Born and raised in Lincolnshire, Tom began acting initially in short plays before completing a BTEC in Performing Arts at Lincoln College in 2004. He later went on to study music for two years, before later returning to acting in 2009. He went on to work on a number of projects, including the Warp Films/Channel 4 pilot "Privado". He spent the next few years working on short films and commercials before co-directing the short, "The Samaritan", in 2015 and later the horror short, "Nurture Of The Beast" in 2016. Both were picked as Official Selections at various film festivals, including the LA Cinefest, 15 Second Horror Film Challenge, Indie Wise and Screen One International Film Festival and was named as a Finalist in the IndustryBOOST Competition.
Has been friends with long time collaborator Adam Luff since the pair were three.
