Barbie and Ken IRL? Meet Margot Robbie’s low-key husband, Tom Ackerley: the British actor and film producer starred in Harry Potter, worked on I, Tonya, and married the Suicide Squad actress in 2016
On Monday, the couple stepped out together to attend the 2023 Gotham Film Awards in New York City, where Robbie was pictured bursting into laughter as her hubby seemingly “pinched her bum”, according to reports. When the publication asked the Barbie actress if he had done the cheeky deed, she continued to break into laughter.
Ackerley later said he hadn’t – but not everyone is convinced. One thing’s for sure though – he knows how to make his wife smile.
So, who is Margot Robbie’s low-key husband and partner of nearly a decade?
Tom Ackerley is a British film producer and actor
Ackerley, who’s 33, the same age as his wife, also works in the entertainment industry, but from behind the camera.
The Surrey-born producer has worked on films like I, Tonya starring his wife, Promising Young Woman with Carey Mulligan, Boston Strangler starring Keira Knightley, and this summer’s giant blockbuster Barbie, per his IMDB.
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Who was Tom Ackerley in Harry Potter?
Per People, Ackerley got his start in showbiz thanks to his stints in the Harry Potter franchise as a Slytherin student.
In an interview on The Graham Norton Show, the Suicide Squad actress said, “My husband is in the Harry Potter films. I know, I was like, ‘Had you told me sooner we would’ve been married very quickly,’” she joked, adding, “But he was an extra when he was a little kid – he was one of the Slytherin extras when Draco pushes some kids out of the way to see Buckbeak in the third book. He pushes my husband out of the way.”
He co-founded LuckyChap Entertainment with Margot Robbie
According to People, Robbie and Ackerley got into business the same year that they started dating. In 2014, they formed LuckyChap Entertainment together with Robbie’s childhood pal Sophia Kerr and Ackerley’s industry colleague Josey McNamara.
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He’s very sporty
Ackerley is a sporty chap, as seen in photos shared on his Instagram.
From surfing to golf and triathlons, Ackerley isn’t afraid to try out different hobbies.
How did Margot Robbie meet Tom Ackerley?
Robbie and Ackerley first met on the set of the 2014 film Suite Française, according to her interview on Australia’s The Daily Telegraph. In another interview with Vogue, she confessed that he was “the best-looking guy in London” and that they started out as friends.
“I was the ultimate single gal. The idea of relationships made me want to vomit. And then this crept up on me. We were friends for so long. I was always in love with him, but I thought, ‘Oh, he would never love me back. Don’t make it weird, Margot. Don’t be stupid and tell him that you like him.’ And then it happened, and I was like, ‘Of course we’re together. This makes so much sense, the way nothing has ever made sense before,’” she told the publication.
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Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie got married in 2016
The lovebirds, who are notoriously private about their relationship, tied the knot in a private ceremony on Australia’s Gold Coast in 2016, per People. Robbie told Extra in 2017 that they postponed their honeymoon to work on I, Tonya. After shooting, they celebrated their newlywed life in Tahiti.
They currently don’t have any children – not yet, at least!
- Margot Robbie, best known for her titular role in this summer’s blockbuster hit Barbie, recently stepped out with her husband Tom Ackerley at the 2023 Gotham Film Awards in New York City
- The couple first met on the set of the 2014 film Suite Française, and have since co-launched LuckyChap Entertainment together – but do they share any kids?