Tom Price | |
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 Tom Price at the 30 January 2012 "The Hub", aTorchwood Convention | |
| Born | Thomas Price (1980-07-12)12 July 1980 (age 44) Hereford, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, radio presenter, voice-over artist |
| Spouse | Beth Morrey |
| Children | 2 |
Tom Price (born 12 July 1980) is a British actor, voice-over artist, radio presenter and stand-up comedian originally fromMonmouth, Wales.[1] He is most noted for portrayingAndy Davidson inTorchwood.
Price's comedy career began in 1998 when he co-starred in a revue at Monmouth School, These Charming Men. He continued acting as a student at theUniversity of Warwick, where he studied English literature. After graduating, he turned down a place at drama school and moved to London. His first TV appearance was playing a waiter in an episode ofAbsolute Power. He is known to television audiences for being one of the stars of theFive comedy sketch showSwinging. He has also appeared in a recurring role as police officerAndy Davidson in a number of episodes ofTorchwood, a spin-off from the long running science fiction seriesDoctor Who. In 2008 he starred in theBBC Three sketch showThe Wrong Door and filmed the role ofDarrin Stephens in a pilot UK remake ofBewitched, which never got aired. Other TV appearances includeDoctors (2009) andSecret Diary of a Call Girl (2010). Price also featured in Renault TV's programThe Key. In 2011 Price reprised the role of Andy Davidson inTorchwood: Miracle Day, airing onBBC One and US premium television networkStarz.[2]
In addition to his TV performances Price has appeared in the filmsThe Boat that Rocked andHereafter.[3]
In 2011 he appeared in an 8-part comedy reality series calledWorld Series of Dating on BBC3[4] with Rob Riggle. He was most recently a regular alongside Ruth Jones inStella and appeared in recent series ofCount Arthur Strong andEpisodes.
Price often performs as a stand-up comedian across the UK and internationally.[citation needed]
He took his debut stand-up show,Say When, to theEdinburgh Festival in 2011,[5] and a reviewer described his comedic style as "easygoing, good-natured autobiographical".[6]
He returned to Edinburgh in 2014 with his show "Not as Nice as He Looks",[7] which was described by one reviewer as "refreshing, innovative and frighteningly funny".[8]
In Autumn 2014, Tom supportedStephen Merchant on his European Tour.
Price appeared as Gordon, a young drunken doctor, in theBBC Radio 4 comedy showRigor Mortis for three series, alongsidePeter Davison,Geoffrey Whitehead,Matilda Ziegler and, for series one,Tracy-Ann Oberman.
His radio credits also include theTorchwood Radio PlayAsylum, in which he reprised his role as Andy.
He hosts theBBC Radio Wales comedy news show "The Leak with Tom Price", which began in September 2014. Prior to that, he regularly hosted the topical comedy radio showWhat's the Story? on the same station.[9]
In October 2016 Tom became the weekend afternoon host on Magic Radio.
From September 2017, Tom became the weekend breakfast show host on Magic Radio taking over from Harriet Scott until 7 October 2023. From 9 October 2023, Tom can now be heard presenting the 4 till 7 show with Kat Shoob, the show is called "The 4 till 7 show with Tom & Kat"
Price was also one of the presenters of BBC3'sDestination Three. He also presentedSenseless on MTV. In 2014 he narrated the ITV1 documentary "Quads".[10] In advertising he has appeared in Velvet Triple Soft andTrident "Mastication for the Nation" adverts, and has been the voice ofNescafe. He has performed in aVirgin Atlantic advert and appeared in jingles on the comedy podcastAnswer Me This!.[11] He has also played the part of the PG Tips' Monkey. He has also reprised his role as Andy Davidson in a number of Torchwood audio stories produced byBig Finish Productions.[12]
Price is the creator and host of thepodcastMy Mate Bought a Toaster, in which he discusses a celebrity guest'sAmazon purchase history. The podcast began in April 2019 and guests have includedMel Giedroyc,Jason Manford,Alex Horne,Shappi Khorsandi,Dom Joly,Susannah Constantine,Gabby Logan,Miquita Oliver,Tim Key,Reverend Richard Coles andCariad Lloyd.
Since the start of theCOVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, Price has hosted thepodcastCabin Fever alongside Dave Cribb andHelen Monks. Originally released five times a week, it later changed to weekly episodes.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Living with Two People You Like Individually... But Not as a Couple | Craig | Television film |
| The Scum Also Rises | Billy | Television film | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | - | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Hereafter | Man | |
| D.O.A. | Luke Chambers | Television film | |
| With or Without U2 | Him | Short film | |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus | Tim Rice | Television film |
| 2013 | The Search for Simon | Simon Jones (Older) | |
| 2018 | Together | Ian Copeland | |
| 2020 | The Long Game | Will | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Absolute Power | Waiter | Episode: "Spinning America" |
| Swinging | Various | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | Star Stories | - | Episode: "Sadie Frost: My Side of the Story" |
| 2006–2011 | Torchwood | Andy Davidson | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2007 | Nuclear Secrets | Max Prangnell | Episode: "Vanunu and the Bomb" |
| 2008 | The Wrong Door | Various | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Hotel Trubble | Prince Wally | Episode: "Royal Trubble" |
| Doctors | Richie Dunston | Episode: "Rivals" | |
| 2010, 2011 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Simon | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| 2011 | My Family | Young Couple | Episode: "Germs of Endearment" |
| 2012 | World Series of Dating | James Chetwyn-Talbot | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| Made in Wales | Maths Teacher | Episode: "Walk or Fly" | |
| 2014 | Stella | Andy | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| Topsy and Tim | Paul | Recurring role, 4 episodes | |
| 2015 | Episodes | Aaron | Episode: "Series 4, Episode 2" |
| Count Arthur Strong | Producer | Episode: "Still Life" | |
| 2016 | The Five | Kenton Marshall | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Victoria | Duke of Sutherland | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Midsomer Murders | Perry Tressel | Episode: "Red in Tooth & Claw" |
| Bucket | Dom | Episode: "Episode 1" | |
| 2018 | Animal TV | Simon Truper | Series regular, 13 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Tourist Trap | Jon | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
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