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.
As actor 35
The One Show
2006
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
After Life
2019
Pointless Celebrities
2011
Ghosts
2019
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
Plebs
2013
Man vs Bee
2022
After You've Gone
2007
Mandy
2020
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
W1A
2014
Derek
2013
Here We Go
2022
Hyperdrive
2006
The Wrong Mans
2013
The Ballad of Wallis Island
2025
Vital Signs
2006
The Last Bus
2022
Dark Relic
2010
Women on the Verge
2018
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016
Quacks
2017
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
Cowards
2009
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
2022
The Boot Sale
2010
The Mandy Who Knew Too Much
Brave Young Men
2009
Venice at Dawn
2022
Games On: Tent
2012
Anthony
2014
The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
2007
On the crew 13
Fresh Meat
2011
Plebs
2013
Here We Go
2022
The Ballad of Wallis Island
2025
Gap Year
2017
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
Cowards
2009
Bill's Included
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
2022
Brave Young Men
2009
Very Few Fish
2013
The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
2007