Tom Price (born 12 July 1980 in

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) is a British actor, voice-over artist, radio presenter and stand-up comedian originally from

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, Wales. He is most noted for being the creator of hit Channel 4 quiz format ''Wogan's Perfect Recall'' and for portraying Andy Davidson in

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Acting

Price's comedy career began in 1998 when he co-starred in a revue at Monmouth School, These Charming Men. He continued acting as a student at Warwick University, where he studied English literature. After graduating, he turned down a place at drama school and moved to London. His first TV appearance was playing a waiter in an episode of '' Absolute Power''. He is known to television audiences for being one of the stars of the

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comedy sketch show '' Swinging''. He has also appeared in a recurring role as police officer Andy Davidson in a number of episodes of ''

'', a spin-off from the long running science fiction series ''

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''. In 2008 he starred in the

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sketch show ''

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'' and filmed the role of

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in a pilot UK remake of ''

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'', which never got aired. Other TV appearances include ''

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'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2010). Price also featured in Renault TV's program ''The Key''. In 2011 Price reprised the role of Andy Davidson in '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', airing on

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and US premium television network

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. In addition to his TV performances Price has appeared in the films ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011 he appeared in an 8-part comedy reality series called ''

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'' on BBC3 with Rob Riggle. He was most recently a regular alongside Ruth Jones in '' Stella'' and appeared in recent series of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Comedy

Price often performs as a stand-up comedian across the UK and internationally. He took his debut stand-up show, ''Say When'', to the Edinburgh Festival in 2011, and a reviewer described his comedic style as "easygoing, good-natured autobiographical". He returned to Edinburgh in 2014 with his show "Not as Nice as He Looks", which was described by one reviewer as "refreshing, innovative and frighteningly funny". In Autumn 2014, Tom supported

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on his European Tour.

Radio

Price appeared as Gordon, a young drunken doctor, in the

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comedy show ''

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'' for three series, alongside

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and, for series one,

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. His radio credits also include the Torchwood Radio Play ''

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'', in which he reprised his role as Andy. He hosts the

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comedy news show "The Leak with Tom Price", which began in September 2014. Prior to that, he regularly hosted the topical comedy radio show ''What's the Story?'' on the same station. In October 2016 Tom became the weekend afternoon host on Magic Radio. From September 2017 Tom became the weekend breakfast show host on Magic Radio (6am10am), taking over from Harriet Scott who was to become the new weekday breakfast show host alongside Ronan Keating.

Other work

Price was also one of the presenters of BBC3's '' Destination Three''. He also presented ''Senseless'' on MTV. In 2014 he narrated the ITV1 documentary "Quads". In advertising he has appeared in Velvet Triple Soft and

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"Mastication for the Nation" adverts, and has been the voice of Nescafe. He has performed in a

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advert and appeared in jingles on the comedy podcast

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. He has also played the part of the PG Tips' Monkey. He has also reprised his role as Andy Davidson in a number of Torchwood audio stories produced by

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. Price is the host of the

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'' My Mate Bought a Toaster'', in which he discusses a celebrity guest's Amazon purchase history. Since the start of the

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lockdowns in the UK, Price has hosted the

''Cabin Fever'' alongside Dave Cribb and

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. Originally released five times a week, it later changed to weekly episodes.

Filmography

References

External links

Official websiteMagic Weekend Breakfast with Tom Price on Magic RadioSchool Disco with Tom Price on Magic Radio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Tom Living people 1980 births People educated at Monmouth School for Boys Welsh male television actors Welsh male comedians Welsh radio presenters People from Monmouth, Wales