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You're always supposed to have sympathy for the person you're playing. You should be the one person who does.

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Tom Hollander
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 25
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Thomas Anthony Hollander
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