Editing Tom Courtenay (section)

=== 2001–present ===
[[File:Tom Courtenay 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|left|150px|Courtenay in Paris at a premiere of ''[[Quartet (2012 film)|Quartet]]'' in 2013]]

In 2002, based on an idea by Michael Godley, Courtenay compiled a one-man show ''Pretending To Be Me'' based on the letters and writings of poet [[Philip Larkin]], which first played at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] in [[Leeds]]. It later transferred to the [[Comedy Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] in London.<ref>{{cite news| title=Tom Courtenay: Put yourself in Larkin's shoes| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/tom-courtenay-put-yourself-in-larkins-shoes-134296.html| date=2 December 2002| work=[[The Independent]]| access-date=10 October 2017| quote=He is credited in the programme with its authorship, which makes him cross. "I didn't write it – it ought to say 'devised' or 'compiled by'." A few years ago, the actor Michael Godley sent him a show of his own devising, hoping that he would appear in it; while Courtenay liked the idea, he thought that version too close to a poetry reading.}}</ref> In 2007, Courtenay appeared in two films: ''[[Flood (2007 film)|Flood]]'', a disaster epic in which London is overwhelmed by floods, and ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', an adaptation of [[Philip Pullman]]'s novel, playing the part of Farder Coram. In 2008, he appeared in the BBC adaptation of ''[[Little Dorrit]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], playing William Dorrit, and the Christmas edition of ''[[The Royle Family]]'', playing David (Senior). In March 2011, he joined the cast of ''[[Gambit (2012 film)|Gambit]]'', a film starring fellow RADA alumnus [[Alan Rickman]] that began filming in May. The film was released in Great Britain in November 2012.

In 2012, he co-starred in romantic drama ''[[Quartet (2012 film)|Quartet]]'' alongside [[Maggie Smith]], directed by [[Dustin Hoffman]]. It premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] to positive reviews. In 2015, he co-starred with [[Charlotte Rampling]] in the highly-praised Andrew Haigh film, ''[[45 Years]]''. Courtenay won international awards including the [[Berlin International Film Festival]]'s [[Silver Bear]] and [[Venice International Film Festival]]'s [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]]. for his role as Geoff Mercer, and the film was critically-acclaimed and very well-received internationally as well as in the U.S. In 2018, he appeared in ''[[The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (film)|The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society]]'' starring [[Lily James]] and ''[[King of Thieves (2018 film)|King of Thieves]]'' alongside [[Michael Caine]] and [[Michael Gambon]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-2018|title= The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society|website= Rogerebert.com|accessdate= July 31, 2023}}</ref>

In 2019, he was a panellist on ''[[Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule]]'', Season 3 episode 1. For his introduction, after the other 3 guests had been announced Harry expressed surprise that the fourth seat (Courtenay's) was empty. Harry said he knew the guest had set off some time ago, which was followed by a cut to the 1962 film ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' in which Courtenay's character was running. Courtenay then entered the studio, apparently out of breath and in the same running kit he'd been wearing in the film.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} Also in 2019 he voiced the character of Prince Philip in ''[[The Queen's Corgi]]'', his first voice role, and also appeared in ''[[The Aeronauts (film)|The Aeronauts]]'' starring [[Felicity Jones]] and [[Eddie Redmayne]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/10/the-aeronauts-review-charming-balloon-adventure-way-up-where-the-air-is-clear|title= The Aeronauts review – charming balloon adventure way up where the air is clear|website= The Guardian|date= 10 September 2019|accessdate= July 31, 2023|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref>