---
name: "Tom Davis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-davis"
fi1m_id: "tom-davis"
imdb_id: "nm4269084"
tmdb_id: 1464254
wikidata_id: "Q19957326"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 April 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T19:07:52.599846+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tom Davis

## Identity

Tom Davis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-davis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-davis
- **IMDb ID:** nm4269084
- **TMDB ID:** 1464254
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19957326
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Davis_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19957326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4269084/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1464254

Actor. Born 27 April 1969 in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 April 1969, England, UK
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Also known as:** Tom Davies
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 83 (3), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 80 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Family 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $925m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Davis_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19957326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4269084/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1464254

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Wonka*](https://film.one/film/wonka.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tom Davis is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his role as DI Sleet in the BBC Three series *Murder in Successville* (2015–2017) and as Gary King in the BBC sitcom *King Gary* (2018–2021), which he co-created and co-wrote.

His film credits include *The Bad Education Movie* (2015), *Free Fire* (2017), *Prevenge* (2017), *Paddington 2* (2017) and *Wonka* (2023), in which he played Bleacher. He was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2016 and co-hosts the podcast *The Wolf & Owl* with Romesh Ranganathan.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *A Thousand Blows* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Charlie Mitchell — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-thousand-blows.md)
- *Wonka* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Bleacher — [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *The Virtues* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Landlord — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virtues.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as T-Bone — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Rob & Romesh Vs* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/rob-and-romesh-vs.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ladies First* (2026), as Chris Black
- *Thames View* (2026), as Big Jim (voice)
- *Odyssey* (2025), as Troy
- *A Thousand Blows* (2025), series, as Charlie Mitchell — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-thousand-blows.md)
- *Tom Davis: Underdog* (2024), Writer
- *The Gentlemen* (2024), series, as Aslan
- *The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin* (2024), series, as Clive
- *Wonka* (2023), as Bleacher — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover* (2022), series, Actor
- *The Curse* (2022), series, as Mick · Writer, Creator
- *Murderville* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas* (2020), as Mr. Snatch
- *King Gary Christmas Special* (2020), as Gary King · Writer
- *King Gary* (2020), series, as Gary King · Writer, Creator
- *The Virtues* (2019), series, as Landlord — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virtues.md)
- *Keith Lemon: Coming in America* (2018), series, as Various Characters
- *The More You Ignore Me* (2018), as Big Head Wildgoose
- *Action Team* (2018), series, as Logan Mann/Vladimir Schevchenko
- *Paddington 2* (2017), as T-Bone — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Free Fire* (2017), as Leary
- *Prevenge* (2017), as DJ Dan
- *Going Forward* (2016), series, as Terry
- *The Aliens* (2016), series, as Jean
- *Stag* (2016), series, as Chef
- *Together* (2015), series, as Construction Worker
- *The Bad Education Movie* (2015), as Tom
- *Legacy* (2015), as Roger
- *Murder in Successville* (2015), series, as DI Sleet
- *Cockroaches* (2015), series, as Felix
- *The Guvnors* (2014), as Paul
- *England's Worst Ever Football Team* (2014), Actor
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Jackpoo (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Big School* (2013), series, as Simon
- *Plebs* (2013), series, as Davus
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, as Perry
- *Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce* (2012), as Audience Member
- *Outside Bet* (2012), as Gutsy George
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Ralph
- *The Hunt for Tony Blair* (2011), as Music Hall MC
- *Bizarre ER* (2008), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Mr. Sunny Sky*, Actor
- *The Roots Manœuvre*, Actor

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