For Tom Ellis and his spouse, Meaghan Oppenheimer, it’s a girl! The 44-year-old Lucifer star announced on Thursday night that she and her partner had welcomed their first child the day before. She even made a joke about possibly contributing to the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, as the union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios on the same day.
Ellis revealed the news via an Instagram photo of himself and 37-year-old Oppenheimer gazing tenderly down at the baby, who was resting in a hospital bassinet. Both of the new parents looked down at her with broad smiles on their faces, clearly ecstatic.
The brand-new mom posted two pictures of their daughter to her Instagram grid: one of her in close-up and the other showing Ellis holding her over his shoulder.
Ellis and Oppenheimer joked in their captions, “Our daughter Dolly Ellis-Oppenheimer was born on November 8th, and within five hours of being alive, she single-handedly ended the SAG strike.” They told their incredible surrogate how much they loved her and how much they appreciated her.
Blessings are pouring in for Tom Ellis and Meaghan Oppenheimer’s daughter
Ellis’s friends and supporters congratulated him and sent their love on the post. Drew Powell responded to Tom’s SAG Strike remark by thanking Dolly for her help and wishing her a happy birthday using a red heart emoji. The singer of “Want You,” Alex Sampson, also congratulated them, using the joining-of-hands and red heart emojis to describe how wonderful the announcement was.
In reference to Tom’s well-known role, a fan congratulated Lucifer on the arrival of their little Nephilim. Another person chimed in, sending heart emojis along with congratulations to the two of them on the new addition to their lives.
Tom Ellis and Meaghan Oppenheimer got married in 2019
According to E! News, screenwriter Oppenheimer and Ellis started dating in 2015 and were married in a lakeside ceremony in 2019 that was witnessed by a number of the groom’s Lucifer co-stars, including Lauren German, Lesley-Ann Brandt, D. B. Woodside, Aimee Garcia, Kevin Alejandro, and Rachael Harris.
Ellis, 40, posted a picture of himself and his new wife @moppyoppenheimer in their wedding clothes on Instagram.
The couple is seen standing on a bridge next to a canoe. He said that his new bride wasn’t entirely sure about his honeymoon transportation option in the caption. He conveyed his appreciation to the photographer and wedding planner, as well as everyone else who contributed to their memorable day.
Additionally, Oppenheimer, 33, shared a picture from the joyous day on Instagram, writing, “married!!!!!!” as the caption for a picture of the couple dancing.
Prior to getting married in 2019, Meghan and the former PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man of the Week started dating in 2015.
Tom Ellis’s daughters are fans of their dad
Before getting divorced in 2014, Ellis was previously married to actress Tamzin Outhwaite for eight years. The couple has two daughters, Florence, 15, and Marnie, 11. Nora, Ellis’s other daughter from a previous relationship, is eighteen years old.
The recent father of four stated in a 2016 interview with PEOPLE that although his daughters love him as a father, they are not overly impressed with his acting abilities. When he shows up on television, he tries to get their attention, but they just seem uninterested and carry on. With a laugh, he said that his children are his greatest admirers as a father but not as an actor.
More about Meaghan Oppenheimer
Meaghan Oppenheimer is an American screenwriter, producer, and former child actor. Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she engaged in various regional theatre productions and television shows during her childhood. She completed her education at Holland Hall and graduated from New York University—Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.
Following this, Oppenheimer moved to Los Angeles to embark on a career in screenwriting. In 2010, she wrote and starred in “Hot Mess,” a film depicting the story of two roommates evolving into friends with benefits.
Oppenheimer has contributed to several projects, including Fear the Walking Dead, and collaborated on the screenplay for the 2015 film “We Are Your Friends” with filmmaker Max Joseph.
