ACTOR · FROM SUTTON, UK
Tom Basden
Born 1980 · 45 years old43 credits since 20062 coming up
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ABOUT TOM
Thomas William Basden (born 30 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, and musician. He is best known for co-creating and starring in Plebs, which won the Royal Television Society award for Best Scripted Comedy in 2014.[1] He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and is a member of the sketch group Cowards. He co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born30 November 1980
BirthplaceSutton, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora22 of 34 titles
Known for
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What Tom is working on next.
The Mandy Who Knew Too Muchas Benefits AdvisorDate to be announced
Bill's IncludedExecutive ProducerDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 22
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- GhostsIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 2006
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Filmography
The 2020s
11 titles · IMDb 6.9 on averageSeriesas Ponce (voice) · 6 episodes
Seriesas Seb · 5 episodes
as Robin
Movieas Herb McGwyer
as Robin
Movieas Aurelius
as Stephen
Seriesas Police Officer · 4 episodes
The 2010s
13 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Seriesas Cartwright · 1 episode
Seriesas Matt · 18 episodes
as Daniel · 1 episode
Seriesas John Sutton · 6 episodes
Movieas Dan
as Anthony
Seriesas Dan Shepherd · 3 episodes
Seriesas Noel · 7 episodes
The 2000s
7 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageBrave Young Men
Not on Cineoraas Jamie Husband
3 episodes
as Herb McGwyer
Seriesas Mike · 1 episode
Seriesas Kira's Dad · 1 episode
as Mr Woodley · 1 episode
Seriesas Lallakkiss · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Tom’s titles.
Diane MorganAfter Life, David Brent: Life on the Road and 2 more
Ricky GervaisAfter Life, Derek and 2 more
Mathew BayntonGhosts, The Wrong Mans and 1 more
Ryan SampsonPlebs, Plebs: Soldiers of Rome and 1 more
Kerry GodlimanAfter Life, Derek and 1 more
Charlotte RitchieGhosts and Fresh Meat
Tony WayAfter Life and Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
Jim HowickGhosts and Here We Go
