Thomas Middleditch
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Middleditch at SXSW 2016
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| Born |
March 10, 1982 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Known for |
Silicon Valley, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero |
| Spouse(s) | Mollie Gates (m. 2015) |
Thomas Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and television writer, known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016.
Middleditch was born and raised in Nelson, British Columbia. His parents are British. He was put into a play in grade eight that he said "changed everything" for him. He went from an indoorsy kid who was bullied, to becoming the funny, popular kid in high school, even being voted Valedictorian. He discovered improv in grade school from performing with Theatresports.
He briefly attended the University of Victoria before dropping out and moving to Toronto where he auditioned for and enrolled in George Brown College, but never attended classes. He instead opted to make sketches on his own, and worked at a New Balance selling shoes for an income.
He relocated to Chicago where he took classes at The Second City and iO Theater, while also performing regularly. Due to immigration issues, he worked various cash jobs until Charna Halpern sponsored him to get his work visa.
While performing on a Second City cruise, he got an audition for Saturday Night Live. Though he did not get cast, the routine he used in his audition landed him a network holding deal and he moved to New York City.
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