Tom Davis
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Tom Davis

Tom Davis is a British actor, comedian, writer, and producer, best known for his roles in the BBC Three comedy Murder in Successville and the BBC One sitcom King Gary. Born on April 27, 1979, in Croydon, London, Davis began his career in various manual labor jobs, including working as a scaffolder, bouncer, and market stall trader. His entry into comedy came when a friend, working as a runner on Bo' Selecta!, invited him to create and submit comedy sketches. These sketches caught the attention of Leigh Francis, leading to Davis's appearance on the show. This exposure paved the way for his subsequent roles in Lemon La Vida Loca, Plebs, Bad Education, and The Morgana Show . In 2015, Davis co-created and starred in Murder in Successville, a semi-improvised crime-comedy series where he portrayed DI Sleet, a detective solving fictional celebrity murders with the help of guest celebrities. The show gained a cult following and was adapted into the Netflix series Murderville in 2022. Davis's other notable television work includes co-creating and starring in King Gary (2018–2021), a sitcom about a suburban family man, and appearing in The Curse (2022), a comedy crime drama . In film, Davis has appeared in Paddington 2 (2017), Free Fire (2016), and Prevenge (2016). He also featured in Wonka (2023), a musical fantasy film starring Timothée Chalamet, where he portrayed Felix Fickelgruber, a chocolatier and rival to Willy Wonka . Davis is married to Kathryn, and they have a daughter born in December 2021 . He co-hosts the popular podcast The Wolf & Owl with fellow comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

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