Tom Davis (born 27 April 1979) is an English actor and comedian best known for his role as DI Sleet in the BBC Three comedy '' Murder in Successville'', and as Gary King in the BBC sitcom '' King Gary''.

Career

Before television, Davis worked as a scaffolder, bouncer and market stall trader. When his friend was working as a runner on '' Bo' Selecta,'' they gave some videos of their own comedy sketches to Leigh Francis, who then invited Davis to appear on the show. He appeared in various comedy roles on TV over the following years. In 2015, he co-created and starred in '' Murder in Successville''. This semi-improvised show, in which a celebrity guest must help DI Sleet solve a fictional crime, became a cult hit. In 2022 an American adaptation of the show, renamed ''

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,'' was released by Netflix. In 2016, Davis was named a

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Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films '' Free Fire'' and '' Prevenge.'' In 2017, he appeared in ''

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''. In 2018-2021, he co-created, starred in and co-wrote the comedy series '' King Gary.'' The show portrayed life and its difficulties as a family man in the outer London suburbs. The show received reasonable reception; ''

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'' felt viewers would "either love or hate King Gary". In 2022 he appeared in the comedy crime drama, '' The Curse.'' In 2023, he featured in ''Wonka''. He performs

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professionally and co-hosts ''The Wolf & Owl'' podcast with

Romesh Ranganathan Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan (born 27 March 1978) is a British comedian, actor, and presenter. His style of comedy is deadpan and often self-deprecating. Ranganathan has made numerous appearances on television comedy panel shows and has been a ...

Personal life

Davis is married to Kathryn, and they have a daughter who was born in December 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcast

Writing credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Tom 21st-century English male actors English male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 1979 births Actors from the London Borough of Croydon English stand-up comedians English television writers English podcasters Comedians from the London Borough of Croydon English male comedians Male actors from London People from Croydon