Tommy Campbell
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
Websitetommycampbell.ca

Tommy Campbell (born 6 October 1978) is an actor, stand-up comedian 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, Campbell was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.[2]

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[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
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Drop Ship Pilot
2019 The President's Staff Dan Dale

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 Main role, 52 episodes
2011 Doctor Who Sergeant 1 episode, "Day of the Moon"
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
2019 The President's Staff Dan Dale

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
2018 Bless Online Ronan; Various others
2021 Crysis: Remastered Trilogy

Discography

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

References

  1. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (21 December 2016). "Top 10 comedy shows of 2016". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Campbell Stand up Comedian Tour Dates and Bio". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Cushing, Jordan (18 October 2012), Walmart Clone, retrieved 27 March 2018
  4. ↑ Campbell, Tommy (19 March 2012), Walmart – Clone, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 27 March 2018
  5. ↑ "Nevada Film Festival Screenplay Winners". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Secret Agent Problems | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tommy Campbell". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ↑ 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, 16 August 2016, retrieved 27 March 2018
  10. ↑ Stupid Shaming, 25 September 2017, retrieved 27 March 2018
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