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 (Jr) in the BBC sitcom ''
King Gary
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''.
Career
Before television, Davis worked as a scaffolder, bouncer, market stall trader and a stand-up comedian. When his friend was working as a runner on ''
Bo' Selecta,'' they gave some videos of their own comedy sketches to
Leigh Francis
Leigh Izaak Francis (born 30 April 1973), known professionally as Keith Lemon, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for creating and starring in Channel 4's sketch comedy show '' Bo' Selecta!'' (20 ...
, 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 2016, Davis was named a
BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films ''
Free Fire
''Free Fire'' is a 2016 British black comedy- action film directed by Ben Wheatley, from a screenplay by Wheatley and Amy Jump. It stars Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Ri ...
'' and ''
Prevenge''.
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
External links
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21st-century English male actors
English male television actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
1979 births