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.

Filmography

• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast — Seb
• Ricky Gervais Alley Cats — Ponce (voice)
• 2025Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza — Robin, Writer
• 2025The Ballad of Wallis Island — Herb McGwyer, Songs, Executive Producer, Screenplay
• 2023Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas — Robin, Writer
• Here We Go — Robin Hankey, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• Man vs Bee — Police Officer
• 2022Plebs: Soldiers of Rome — Aurelius, Writer
• The Last Bus — Mr. Short
• 2022Venice at Dawn — Stephen
• Mandy — Benefits Advisor
• After Life — Matt
• Ghosts — Cartwright
• Women on the Verge — Daniel
• Gap Year — Creator
• Quacks — John Sutton
• 2016David Brent: Life on the Road — Dan
• 2014Anthony — Anthony
• W1A — Dan Shepherd
• Derek — Autograph Expert
• Plebs — Aurelius, Creator
• The Wrong Mans — Noel
• 2013Very Few Fish — Writer
• 2012Games On: Tent — Paul
• Fresh Meat — Writer
• 2010Dark Relic — Robert
• 2010The Boot Sale — The Hunk
• 2009Brave Young Men — Jamie Husband, Writer
• Cowards — Writer
• After You've Gone — Mike
• 2007The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island — Herb McGwyer, Writer, Music
• Hyperdrive — Lallakkiss
• Jam and Jerusalem — Kira's Dad
• Vital Signs — Mr Woodley
• Bill's Included — Executive Producer
• The Mandy Who Knew Too Much — Benefits Advisor

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Pointless Celebrities — Self - Contestant
• The One Show — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self