Biographie
British Actor and Award winning Voice Artist, trained at Webber Douglas Academy, London University Goldsmiths college, even offered scholarship to Bristol Old vic post graduate course. He has worked in the Uk, South Africa and Internationally. Best Known in the UK as Eddie in the Award winning musical 'Blood Brothers' on the first Uk National Tour and in the West End London. Playing opposite David Cassidy, Stefan Dennis, Helen Reddy amongst many others. Tom played the leading role of Detective Gavin Archer in South Africa's ETV popular series "Gold Diggers" and has played impactful leading roles in numerous South African television series and Soaps. He even made an appearance in the celebrated Belgium Series, "Salamander" season 2 acting in French. International Feature films include 'Doomsday', 'Amelia', 'Blood and Oil', 'Sinking of the Laconia', "Mandela's gun', Winnie' and the leading role in 'The Message' an action feature film. Also acting in the action Sci-Fi movie "Revolt" with Lee Pace and then with Ben Schnetzer (Warcraft) in "The journey is the destination". He played Major Hare in the BBC army series 'Our Girl 2' directed by Jan Matthys.
He has trained in Shotokan Karate and fought in the UK in semi-contact competitions, Southern Regions and fighting at South London club level. He has also trained and worked with various professionals including Vadim Dobrim in Systema, Russian Martial arts and unarmed combat, and Gareth Hicks ( Group 73) in Police and Military Urban tactics and weapons handling for film productions. He has worked in Film, TV and theatre with martial arts fights, unarmed combat styles, sword, broad sword and knife and has experience with various weapons training for over 30 years. He also has a handgun proficiency certificate and is a certified Fight Director.
He worked in Improvisation and physical theatre with the Creators of "Theatre of L'Ange Fou" in Paris. Also in "theatre works", a musical improvisation group of West End performers, culminating with the role of narrator in Andrew Macbean's original west end musical production of Tom wait's "Rain Dogs". He was also part of Joe Parker's comedy improvisation team, leading workshops in comedy improvisation. During that time he performed in many comedy improvisation shows with some of South Africa's current leading Comedians and also worked as a stand up comic. He has played the title roles in the Shakespeare productions, "Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Hamlet, amongst numerous other theatre productions over a decade in repertory theatre and on tour throughout the UK. In South Africa he played Jake in the acclaimed two hander comedy production "Stones in his Pockets", and the title role of Jerry in Pinter's play Betrayal at the Sandton theatre on the square in Johannesburg.
He has been a successful and extremely versatile Voice Artist for over 25 years and has voiced dozens of award winning campaigns for international and local brands, short and long form animations and records audio books for Amazon audible from his home studio. He set up and ran a successful actor/ voice agency for many years assisting in training local talent. He continues to teach voice/ improv/ acting workshops. A published author and blogger on recovery from addiction and mental health issues. He was also resident writer on the ETV youth soap Backstage and wrote for the absurdist comedy series "On the Couch" for SABC. He Wrote and produced A soldier's Story for BBC Wales and "Making Movies" documentary for channel 4 later. As a Writer/ Director forthcoming projects "The Pandora Effect" and "The Grid". Most recently he is playing the lead role in forthcoming Action movie " Lost Horizon" .
