Who is Tom Daley’s American filmmaker husband, Dustin Lance Black – and why did they leave the UK? The Olympian shares 2 children with the Hollywood writer, who’s 20 years his senior
- British Olympic diver Tom Daley just won silver at the Paris games – and this time his entire family was watching, including his 2 sons
- He shares his children with screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and the pair met Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff through Black’s work on the script for Oscar-winning film Milk
However, this time around, his family – including his children – were present to see the special moment. “One of the main reasons for coming back to diving was to be able to have my kids watch and they’re all coming,” Daley, 30, told the official Olympics website. “My husband, the kids, my mum, my grandma, all my friends, aunties, uncles … We managed to get a lot of tickets this time around as I was a bit more prepared on the ticket front.”
Daley has been married to his husband Dustin Lance Black – who’s 20 years older than him – since 2012, and they share two children together.
Here’s what we know about the British athlete’s supportive husband:
Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter and director
Black, 50, is a critically acclaimed writer and producer. The Californian-born talent is best known for his work on films including Milk starring Sean Penn, Under the Banner of Heaven, and J. Edgar. Per his IMDb page, he has been nominated for 21 awards and has won 15 times, including an Oscar for Milk.
He is an LGBT rights activist
