Tommy Campbell (actor)
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Tommy Campbell is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is a dual-citizen of Ireland
and Canada
and currently resides in London
, England
. He spends most of his time acting, writing and performing stand-up around the world.
The Halifax Herald Limited, April 10, 2003
"Hip and hilarious...His funny and often insightful stories are sure to strike a chord."
Fast Forward Weekly, VOL 8 NO 41 September 18, 2003
"...Riotous collection of tales of debauchery, revenge and teenage employees with way too much time on their hands..."
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and currently resides in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He spends most of his time acting, writing and performing stand-up around the world.
Actor
- 2012: Hyde Park On Hudson, Fourth Driver
- 2011: SpooksSpooksSpooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...
US Marine, - 2011: Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Sergeant, - 2011: Crysis 2Crysis 2Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360...
, (Video Game - voice) Staff Sergeant Rainer, Medic, ECHO 7, DRAB 2 - 2011: Matt Hatter Chronicles (Animated TV Series), Matt Hatter
- 2010: Green ZoneGreen Zone (film)Green Zone is a 2010 American war thriller film written by Brian Helgeland and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film was inspired by the non-fiction 2006 book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, which documented life in the Green Zone, Baghdad...
, Chopper Comms Commander - 2009: The PhilanthropistThe Philanthropist (TV series)The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program is a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films...
, Agent Aaron Logan - 2008: The Dark NightThe Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
, Passenger #1 - 2008: Scarlet (TV Series), Josh
- 2007: ShamelessShamelessShameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004...
, Helicopter Pilot - 2007: CBC's The Hour segment "Best Story Ever", as himself
- 2001: Appeared as himself on Canada AMCanada AMCanada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
to promote The Slacker Confessions - 2000: Coil, Detective Len Bias
Comedian
- Tommy Campbell has been featured on stand-up comedy shows in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, The Philippines, the USA and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. - In 2004 and 2005 he was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.
- He is based in London, England and is a regular at The Comedy Store, LondonThe Comedy Store, LondonThe Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard.It was named after The Comedy Store club in the United States, which Rosengard had visited the previous year...
, The 99 Club, The Comedy Cafe, JongleursJongleursJongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
, Headliners, Highlight, TheFymFygBar.com, Big Night Out Comedy Clubs, The Funny Side Comedy Clubs and many others. - An up-to-date list of Tommy Campbell's shows can be found on his official website Tommy Campbell Online
- Official Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/tommycampbellcomedian
- MySpace Page (rarely updated because it's MySpace Tommy's MySpace.
- Click here to follow Tommy Campbell on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/MrTommyCampbell
- "Slick, polished and very, very funny." - British Theatre Guide
- "Catch him now before he goes off and re-invents the wheel or something." Time Out
Writer
Tommy Campbell is a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.- Matt Hatter Chronicles - Cyber Racer
- Matt Hatter Chronicles - Prowler
- SheZow - Shred Fest
- Shezow - Flashed Mob (Story By)
- The TNT Show
- The Hour (Best Story Ever)
Author
- A new edition of The Slacker Confessions - True Comedic Stories From My Decade of Dumb Jobs was released on May 14, 2011 as an eBook for Kindle and the Kindle app for iPad and iPhone.
- Amazon UK Link for The Slacker Confessions eBook
- Amazon US Link for The Slacker Confessions eBook
- The Slacker Confessions was first published in 2002 by Hidden Brook Press in Toronto.
- 2003 "NOW Best of Toronto" award for "Best Emerging Author".
- Tommy Campbell was a special guest on Canada AMCanada AMCanada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
with Rod Black where he famously complained that his mother could not watch the interview as she was in prison and had her TV rights taken away.
The Halifax Herald Limited, April 10, 2003
"Hip and hilarious...His funny and often insightful stories are sure to strike a chord."
Fast Forward Weekly, VOL 8 NO 41 September 18, 2003
"...Riotous collection of tales of debauchery, revenge and teenage employees with way too much time on their hands..."
Voice over
Tommy Campbell is known for his warm, heroic voice. He has a wide range and has doubled for several characters and people from Ben 10 to George Clooney. He has lent his voice to several projects including:- Crysis 2Crysis 2Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360...
, (Video Game - voice) Staff Sergeant Rainer, Medic, ECHO 7, DRAB 2 - Crysis 2Crysis 2Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360...
voice reel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcLd_o-Fsf0&feature=youtu.be - Matt Hatter Chronicles - Matt Hatter
- Ceres, Celestial LegendCeres, Celestial Legendis a fantasy shōjo manga series written by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōjo Comic from May 1996 through March 2000. The chapters were also published by Shogakukan in fourteen collected volumes...
- Aki Mikage - Angel LinksAngel Linksis an anime television series produced by Sunrise Studio. It was originally aired across the Japanese WOWOW television network from April 7 to June 30, 1999. It is a spin-off of the manga Outlaw Star by Takehiko Itō...
- Kosei Hida - Saber Marionette J to XSaber Marionette J to Xis a Japanese anime, the last part of the Saber Marionette J series, and a plot continuation of Saber Marionette J Again. Like the previous ones, it was created by . The 26 episode saga began airing in Japan on October 6, 1998 to August 25, 1999...
- various voices - Labatt Blue Light Beer
- Ben 10 (double)
Trivia
- Speaks Mandarin Chinese.
- Is a relative of Sorrell Booke.
- Owns a black pug and is a pug fanatic.
- His father looks nearly identical to Larry DavidLarry DavidLawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...
and is frequently mistaken for him. - His mother was born in HilversumHilversumis a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
. - In 2001 he was a guest speaker at the Big Apple Anime Festival.