Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (prononcé "Courtney") (né à Hull, Angleterre, le 25 février 1937) est un acteur britannique.

Formé à la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, il atteint une renommée cinématographique au début des années 1960. Il poursuit parallèlement une carrière théâtrale en Grande-Bretagne. Il a été anobli en 2001.

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Courtenay was married to actress Cheryl Kennedy from 1973 to 1982. In 1988, he married Isabel Crossley, a stage manager at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. They have homes in Manchester and Putney in London.

In 2000, Courtenay's memoir Dear Tom: Letters From Home was published to critical acclaim. It comprises a selection of the letters exchanged between Courtenay and his mother, interspersed with his own recollections of life as a young student actor in London in the early 1960s.

Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters' Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University.

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