www.scifivision.com/interviews/2320-tom-mison-on-what-s-to-come-on-sleepy-hollow)
11. [Biography, tommison.co.uk](https://tommison.co.uk/biography)
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