Tom Price (born 12 July 1980) is a British actor, voice-over artist, radio presenter and stand-up comedian originally from Monmouth, Wales.[1] He is most noted for portraying Andy Davidson in Torchwood.
Tom Price | |
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 Tom Price at the 30 January 2012 "The Hub", a Torchwood Convention | |
| Born | Thomas Price 12 July 1980 Hereford, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, radio presenter, voice-over artist |
| Spouse | Beth Morrey |
| Children | 2 |
Acting
editPrice'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 the University 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 of Absolute Power. He is known to television audiences for being one of the stars of the Five comedy sketch show Swinging. He has also appeared in a recurring role as police officer Andy Davidson in a number of episodes of Torchwood, a spin-off from the long running science fiction series Doctor Who. In 2008 he starred in the BBC Three sketch show The Wrong Door and filmed the role of Darrin Stephens in a pilot UK remake of Bewitched, which never got aired. Other TV appearances include Doctors (2009) and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2010). Price also featured in Renault TV's program The Key. In 2011 Price reprised the role of Andy Davidson in Torchwood: Miracle Day, airing on BBC One and US premium television network Starz.[2]
In addition to his TV performances Price has appeared in the films The Boat that Rocked and Hereafter.[3]
In 2011 he appeared in an 8-part comedy reality series called World Series of Dating on BBC3[4] with Rob Riggle. He was most recently a regular alongside Ruth Jones in Stella and appeared in recent series of Count Arthur Strong and Episodes.
Comedy
editPrice often performs as a stand-up comedian across the UK and internationally.[citation needed]
He took his debut stand-up show, Say When, to the Edinburgh 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 supported Stephen Merchant on his European Tour.
Radio
editPrice appeared as Gordon, a young drunken doctor, in the BBC Radio 4 comedy show Rigor Mortis for three series, alongside Peter Davison, Geoffrey Whitehead, Matilda Ziegler and, for series one, Tracy-Ann Oberman.
His radio credits also include the Torchwood Radio Play Asylum, in which he reprised his role as Andy.
He hosts the BBC 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 show What'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"
Other work
editPrice was also one of the presenters of BBC3's Destination Three. He also presented Senseless on MTV. In 2014 he narrated the ITV1 documentary "Quads".[10] In advertising he has appeared in Velvet Triple Soft and Trident "Mastication for the Nation" adverts, and has been the voice of Nescafe. He has performed in a Virgin Atlantic advert and appeared in jingles on the comedy podcast Answer 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 by Big Finish Productions.[12]
Price is the creator and host of the podcast My Mate Bought a Toaster, in which he discusses a celebrity guest's Amazon purchase history. The podcast began in April 2019 and guests have included Mel Giedroyc, Jason Manford, Alex Horne, Shappi Khorsandi, Dom Joly, Susannah Constantine, Gabby Logan, Miquita Oliver, Tim Key, Reverend Richard Coles and Cariad Lloyd.
Since the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, Price has hosted the podcast Cabin Fever alongside Dave Cribb and Helen Monks. Originally released five times a week, it later changed to weekly episodes.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Tom Price". The Comedy Club. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Torchwood: Week Three Filming". Doctor Who News. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Tom Price | Lisa Thomas Management". Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "World Series of Dating". BBC. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Edinburgh Festival 2011 listings
- ^ Kettle, James (23 July 2011). "This week's new comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Tom Price: Not as Nice as He Looks | Comedy | Edinburgh Festival Fringe". Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Tom Price: Not as Nice as He Looks: 4 star review by Hamish Clayton".
- ^ What's the Story? on BBC Radio Wales
- ^ "Episode 1: Quad - Our First Year | Quads - Our First Year - ITV Player". Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
- ^ "ANSWER ME THIS! Best Internet Programme 2011 – Sony Radio Academy Awards (Gold)". Answermethispodcast.com. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Latest Monkey PG Tips Ad -". YouTube.