Tommy Bastow
Tommy Bastow | |
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Born | Thomas Derek Bastow 26 August 1991 Epsom, Surrey, England |
Occupation | Actor/musician |
Years active | 2008–present |
Thomas Derek "Tommy" Bastow (born 26 August 1991) is an English actor and musician from Epsom, Surrey. He is best known for playing the character Dave the Laugh in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, as Joe in the BT adverts and as the lead singer in the band FranKo.
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Education
Bastow attended the independent City of London Freemen's School, and later transferred to the BRIT School in Croydon, a state school that specialises in the performing arts. [1][2]
Acting career
Bastow wanted to become an actor after watching films like A Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction and American Psycho with his dad and being inspired by the performances of the actors, "Watching those great performances sent tingles down my spine and I wanted to have that ability myself. I wanted other people to watch me and get that same feeling, I wanted to entertain."[3] Bastow first got involved with acting at the age of thirteen.[3] Since 2005, Bastow has appeared in several BT adverts.[1] In 2008, he appeared in two episodes of the CBBC program M.I.High as Lewis Chuckworth, and in a short film titled Londongrad.[4] Bastow landed his first major film role playing the character of "Dave the Laugh" in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, released in July 2008.[5] In December 2008, he played the role of a young Sir Guy of Gisborne for an episode of the BBC One series Robin Hood which aired on 6 June 2009.[3] In 2009, he also had an uncredited role in The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen.[4] Bastow starred in the 2010 Spanish-American horror film Exorcismus,[6] which is produced by Filmax.[7] He is currently appearing in a recurring role in teen drama The Cut, a BBC Switch program, playing Greg Cranborne. In 2011 he appeared in EastEnders as Seb Parker.[8]
Music career
In 2005, Bastow became the lead singer of a band called Blackspray.[9] In October 2007, Bastow and members of another band called Hawkwood (two of which are also students from the BRIT School) formed FranKo.[9] In 2008, FranKo played their first gigs in the UK and recorded their debut EP with producer Jim Lowe (Stereophonics, Foo Fighters, Manic Street Preachers).[9] Later that year, the band toured Thailand which included an appearance on MTV Thailand.[10] They have just[when?] come back from tour with Elliot Minor and Me vs Hero.[citation needed] On 31 March 2010, FranKo released their 10 track debut album 'Vote FranKo'. The first single off the album was "Night Time" released in September 2009. In July 2011 FranKo released their second album 'FranKo'. They played a tour supporting ROOM 94 (July 2011) and a tour with Dave Giles (October 2011) and plan to return to Thailand sometime next year.
Filmography
- Films
Year | Title | Role | References |
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2008 | Londongrad | Young Konstantin | |
2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Dave the Laugh | [2] |
2010 | Exorcismus | Alex | |
2013 | Off The Aisle | Dylan Watson | [11] |
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Other notes | References |
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2008 | M.I.High | Lewis Chuckworth | Two episodes | [4] |
2009 | Robin Hood | Young Sir Guy of Gisborne | One episode (Episode 10) | |
2010 | The Cut | Greg Cranborne | 4 episodes | |
2011 | EastEnders | Seb Parker | Recurring role |
- TV commercials
2005 | BT Group |
| | 2013 || Reetie: The Friendship || Jason Lane
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | References |
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2012 | Harold and Maude | Harold Chasen | Tron Theatre, Glasgow | [12][13][14] |
References
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External links
- Tommy Bastow at the Internet Movie Database
- FranKo on Myspace
- EngvarB from August 2014
- Use dmy dates from August 2014
- Articles with hCards
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- Vague or ambiguous time from December 2009
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2009
- 1991 births
- People educated at the BRIT School
- Living people
- People from Epsom
- People educated at City of London Freemen's School
- English musicians
- English male stage actors
- English male child actors
- English singers
- English male film actors
- English male soap opera actors
- English male television actors