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Tom Davis
Davis in 2019
Born	(1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 45) Croydon, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Television	Lemon La Vida Loca The Keith Lemon Sketch Show Plebs Murder in Successville Judge Romesh King Gary
Spouse	Kathryn Davis
Children	1

Tom Davis (born 27 April 1979) is an English actor and comedian best known for his role as DI Sleet in the BBC Three comedy Murder in Successville, and as Gary King in the BBC sitcom King Gary.

Career

Before television, Davis worked as a scaffolder, bouncer and market stall trader. When his friend was working as a runner on Bo' Selecta, they gave some videos of their own comedy sketches to Leigh Francis, who then invited Davis to appear on the show. He appeared in various comedy roles on TV over the following years.

In 2015 he co-created and starred in Murder in Successville. This semi-improvised show, in which a celebrity guest must help DI Sleet solve a fictional crime, became a cult hit. In 2022 an American adaptation of the show, renamed Murderville, was released by Netflix. In 2016, Davis was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films Free Fire and Prevenge. In 2017, he appeared in Paddington 2. In 2018-2021, he co-created, starred in and co-wrote the comedy series King Gary. The show portrayed life and its difficulties as a family man in the outer London suburbs. The show received reasonable reception; The Times felt viewers would “either love or hate King Gary”. In 2022 he appeared in the comedy crime drama, The Curse. In 2023, he featured in Wonka.

He performs stand-up comedy professionally and co-hosts The Wolf & Owl podcast with Romesh Ranganathan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcast

Writing credits

Personal life

Tom is married to Kathryn, and they have a daughter who was born in December 2021.

References

1. "Tom Davis | Actor/Writer". www.bafta.org. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. Midgley, Carol (23 January 2024). "TV review: Watership Down; King Gary". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. "Plebs". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
4. "Cockroaches". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
5. "The Keith Lemon Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
6. "Virtually Famous – Series 2, Episode 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
7. "Stuart Broad, Tom Davis - A League of Their Own". Apple TV. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
8. "Episode 55 Wolf and Owl podcast". Acast. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

External links

• Tom Davis at IMDb

• 21st-century English male actors
• English male television actors
• Living people
• 1979 births
• Actors from the London Borough of Croydon
• English stand-up comedians
• English television writers
• English podcasters
• Comedians from the London Borough of Croydon
• English male comedians
• Male actors from London
• People from Croydon