Tom Stourton | |
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 Stourton in 2022 | |
| Born | Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton September 1987 |
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| Years active | 1994–1996; 2009–present |
| Relatives | Ivo Stourton (brother) Edward Stourton (father) |
Thomas Edward Alexander Stourton (born September 1987) [1] is an English actor, comedian and writer.
Stourton started his career as a comedian at university, performing in the web-series "High Renaissance Man" that he co-wrote with Tom Palmer. After university, the pair continued to write and perform together as comedy duo, Totally Tom. [2]
He stars alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the BBC Three sitcom Siblings which was first broadcast in summer 2014.
As of 2014, he joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends as the voices of Duncan, Rex, Terence, Alfie (season 23 onward), and the Fat Clergyman (UK/US).
In 2015, he became one of the regular cast of CBBC's sketch comedy Horrible Histories which was first broadcast in 2015. Stourton also played a Viking nicknamed 'Lofty' in the Doctor Who episode "The Girl Who Died".
In 2018, Stourton played the role of Edward Snowden in the comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me , featuring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon and Justin Theroux. [3] That same year he began playing the recurring role of Robbie, the rival agent, across all three series of Stath Lets Flats .
In 2019, he played Percy in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans , which is based on the television programme Horrible Histories . [4]
In 2021, he co-wrote and starred in the feature film, All My Friends Hate Me . [5] That year he also appeared in the BBC pilot Dreaming Whilst Black , guest starred in episodes of Trying , Buffering and Mood , as well as providing voices for the rebooted series of Spitting Image.
In 2022, he played various characters in Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Channel 4 Blap, Red Flag.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | About Time | John | |
| 2015 | Captain Webb | J.B. Johnson | |
| Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Rex (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Rex (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Edward Snowden | |
| Man of the Hour | Alistair | Short film | |
| 2019 | Tales from the Lodge | Zeke Holloway | |
| Oblivious | Paddy | Short film | |
| Thomas and Friends: Digs and Discoveries | Alfie (voice) | UK/US versions | |
| Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Percy | [6] | |
| 2022 | All My Friends Hate Me | Pete | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Earring Magic Ken | |
| Poor Things | Steward | ||
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Edward | Television film |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Edward | Television film |
| 2011 | Comedy Lab | ||
| Viz - Comedy Blaps | Professor F*ck | Channel 4 | |
| 2012 | Harry & Paul | ||
| 2014 | Lovesick | Ivan | Episode: "Cressida" |
| 2014–2016 | Siblings | Dan | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Duncan, Rex, Terence, Alfie, The Fat Clergyman/Teddy Boston, Various (voices) | UK/US versions, succeeding Nathan Clarke as the voice of Alfie |
| 2015 | Up the Women | Bertie Smuth | Episode: "The Romance" |
| Count Arthur Strong | Eddie | Episode: "Fame at Last" | |
| Doctor Who | Lofty [7] | Episode: "The Girl Who Died" | |
| Crackanory | Parent and Todd Sydney | Episode: "The Catchment Area & the Frogbeast of Pontfidd" | |
| Murder in Successville | Vladimir Putin | Episode: "Orangefinger" | |
| 2015–present | Horrible Histories | Various | |
| Drunk History | |||
| 2016 | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge | Clement Rowe | Episode: "Massage + Royal Visit" |
| 2017 | What Would Diplo Do? | Calvin Harris | Episode: "The Beef" [8] |
| Loaded | Gregg | Episodes: "Leon's Teacher" | |
| Decline and Fall | Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington | Episodes: #1.1 and #1.3 Television miniseries | |
| 2018 | The Windsors | Jack | Episode: "The Windsors Royal Wedding Special" |
| Stath Lets Flats | Robbie | 4 episodes | |
| Pls Like | DumpGhost | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | Sorry | Harry | Television film |
| 2022 | Mood | Josh | 1 episode |
| Red Flag | Various | Channel 4 Blap | |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Daniel van Dijk | Miniseries |
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