Tom Basden
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.
Known for
- The One Show (2006)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
- Pointless Celebrities (2011)
- Ghosts (2019)
- After Life (2019)
- Ricky Gervais Alley Cats (2026)
- How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
- Plebs (2013)
- Mandy (2020)
- W1A (2014)
- Jam and Jerusalem (2006)
- Man vs Bee (2022)
- After You've Gone (2007)
- Derek (2013)
- Hyperdrive (2006)
- Here We Go (2022)
- The Wrong Mans (2013)
- Vital Signs (2006)
- The Last Bus (2022)
- Women on the Verge (2018)