Tom Basden
Acting
4
Movies
20
TV Shows
24
Credits
About
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.
Tom Basden
Acting
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.
The One Show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Ghosts
Pointless Celebrities
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Plebs
After Life
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Man vs Bee
Mandy
Derek
W1A
Jam and Jerusalem
Here We Go
After You've Gone
Hyperdrive
The Wrong Mans
The Last Bus
Quacks
Women on the Verge
Vital Signs
Dark Relic
David Brent: Life on the Road
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome