Thomas Francis Michael Ackerley (born 13 June 1990) is an English producer, actor, and former assistant director. He co-founded the production company

LuckyChap Entertainment LuckyChap Entertainment Limited is a British-American production company based in Los Angeles and Bromsgrove, founded in 2014 by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr. The company describes their focal point as female-foc ...

with his wife

Margot Robbie Margot Elise Robbie ( ; born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. Her work includes both blockbuster and independent films, and her accolades include nominations for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and six BAFT ...

. Together they have produced several films and television series, including the critically acclaimed films ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2023). For the latter, he received a nomination for the

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Early life

Ackerley was born on 13 June, 1990 in

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. The youngest of three brothers, he grew up in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...

, England. He attended

St George's College, Weybridge St George's Weybridge is an independent mixed Roman Catholic co-educational Josephite day school in Surrey, taking pupils from 3 to 18. St George's Weybridge is made up of St George's Junior School (3–11) and St George's College (11–18). ...

, before moving to

Godalming College Godalming College is a sixth form college, in Godalming, south-west of London and five miles from Guildford, Surrey. The college had been consistently oversubscribed in years prior to 2010 and has been considered to be one of the best state coll ...

Career

Ackerley began his film career as an extra in the first three installments of the ''Harry Potter'' film series. After taking a break from films, Ackerley returned to the industry as a production runner for films such as ''

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'' (2012) and '' Rush'' (2013). From 2012 till 2016, Ackerley also worked as an assistant director for various television series and films, including ''

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'', '' Suite Française'', '' The Two Faces of January'' (all released in 2014) and ''

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'' (2015). In 2014, he and his future wife

, alongside friends, Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara, co-founded the production company

. The company has produced films such as ''

'' (2017), ''

'' (2020), as well as ''

'' (2023).

Personal life

Ackerley met Australian actress

on the set of ''Suite Française'' in 2013; the two began dating the following year. They married in a private ceremony in

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, in December 2016. In August 2024, the couple revealed that they were expecting their first child. Robbie gave birth to their son in October 2024. As of 2025, they live in

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerley, Tom 1990 births 21st-century English male actors Living people English expatriate male actors in the United States English male child actors English male film actors English film producers English television producers Male actors from Guildford People educated at St George's College, Weybridge