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 Thomas at the Adulthood premiere in 2008. | |
| Born | Ashley Thomas 4 February 1985 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | BRIT School |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Also known as | Bashy |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | bashy |
Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by his stage name Bashy, [1] is a British actor and rapper. [2]
Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West London, the first born of his mother of Jamaican heritage, [1] and his father of Dominican heritage. [1] He attended St. Mary's of the Angels RC Primary School. Aged 11, his family moved to Kensal Rise, northwest London, and he attended Cardinal Hinsley High School, [1] where he excelled in drama. [1] Thomas went on to join the BRIT School for Performing Arts as a theatre student. [1]
Before becoming an actor and musician, Thomas worked as a postman for the Royal Mail and later as a London bus driver. [3]
In 2007, Thomas released the song "Black Boys". [3] With frequent reports of shootings and stabbings on news bulletins, and with the media continuously focusing on the lack of role models in black communities, he felt that the nation's inner-city youth needed a reminder that they had a number of positive role models they could look to for inspiration, he became a spokesperson opposing knife crime. [3]
In 2008, Thomas started working on Adulthood . [3] Noel Clarke, the writer and director of Adulthood, first encountered Thomas when he was passed a copy of The Chupa Chups Mixtape, which contained samples from Clarke's previous Kidulthood film. [4] Clarke was so impressed with what he heard that he disregarded any concerns around the copyright to finding a way to record the Adulthood theme song. [4] He asked Thomas to submit a track to be included on the official soundtrack, and Thomas delivered "Kidulthood to Adulthood". [4]
Thomas released his debut album, Catch Me If You Can in June 2009. [3] "Hiphop.com" rated the album "good" and stated, "Catch Me If You Can is a debut album that perfectly demonstrates how hip hop has become the world's local music". [5] "With vocal accents, lyrical references, swagger and varied production styles that will take a minute for the non-Brit to get their head around, much of this likable and well-intentioned set still deserves wider attention". [5]
In 2010, Bashy featured on the song "White Flag" by Gorillaz from their critically acclaimed album Plastic Beach . [3] The song saw Bashy feature alongside UK rapper Kano and the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. [3]
Bashy released his first full-length album in 15 years, Being Poor Is Expensive, on 12 July 2024. [6]
Thomas landed his first role in 2010 as Rager in British flick, Shank , [3] an independent action film set in a decaying future London. He then went on to feature as Smoothy in the movie 4.3.2.1. that same year. [3] In April 2010, BBC Learning launched Off By Heart Shakespeare, a recital contest for secondary school pupils, [7] and Thomas was asked to play the role of Shylock from The Merchant of Venice . [7]
In 2011, Thomas played the part of Mental Mickey in Cockneys vs Zombies . [8] Later that year, he played Tyrone Jones in The Veteran . [8] His first television role came in the winter of 2011, in the Emmy award-winning series Black Mirror , by Charlie Brooker for Channel 4 as Judge Wraith in the episode "Fifteen Million Merits". [7]
In 2012, Thomas played the lead role in The Man Inside , opposite Peter Mullan, David Harewood and Michelle Ryan. His next film was My Brother the Devil , [8] which received critical acclaim, winning awards at both the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival.
In 2013, he played the recurring character Jermaine Newton in Top Boy , a role he reprised in 2019 after it was announced that Netflix was to revive the British drama series. [7]
Early in 2015, Thomas guest-starred in the BBC series The Interceptor . Thomas' next TV appearance would be as Gil in the short-lived fantasy drama Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands for ITV in January 2016. Thomas signed up to the ensemble cast of A Hundred Streets released the same year. [7]
Early in 2016, it was confirmed Thomas was to appear as Calvin Hart in the HBO limited series The Night Of directed by James Marsh and Steve Zaillian. [9] In March 2016, Thomas was set as a lead role in the 20th Century Fox Television reboot of franchise series 24 as Isaac Carter. [10] In 2018, Thomas played the brother of Luca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) in the legal drama The Good Fight , airing on CBS All Access. [7]
In 2019 it was announced Thomas would co-star in the NYPD Blue reboot. [11] That same year Thomas was set to headline the Amazon Prime series Them ; [12] for his performance he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. [13]
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| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album |
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| UK [14] | |||
| "Black Boys" | 2008 | — | Catch Me If You Can |
| "Kidulthood to Adulthood" | 86 | ||
| "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (featuring Toddla T) | 2009 | — | |
| "Your Wish Is My Command" (featuring H-Boogie) | — | ||
| "Fantasy" (featuring Preeya Kalidas) | 88 | Non-album singles | |
| "Make My Day" (vs. NAPT) | 2010 | — | |
| "These Are the Songs" | 2013 | 87 | |
| "Bring the Lights Down" (featuring Jareth) | 2014 | — |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Shank | Rager | |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1. | Smooth | |
| 2011 | The Veteran | Tyrone Jones | [8] |
| 2011 | Cockneys vs Zombies | Mental Mickey | [8] |
| 2012 | The Man Inside | Clayton | |
| 2012 | My Brother the Devil | Lenny | [8] |
| 2016 | 100 Streets | Jules | |
| 2016 | Brotherhood | Calvin | |
| 2018 | Skin | Jaydee | |
| 2018 | Been So Long | Wendell | |
| 2018 | Kill Ben Lyk | Charming Ben Lyk |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Black Mirror | Judge Wraith | Episode: Fifteen Million Merits |
| 2015 | The Interceptor | Dexter Blair | Episode: 1.3 |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Gil | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Calvin Hart | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | 24: Legacy | Isaac Carter | 10 Episodes |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | Dominic Quinn | Episode: Day 429 |
| 2018 | Ice | Malcolm Rose | 10 Episodes |
| 2018 | Salvation | Alonzo Carter | 10 Episodes [15] |
| 2013–2019 | Top Boy | Jermaine Newton | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | NYPD Blue | Detective Chris Gamble | Episode: Pilot (Unaired) |
| 2021 | Them: Covenant | Henry Emory | 10 Episodes [16] |
| 2022 | The Ipcress File | Paul Maddox | 6 Episodes |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | Jaggers | 6 Episodes |
| 2023 | Black Cake | Byron Bennett | 8 Episodes |
| 2024 | The Serpent Queen | Alessandro De Medici | 5 Episodes |
| 2025 | The Choice | Dr Alexander Anderson | TBC |
| 2025 | In Flight | Dom | TBC |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2008 | MOBO Awards | Best Video | Kidulthood to Adulthood | Nominated | [17] |
| Urban Music Awards | Best Video | Black Boys | Nominated | [18] | |
| Urban Music Awards | Most Inspirational Artist | Won | [19] | ||
| Screen Nation Awards | Best Music Performance in Film/TV | Won | [20] | ||
| 2009 | MOBO Awards | Best Album | Catch Me If You Can | Nominated | |
| Best UK Act | Nominated | ||||
| Urban Music Awards | Best Hip Hop | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 2024 | UK Music Video Awards | Best Hip Hop, Rap and Grime | Being Poor is Expensive | Nominated | |
| BET Hip Hop Awards | Best International | Nominated | |||
| DJ Mag: Best Of British Awards | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |||
| MOBO Awards | Best Album | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Act | Nominated | ||||
| Best Hip Hop Act | Nominated | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | MOBO Awards | Best Performance in a TV Show/Film | Them | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Performance in a Scripted Series | Them | Nominated | [21] |
| 2024 | Royal Television Society Awards | Breakthrough Talent | Great Expectations | Nominated | [22] |
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