Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton (born September 1987)[1] is an English actor, comedian and writer.
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 Stourton in 2022 | |
| Born | Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton September 1987 (age 37) |
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| Years active | 1994–1996; 2009–present |
| Relatives | Ivo Stourton (brother) Edward Stourton (father) |
Career
editStourton started his career as a comedian at university, performing in the web-series "High Renaissance Man" that he co-wrote with Tom Palmer. After university, the pair continued to write and perform together as comedy duo, Totally Tom.[2]
He stars alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the BBC Three sitcom Siblings which was first broadcast in summer 2014.
As of 2014, he joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends as the voices of Duncan, Rex, Terence, Alfie (season 23 onward), and the Fat Clergyman (UK/US).
In 2015, he became one of the regular cast of CBBC's sketch comedy Horrible Histories which was first broadcast in 2015. Stourton also played a Viking nicknamed 'Lofty' in the Doctor Who episode "The Girl Who Died".
In 2018, Stourton played the role of Edward Snowden in the comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me, featuring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon and Justin Theroux.[3] That same year he began playing the recurring role of Robbie, the rival agent, across all three series of Stath Lets Flats.
In 2019, he played Percy in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans, which is based on the television programme Horrible Histories.[4]
In 2021, he co-wrote and starred in the feature film, All My Friends Hate Me.[5] That year he also appeared in the BBC pilot Dreaming Whilst Black, guest starred in episodes of Trying, Buffering and Mood, as well as providing voices for the rebooted series of Spitting Image.
In 2022, he played various characters in Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Channel 4 Blap, Red Flag.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | About Time | John | |
| 2015 | Captain Webb | J.B. Johnson | |
| Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Rex (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Rex (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Edward Snowden | |
| 2019 | Tales from the Lodge | Zeke Holloway | |
| Thomas and Friends: Digs and Discoveries | Alfie (voice) | UK/US versions | |
| Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Percy | [6] | |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol | Fred / Charity Worker | |
| 2022 | All My Friends Hate Me | Pete | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Earring Magic Ken | |
| Poor Things | Steward | ||
| 2024 | Arthur's Whisky | Robert |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Edward | Television film |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Edward | Television film |
| 2011 | Comedy Lab | Episode: "Totally Tom" | |
| 2011–2012 | Comedy Blaps | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Harry & Paul | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Comedy Feeds | Scott | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Lovesick | Ivan | Episode: "Cressida" |
| Space Ark | Mike | Television film | |
| 2014–2016 | Siblings | Dan | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | Thomas & Friends | Duncan, Rex, Terence, Alfie, The Fat Clergyman, Teddy Boston, Various (voices) |
UK/US versions Succeeding Nathan Clarke as the voice of Alfie |
| 2015 | Up the Women | Bertie Smuth | Episode: "The Romance" |
| Count Arthur Strong | Eddie | Episode: "Fame at Last" | |
| Doctor Who | Lofty | Episode: "The Girl Who Died"[7] | |
| Crackanory | Parent / Todd Sydney | Episode: "The Catchment Area & the Frogbeast of Pontfidd" | |
| 2015–2016 | Murder in Successville | Vladimir Putin / Neil | 2 episodes |
| Drunk History | Various | 5 episodes | |
| 2015–present | Horrible Histories | Various | 35 episodes |
| 2016 | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge | Clement Rowe | Episode: "Massage + Royal Visit" |
| Hail Mary | Inspector Matteo | Television film | |
| Revived | Lee B. | Television film | |
| 2017 | What Would Diplo Do? | Calvin Harris | Episode: "The Beef"[8] |
| Loaded | Greg | 2 episodes | |
| Decline and Fall | Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2018–2019, 2021 |
Stath Lets Flats | Robbie | 9 episodes |
| 2018, 2020, 2023 |
The Windsors | Jack | 3 episodes |
| 2018, 2021 | Pls Like | DumpGhost | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Sorry | Harry | Television film |
| 2021 | Trying | Toby | Episode: "Maddest Sweetest Thing" |
| Buffering | Russell | Episode: "Throuple Goals" | |
| Spitting Image | Voice artist | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Mood | Josh | Episode: "Hannibal" |
| Red Flag | Various | Miniseries | |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Daniel van Dijk | Miniseries |
| Dreaming Whilst Black | Jamie | Episode: "The Dream" | |
| 2024 | Daddy Issues | Ben | Episode #1.5 |
| TBA | Prime Target | Ricky Olson | Post-production |
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton on "Companies House"". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Totally Tom: Class act | the Spectator".
- ^ Smith, Caroline (6 August 2018). "'The Spy Who Dumped Me' disappointingly misses target". dailycal.org. The Daily Californian. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Rich (14 June 2019). "Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans Gets a New Trailer, and Some New Faces". bleedingcool.com. Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (30 July 2021). "Tribeca Horror Comedy 'All My Friends Hate Me' Gets U.S. Deal With Super Ltd". Deadline. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Horrible Histories Movie Gets its World Premiere". chortle.co.uk. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Tom Stourton on acting alongside amazing Peter Capaldi and playing a cowardly Viking in 'Doctor Who'". radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Chaney, Jen (2 August 2017). "What Would Diplo Do? Is a Meta Showcase for James Van Der Beek". vulture.com. Vulture. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links
edit- Tom Stourton at IMDb
- Tom Stourton on Facebook