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Tom Basden

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Tom Basden at an event for The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
Charles, a strange lottery winner who lives alone on a secluded island, tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite singer, Herb McGwyer, to perform at a special, private event.
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Tom Basden was born on 30 November 1980 in Sutton, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025), Plebs (2013) and The Wrong Mans (2013).
BornNovember 30, 1980
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BornNovember 30, 1980
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Known for

    Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key in The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
    The Ballad of Wallis Island
    7.4
    • Herb McGwyer
    • 2025
    Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
    Plebs
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Aurelius
    James Corden and Mathew Baynton in The Wrong Mans (2013)
    The Wrong Mans
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Noel
    Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    Fresh Meat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Here We Go
      • Robin
      • Robin Hankey
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
      • Seb
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Diane Morgan in Mandy (2019)
      Mandy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Benefits Advisor
      • 2020–2025
    • Alison Steadman, Jim Howick, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Basden, Freya Parks, and Tori Allen-Martin in Here We Go (2020)
      Here We Go
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Robin
      • Robin Hankey
      • 2020–2025
    • Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key in The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
      The Ballad of Wallis Island
      7.4
      • Herb McGwyer
      • 2025
    • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)
      Ghosts
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Cartwright
      • 2023
    • Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (2022)
      Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Aurelius
      • 2022
    • Richard Elis, Celyn Jones, Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa, Tom Basden, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Greta Bellamacina, Tanya Burr, and Fabien Frankel in Venice at Dawn (2022)
      Venice at Dawn
      6.5
      • Stephen
      • 2022
    • Rowan Atkinson in Man vs. Bee (2022)
      Man vs. Bee
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Police Officer
      • 2022
    • The Last Bus (2022)
      The Last Bus
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Mr. Short
      • 2022
    • Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, and Anti in After Life (2019)
      After Life
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Matt
      • 2019–2022
    • Dodo (2021)
      Dodo
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. Turner
      • Mr Ralph
      • Additional Voices
      • 2021
    • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
      Plebs
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Aurelius
      • 2013–2019
    • Island of Dreams (2019)
      Island of Dreams
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Daniel Craig
      • 2019
    • Romesh Ranganathan in The Reluctant Landlord (2018)
      The Reluctant Landlord
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Simon
      • 2018
    • Kerry Condon, Nina Sosanya, and Eileen Walsh in Women on the Verge (2018)
      Women on the Verge
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Daniel
      • 2018
    • Haydn Gwynne, Harry Enfield, Hugh Skinner, Morgana Robinson, and Richard Goulding in The Windsors (2016)
      The Windsors
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Jeremy Corbyn
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Here We Go
      • created by
      • written by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • Alison Steadman, Jim Howick, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Basden, Freya Parks, and Tori Allen-Martin in Here We Go (2020)
      Here We Go
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2020–2025
    • Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key in The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
      The Ballad of Wallis Island
      7.4
      • screenplay by
      • based on the short film "The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island" written by
      • 2025
    • Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (2022)
      Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
      Plebs
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • writer
      • 2013–2019
    • Gap Year (2017)
      Gap Year
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written and created by
      • written & created by
      • 2017
    • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
      Fresh Meat
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2011–2016
    • Very Few Fish
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • James Corden and Mathew Baynton in The Wrong Mans (2013)
      The Wrong Mans
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2013
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)
      Peep Show
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Comedy Lab (1998)
      Comedy Lab
      5.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2011
    • Me & My Monsters (2010)
      Me & My Monsters
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2010–2011
    • The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
      The Armstrong and Miller Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Brave Young Men
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Tom Basden, Tim Key, Lloyd Woolf, and Stefan Golaszewski in Cowards (2009)
      Cowards
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island (2007)
      The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
      7.2
      Short
      • written by
      • 2007

    Producer

    • Here We Go
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • Alison Steadman, Jim Howick, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Basden, Freya Parks, and Tori Allen-Martin in Here We Go (2020)
      Here We Go
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2025
    • Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key in The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
      The Ballad of Wallis Island
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
      Plebs
      7.8
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2013–2019
    • Comedy Lab (1998)
      Comedy Lab
      5.4
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2011
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • November 30, 1980
      • Sutton, London, England, UK
    • Other works
      Tom can be seen in a UK run of commercials for 'Barclays bank'.

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