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Tom Basden

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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

7.9

Ghosts

2019 · TV Series · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3

Plebs

2013 · TV Series · Comedy

7.5

Mandy

2020 · TV Series · Comedy

7.4

Derek

2013 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

7.1

Man vs Bee

2022 · TV Series · Family · Comedy

7.7

W1A

2014 · TV Series · Comedy

6.5

Hyperdrive

2006 · TV Series · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5

The Last Bus

2022 · TV Series · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Family

7.5

Quacks

2017 · TV Series · Comedy

4.0

Cowards

2009 · TV Series · Comedy

4.0

Anthony

2014 · Movie · Drama · Comedy

Tom Basden — movies & series · Netflix Discovery