Tommy Bastow
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Tommy Bastow 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
.
, and later transferred to the BRIT School
in Croydon, a state school that specialises in the performing arts.
, 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." Bastow first got involved with acting at the age of thirteen. Since 2005, Bastow has appeared in several BT
adverts. In 2008, he appeared in two episodes of the CBBC
program M.I.High
as Lewis Chuckworth, and in a short film titled Londongrad. Bastow landed his first major film role playing the character of "Dave the Laugh" in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
, released in July 2008. 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. In 2009, he also had an uncredited role in The Boys Are Back
starring Clive Owen
. Bastow starred in the 2010 Spanish - American horror film
Exorcismus
, which is produced by Filmax
.
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.
. 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
). Later that year, the band toured Thailand which included an appearance on MTV Thailand
. They have just come back from tour with Elliot Minor
and Me vs Hero.
On March 31, 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 with ROOM94 (July 2011) and a tour with Dave Giles (October 2011) and plan to return to Thailand sometime next year.
Television
TV commercials
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 British coming of age film film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha starring Georgia Groome. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers...
, as Joe in the BT adverts and as the lead singer in the band FranKo
FranKo
FranKo are a pop/rock/alternative band from South London, England. The group consists of Tommy Bastow , Richard Craker , Chris Gilbertson and Richard "Ricky" Rayner on the Drums.2011 saw them enter the inaugural Online Music Awards, where they were the only entrants...
.
Education
Bastow attended the independent City of London Freemen's SchoolCity of London Freemen's School
City of London Freemen's School is a coeducational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. It is the sister school of the City of London School and the City of London School for Girls, which are both independent single-sex schools located within...
, and later transferred to the BRIT School
BRIT School
The London School for Performing Arts & Technology is a British school located in Selhurst, Croydon, in London, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible...
in Croydon, a state school that specialises in the performing arts.
Acting career
Bastow wanted to become an actor after watching films like A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange (film)
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
, Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (film)
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
and American Psycho
American Psycho (film)
American Psycho is a 2000 cult thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy...
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." Bastow first got involved with acting at the age of thirteen. Since 2005, Bastow has appeared in several BT
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
adverts. In 2008, he appeared in two episodes of the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
program M.I.High
M.I.High
M.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It is produced for the BBC by the independent production company Kudos, who also produced the hit BBC spy drama Spooks. It follows in the success of the Young Bond and the Alex Rider series of books and films. M.I...
as Lewis Chuckworth, and in a short film titled Londongrad. Bastow landed his first major film role playing the character of "Dave the Laugh" in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 British coming of age film film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha starring Georgia Groome. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers...
, released in July 2008. In December 2008, he played the role of a young Sir Guy of Gisborne for an episode of the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
series Robin Hood which aired on 6 June 2009. In 2009, he also had an uncredited role in The Boys Are Back
The Boys Are Back (film)
The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Australian/British drama film directed by Scott Hicks, produced by Greg Brenman and starring Clive Owen. Based on the book The Boys Are Back In Town by Simon Carr, the film features a score composed by Hal Lindes and a soundtrack by Sigur Rós.-Plot:Joe Warr is a British...
starring Clive Owen
Clive Owen
Clive Owen is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991...
. Bastow starred in the 2010 Spanish - American horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Exorcismus
Exorcismus
Exorcismus is a 2010 Spanish horror film directed by Manuel Carballo and written by David Muñoz, it stars Sophie Vavasseur and Stephen Billington.-Plot:...
, which is produced by Filmax
Filmax
Filmax is a 24-hour English language Hollywood movies channel based in Pakistan. It is beamed in South Asia through the Pakistani satellite network.It was launched in 2008. The station is available nationwide via cable and satellite...
.
He is currently appearing in a recurring role in teen drama The Cut
The Cut (BBC series)
The Cut is a BBC television soap opera for teenagers, first broadcast in September 2009. The series was developed by BBC Switch and Holby City writer, Al Smith in collaboration with KateModern producer Pete Gibbons and Hollyoaks director, Sarah Walker...
, a BBC Switch program, playing Greg Cranborne. In 2011 he appeared in EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
as Seb Parker.
Music career
In 2005, Bastow became the lead singer of a band called Blackspray. In October 2007, Bastow and members of another band called Hawkwood (two of which are also students from the BRIT School) formed FranKoFranKo
FranKo are a pop/rock/alternative band from South London, England. The group consists of Tommy Bastow , Richard Craker , Chris Gilbertson and Richard "Ricky" Rayner on the Drums.2011 saw them enter the inaugural Online Music Awards, where they were the only entrants...
. In 2008, FranKo played their first gigs in the UK and recorded their debut EP with producer Jim Lowe
Jim Lowe
Jim Lowe is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit record, "The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and has been considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:Born in Springfield, Missouri, Lowe...
(Stereophonics
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
, Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
). Later that year, the band toured Thailand which included an appearance on MTV Thailand
MTV Thailand
MTV Thailand is a 24-hour music and entertainment channel owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a division of Viacom. This channel broadcasts both Thai and International music programs as well as a youth lifestyle T.V...
. They have just come back from tour with Elliot Minor
Elliot Minor
Elliot Minor are a classically influenced rock band from York, England. The group consists of Alex Davies , Ed Minton , Dan Hetherton and Ed Hetherton .-History and formation: 2000-2006 :...
and Me vs Hero.
On March 31, 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 with ROOM94 (July 2011) and a tour with Dave Giles (October 2011) and plan to return to Thailand sometime next year.
Filmography
Films| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 British coming of age film film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha starring Georgia Groome. It is based on two teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers... |
Dave the Laugh |
| 2010 | Exorcismus Exorcismus Exorcismus is a 2010 Spanish horror film directed by Manuel Carballo and written by David Muñoz, it stars Sophie Vavasseur and Stephen Billington.-Plot:... |
Alex |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | M.I.High M.I.High M.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It is produced for the BBC by the independent production company Kudos, who also produced the hit BBC spy drama Spooks. It follows in the success of the Young Bond and the Alex Rider series of books and films. M.I... |
Lewis Chuckworth | Two episodes |
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Young Sir Guy of Gisborne | One episode (Episode 10) |
| 2010 | The Cut (BBC series) The Cut (BBC series) The Cut is a BBC television soap opera for teenagers, first broadcast in September 2009. The series was developed by BBC Switch and Holby City writer, Al Smith in collaboration with KateModern producer Pete Gibbons and Hollyoaks director, Sarah Walker... |
Greg Cranborne | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... |
Seb | Recurring role |
TV commercials
| 2005 | BT Group BT Group BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of... |