Thomas Arthur Darvill is a British actor and musician. He voices William Shakespeare on the Audible original adaptation of The Sandman and portrays Richard Madoc on Netflix's The Sandman.
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Darvill was born on June 17, 1982, in Birmingham, West Midlands, to Ellie and Nigel Darvill. His mother was also an actress. During Darvill's childhood, she worked at the Cannon Hill Theatre, based at Midlands Arts Centre and toured Britain. Not only did she work with masks, puppets and live acting, she also worked as the puppeteer and voice behind Why Bird from Playdays. His father played the Hammond organ for artists, including Edwin Starr, Fine Young Cannibals and Ruby Turner. Darvill landed his first role in 2008, on the TV movie He Kills Coppers. He is best known for his roles as Rory Williams in BBC's Doctor Who and as Rip Hunter in The CW's DC's Legends of Tomorrow.