# Tom Davis (actor)

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 in the BBC sitcom King Gary.

## Career

Before television, Davis worked as a scaffolder, bouncer and market stall trader. When his friend was working as a runner on Bo' Selecta, they gave some videos of their own comedy sketches to Leigh Francis, 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 2022 an American adaptation of the show, renamed Murderville, was released by Netflix. In 2016, Davis was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films Free Fire and Prevenge. In 2017, he appeared in Paddington 2. In 2018-2021, he co-created, starred in and co-wrote the comedy series King Gary. The show portrayed life and its difficulties as a family man in the outer London suburbs. The show received reasonable reception; The Times felt viewers would "either love or hate King Gary". In 2022 he appeared in the comedy crime drama, The Curse. In 2023, he featured in Wonka.
He performs stand-up comedy professionally and co-hosts The Wolf & Owl podcast with Romesh Ranganathan.

## Personal life

Davis is married to Kathryn, and they have a daughter who was born in December 2021.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2012 | Outside Bet | Gutsy George | Sacha Bennett | |
| 2013 | All Things to All Men | Roberts | George Isaac | |
| 2014 | Top Dog | Cod | Martin Kemp | |
| 2014 | The Guvnors | | Gabe Turner | |
| 2014 | Half Time and Down | Bob | Mark-John Ford | Short film |
| 2015 | After the End | Gordon | Sam Southward | Short film |
| 2015 | Legacy | Roger | Davie Fairbanks Marc Small | |
| 2015 | Traders | Big John | Rachael Moriarty Peter Murphy | |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Big Tom | Elliot Hegarty | |
| 2016 | Prevenge | DJ Dan | Alice Lowe | |
| 2016 | Free Fire | Leary | Ben Wheatley | |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | T-Bone | Paul King | |
| 2018 | The More You Ignore Me | Bighead Wildgoose | Keith English | |
| 2023 | Wonka | Bleacher | Paul King | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Cha'mone Mo'Fo'Selecta! A Tribute to Michael Jackson | John Landis | Uncredited Television film |
| 2010 | The Morgana Show | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Burly Man | 9.01 "The Hunt for Tony Blair" |
| 2011 | Comedy Lab | Ian Bodkin | 12.05 "The Warm-Up Guy" Also writer |
| 2012 | Very Important People | Barman | 1.01 Series 1, Episode 1 |
| 2012 | Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce | Fan | Television film |
| 2013 | Common Ground | Sunshine Simon | 1.04 "Sunshine Simon" (also writer) 1.05 "Rupert" 1.08 "William & Sinclair" |
| 2013 | Playhouse Presents | Ralph | 2.06 "Stage Door Johnnies" |
| 2013 | Lemon La Vida Loca | Big Tom | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Live at the Electric | Bubba Duke | 3 episodes Also writer |
| 2013 | Big School | Simon | 1.04 "Episode 4" |
| 2013 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Various characters | 2.05 "The Cariad Show" |
| 2014 | The Midnight Beast | Shopkeeper | 2.03 "Beast Holiday Ever" |
| 2014–2018 | Plebs | Davus | 15 episodes |
| 2014 | Bad Education | Dean | 3.06 "The Prom" |
| 2014 | The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | Security Guard | 2.02 "The Day of the Triffids" |
| 2015 | Still Open All Hours | Nikki's Boyfriend | 1.03 "Episode 3" |
| 2015 | Cockroaches | Felix | 6 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | The Keith Lemon Sketch Show | Various characters | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Drunk History | King Henry VIII | 1.01 "Episode 1" |
| 2015 | House of Fools | Butcher Brother #1 | 2.04 "The Danceathon Affair" |
| 2015 | Uncle | Mechanic | 2.06 "Fight For The Future" |
| 2015–2017 | Murder in Successville | DI Sleet | 18 episodes Also associate producer and writer |
| 2015 | Virtually Famous | Himself | 2.02 Series 2, Episode 4 |
| 2015 | Undercover | Tigran | 1.06 "The Finale" |
| 2015 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Perry | 4.01 "Dead Air" |
| 2015 | Together | Construction Worker | 1.01 "Signs" |
| 2015 | Jekyll & Hyde | Billy "Beef" Wellington | 1.04 "The Calyx" |
| 2016 | The Aliens | Jean | 1.01 "Episode 1" |
| 2016 | Stag | Chef | Television miniseries |
| 2016 | Going Forward | Terry | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Harry Hill's Tea Time | Egg Wallace | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Revolting | Hank Duke - Foie Gras Farmer | 1.04 "Episode 4" |
| 2017 | Bizarre ER | Narrator (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | The Great Xmas Rant | Panelist | Television film |
| 2018 | Action Team | Logan Mann / Vlad | 6 episodes Also writer |
| 2018 | Judge Romesh | Court Bailiff | All episodes |
| 2018–2021 | King Gary | Gary King | All episodes |
| 2019 | The Ranganation | Himself | 1.04 "Episode 4" |
| 2019 | The Virtues | Landlord | Episode 1 |
| TBA | Sticky | Hayes | 1.00 "Where Eagles Fap" |
| 2022 | The Curse | Big Mick Neville | |
| 2023 | The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off | Himself | 6.01 |
| 2023 | A League of Their Own | Himself | Series 16, Episode 6 |
February 2025 A Thousand Blows Charlie

### Podcast

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020–present | Wolf and Owl | Host | 179 episodes, alongside Romesh Ranganathan |

## Writing credits

| Production | Notes | Broadcaster/Distributor |
| Comedy Lab | "The Warm-Up Guy" (co-written with James De Frond, 2011) | Channel 4 |
| Common Ground | "Sunshine Simon" (co-written with Eleanor Lawrence, 2013) | Sky Atlantic |
| Live at the Electric | 8 episodes (co-written with Stephen Grant, 2013) | BBC Three |
| Murder in Successville | 16 episodes (2015–2017) | BBC Three |
| Action Team | 5 episodes (2018) | ITV |