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name: "Damien Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/damien-thomas"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 April 1942"
died: "18 April 2025"
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average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.761866+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Damien Thomas

Actor. Born 11 April 1942 in Ismailia, Egypt. Died 18 April 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 April 1942, Ismailia, Egypt
- **Died:** 18 April 2025
- **Active:** 1985–2011
- **Also known as:** Damien Roy Charles Noel Court-Thomas

## Biography

Damien Thomas was a British actor. Born Damien Roy Charles Noel Court-Thomas on 11 April 1942 in Ismailia, Egypt, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after studying art, graduating in 1966.

He appeared in numerous British films and television productions from the late 1960s onwards. His credits include the role of Father Alvito in the miniseries *Shōgun* (1980), Michael Samuels in *House of Cards* (1990), Zaid in *The Message* (1976), Kassim in *Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger* (1977), a doctor in *Never Let Me Go* (2010) and *Kill List* (2011), and Salomon Weil in *The Limehouse Golem* (2016). He also featured in series such as *Agatha Christie's Poirot* and *Sherlock Holmes*.

Thomas died on 18 April 2025.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, telegraph.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kill List* (2011), Fi1m 82, as The Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md)
- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Michael Samuels — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Tony — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)

## Also known for

- *Never Let Me Go* (2010), Doctor
- *The Limehouse Golem* (2016), Salomon Weil
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Paul Renauld
- *The Message* (1976), Zaid
- *Pirates* (1986), Don Alfonso de la Torré
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Mortimer Tregennis
- *Shōgun* (1980), Father Alvito
- *Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger* (1977), Kassim

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