
Tom Basden
Known for: Acting
Born: November 30, 1980
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 Ballad of Wallis Island
2025

The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
2007
Games On: Tent
2012

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023

Anthony
2014

Dark Relic
2010

The Boot Sale
2010
Brave Young Men
2009

Venice at Dawn
2022

Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
2022

The Mandy Who Knew Too Much

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025

David Brent: Life on the Road
2016

Derek
2013

Women on the Verge
2018

Plebs
2013

The Wrong Mans
2013

Hyperdrive
2006

The Last Bus
2022

Quacks
2017

Here We Go
2022

W1A
2014

Cowards
2009

Man vs Bee
2022

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996

After Life
2019

Ghosts
2019

Pointless Celebrities
2011

The One Show
2006

Jam and Jerusalem
2006

Mandy
2020

Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026

After You've Gone
2007

Vital Signs
2006

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026