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He appeared in I Heard the Owl Call My Name on US television in 1973. This was followed by The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner directed by Tony Richardson and Billy Liar two highly acclaimed films and performances which helped uTom Courtenayr in the British New Wave of the early-to-mid '60s. Early life
Courtenay was born in Hull East Riding of Yorkshire the son of Annie Eliza (née Quest) and Thomas Henry Courtenay a boat painter.

Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre; he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in the film adaptation of The Dresser (1983) which he had performed on the West End and on Broadway. Zhivago (1965).