Deft, poised supporting actor on stage and in popular television seriesThe actor Tom Beard, who has died aged 50 from cancer, was a handsome, robust supporting player generallyadmired for his athleticism, onstage and off. He was also, as his brother Alex, chief executive of the Royal Opera House, put it, the moral backbone of any company he joined.He shared qualities of wit, poise and deftness with Colin Firth, an ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AM on May 11, 2016