Tommy Campbell (actor)

Tommy Campbell
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • Ireland
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • Actor
  • Writer
Website www.tommycampbell.ca

Tommy Campbell (born October 6, 1978) is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is a dual-citizen of Ireland and Canada.

Career

Comedy

Campbell regularly serves as the opener for comedian Jim Jefferies during his Canadian tours.[1]

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 he was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.[2]

Writing

Tommy Campbell is a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. He wrote and starred in the SXSW award-winning 'Clone' commercial for Walmart[3][4] and his screenplay "The Vile" was a "winner" at the 2011 Nevada Film Festival.[5] 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[6], London International Film Festival, Just for Laughs, Cinevic, Singapore Film Festival and the Muskoka International Film Festival.

Campbell regularly contributes to the Huff Post.[7]

Campbell has also published a comedy book, The Slacker Confessions, in 2003.[8]

Works

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Coil Detective Len Bias
2008 The Dark Knight Passenger
2010 Green Zone Chopper Comms Commander
2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Hungry Driver #2
2013 The President's Staff Dan Dale
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Drop Ship Pilot

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Angel Links Kosei Hida Voice for English version; 12 episodes
2000 Ayashi no Ceres Aki Mikage Voice for English version; 23 episodes
2007 George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight Himself
2009 The Philanthropist Agent Aaron Logan 1 episode
2011–2015 Matt Hatter Chronicles Matt Hatter 42 episodes
2011 Doctor Who Sergeant 1 episode
2011 MI-5 US Marine 1 episode
2012 Bad Education Self Defence VO 1 episode
2014 Supernatural Ric Young 1 episode
2014 Arrow Lead Gunman 1 episode
2017 Alberta Primetime Himself

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Crysis 2 Staff Sergeant Rainer
2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted SUV Cop
2013 Crysis 3 Soldiers
2016 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Gaalsien Catamaran

Discography

Year Title Notes
2016 Hamster Pimp[9]
2017 Stupid Shaming[10]

References

  1. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (December 21, 2016). "Top 10 comedy shows of 2016". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ Cushing, Jordan (October 18, 2012), Walmart Clone, retrieved 2018-03-27
  4. ↑ Tommy Campbell (March 19, 2012), Walmart – Clone, retrieved 2018-03-27
  5. ↑ "Nevada Film Festival Screenplay Winners". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Secret Agent Problems | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Tommy Campbell | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ↑ 1978–, Campbell, Tommy, (2002). The slacker confessions : true, comical stories from a decade of day jobs. Toronto, ON: Hidden Brook Press. ISBN 9781894553322. OCLC 49603654.
  9. ↑ Hamster Pimp by Tommy Campbell on iTunes, August 16, 2016, retrieved 2018-03-27
  10. ↑ Stupid Shaming, September 25, 2017, retrieved 2018-03-27
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