Personal Info
Tom Basden
Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
Movies
The Ballad of Wallis Island
as Herb McGwyer
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
as Robin
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
as Robin
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
as Aurelius
Venice at Dawn
as Stephen
David Brent: Life on the Road
as Dan
Anthony
as Anthony
Games On: Tent
as Paul
Dark Relic
as Robert
The Boot Sale
as The Hunk
TV Shows
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
as Seb · 5 ep.
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
6 ep.
Man vs Bee
as Police Officer · 4 ep.
Here We Go
as Robin Hankey · 19 ep.
The Last Bus
as Mr. Short · 10 ep.
Mandy
as Jason · 24 ep.
Ghosts
as Cartwright · 1 ep.
After Life
as Matt · 18 ep.
Women on the Verge
as Daniel · 1 ep.
Quacks
as John Sutton · 6 ep.
