Tommy Campbell (born 6 October 1978) is a Canadian–Irish actor, stand-up comedian and writer.
Career
Comedy Campbell regularly serves as the opener for comedian Jim Jefferies during his Canadian tours.
In 2016, Campbell released Hamster Pimp, a stand-up comedy album that charted in the top twenty-five on iTunes and aired on Sirius XM. In 2017, he released "Stupid Shaming", which also airs on Sirius XM. Tommy Campbell has been featured on stand-up comedy shows in England, Ireland, Austria, Mumbai, Scotland, Wales, France, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Singapore, Cyprus, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, the United States and Canada. He spent ten years based in London, England where he was a regular at The Comedy Store, London, The 99 Club, The Comedy Cafe, Jongleurs, Headliners, Highlight, Lee Hurst's Backyard Comedy Club, Big Night Out Comedy Clubs, The Funny Side Comedy Clubs and many others.
In 2004 and 2005, Campbell was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.
Writing Campbell is a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. He wrote and starred in the SXSW award-winning 'Clone' commercial for Walmart and his screenplay "The Vile" was a "winner" at the 2011 Nevada Film Festival. He is an original member of the Funny or Die Community where he contributes videos as a writer/director. His videos "Deuce Bag", "Undercover Boss – Pimp", and "Saxophone Hero" have been featured on the front page of Funny or Die. His latest short film, Secret Agent Problems, had multiple screenings around the world including the Calgary International Film Festival, London International Film Festival, Just for Laughs, Cinevic, Singapore Film Festival and the Muskoka International Film Festival.
Campbell regularly contributes to the HuffPost.
Campbell has also published a comedy book, The Slacker Confessions, in 2003.
Works
Films YearTitleRoleNotes2001CoilDetective Len Bias2008The Dark KnightPassenger2010Green ZoneChopper Comms Commander2012Hyde Park on HudsonHungry Driver #22014Edge of TomorrowDrop Ship Pilot2019The President's StaffDan Dale
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1999Angel LinksKosei HidaVoice for English version; 12 episodes2000Ayashi no CeresAki MikageVoice for English version; 23 episodes2007George Stroumboulopoulos TonightHimself2009The PhilanthropistAgent Aaron Logan1 episode2011–2015Matt Hatter ChroniclesMatt HatterMain role, 52 episodes2011Doctor WhoSergeant1 episode, "Day of the Moon"2011MI-5US Marine1 episode2012Bad EducationSelf Defence VO1 episode2014SupernaturalRic Young1 episode2014ArrowLead Gunman1 episode2017Alberta PrimetimeHimself2019The President's StaffDan Dale
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2011Crysis 2Staff Sergeant Rainer2012Need for Speed: Most WantedSUV Cop2013Crysis 3Soldiers2016Homeworld: Deserts of KharakGaalsien Catamaran2018Bless OnlineRonan; Various others2021Crysis: Remastered Trilogy
Discography YearTitleNotes2016Hamster Pimp2017Stupid Shaming
References
External links
Tommy Campbell on Twitter Tommy Campbell's Official Site