Tom Sturridge is an English stage and screen actor who plays Dream/Morpheus in Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic. Learn about his age, nationality, previous work, social media and more. After three years and two seasons, a shortened adaptation of The Sandman comics has ended. The Netflix series, which starred Tom Sturridge as the title character, had a surprising and hopeful ending that brought aboard a star of another series in a cameo., Web Series, Times Now Tom Sturridge is an English actor who played the role of Dream in Netflix’s The Sandman from 2022 to 2025. He was nominated for the Tony Best Actor in a Play Award for his performances in Orphans and Sea Wall/A Life (2019). Tom Sturridge was practically raised on movie sets. He was born on December 21, 1985, in London, to English director Charles Sturridge and actress Phoebe Nicholls.