{{short description|British YouTuber and filmmaker (born 1990)}} {{Distinguish|Tomsk|5=Tom Scott (presenter)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021|cs1-dates=l}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = TomSka | image = Tomska MCM 2025.jpg | caption = Ridgewell in 2025 | birth_name = Thomas James Ridgewell | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Suffolk, England | origin = | education = {{unbulleted list| *Long Road Sixth Form College *University of Lincoln}} | occupation = {{flatlist| *YouTuber *filmmaker *vlogger *video essayist *actor }} | partner = Charlie Belle (2016–present; engaged) | youtube_handle = TomSka | youtube_display_name = | youtube_handle2 = TomSkaAndFriends | youtube_display_name2 = TomSka & Friends | youtube_years_active = 2002–present | youtube_genre = {{flatlist| *Comedy *sketch comedy *action *black comedy *surreal comedy *slapstick *adult animation }} | youtube_subscribers = 7.46 million (main channel)<br /> {{Rounddown|{{Sum |7.41 |1.51 }}|2}} million (combined){{efn| Subscribers, broken down by channel:<br /> 7.56 million (TomSka)<br /> 1.56 million (TomSka & Friends) }}<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 2.13 billion (main channel)<br /> {{Rounddown|{{Sum |2.13 |0.253 }}|2}} billion (combined){{efn| Views, broken down by channel:<br /> 2.13 billion (TomSka)<br /> 253 million (TomSka & Friends) }}<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = 12 Jan 2026 }}
'''Thomas James Ridgewell''' (born 27 June 1990), known online as '''TomSka''', is a British YouTuber, filmmaker, vlogger, video essayist, and actor. He is known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in his live-action sketch comedy YouTube videos, video essays, and animated web series such as ''asdfmovie'' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|d|ə|f|m|uː|v|i}} {{respell|AS|dəf|moo|vee}}), ''Crash Zoom'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Klein|first=Jessica|date=17 August 2014|title=Between Comedies, TomSka Also Educates His YouTube Fans – VideoInk|url=http://www.thevideoink.com/features/comedies-tomska-wants-better-youtube-fans/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603135328/http://www.thevideoink.com/features/comedies-tomska-wants-better-youtube-fans/|archive-date=3 June 2016|access-date=14 September 2020|website=VideoInk, Inc.}}</ref> and ''Eddsworld'' where he both provided the voice and inspired the character of Tom and served as showrunner from 2012 to 2016. {{As of|2025|March}}, his YouTube channel has over 7.46 million subscribers, and his videos have garnered over 2.1 billion views.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TomSka's YouTube Stats|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tomska|access-date=6 July 2023|website=Social Blade|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608160703/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tomska|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Thomas James Ridgewell was born on 27 June 1990 to parents Duncan and Leslie Ridgewell in Suffolk, England.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |date=8 August 2023 |title=Last Month I Got Old – Youtube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqR8CoZ4WQ |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=YouTube |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918052332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqR8CoZ4WQ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Tim|last2=Fox|first2=Killian|last3=Michael|first3=Lizzi|date=6 April 2013|title=YouTube UK: 20 of Britain's most popular online video bloggers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers|access-date=13 June 2016|website=The Guardian|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228041827/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guc2kc9KM6Y |title=Watching My First Vlog (2002) #CONTENT |date=2018-07-13 |last=TomSka & Friends |access-date=2025-10-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvjMI2Q3lv8 |title=Making An Award Winning Film IN A WEEK - TryHards |date=2022-06-28 |last=TomSka & Friends |access-date=2025-10-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref> His twin sister Amelia died prenatally after Ridgewell's mother was injured in a car accident.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bLFAu0D8I |title=The Complete History of Me (1/3) |date=2016-02-25 |last=TomSka & Friends |access-date=2024-05-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref> He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, in Essex until age 4 and later Cambridge. As a child, Ridgewell made short films using his parents' video camera.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clarkson|first=Stephanie|title=Vlog It!|publisher=Scholastic UK|year=2015|isbn=978-1-4071-6512-7|location=United Kingdom|page=57}}</ref>
Shortly after YouTube was established, Ridgewell created CakeBomb,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CakeBomb|url=http://www.cakebomb.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120043427/http://www.cakebomb.co.uk/|archive-date=20 January 2012|access-date=14 May 2020|website=CakeBomb}}</ref> a website where he posted his projects, including his animated web series ''Asdfmovie'' and his late friend Edd Gould's ''Eddsworld''. Ridgewell graduated from the University of Lincoln,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cousins|first=Rachael|date=27 August 2014|title=Former University of Lincoln students to guest present on Radio 1|url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/University-Lincoln-students-guest-present-Radio-1/story-22836679-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603135330/http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/University-Lincoln-students-guest-present-Radio-1/story-22836679-detail/story.html|archive-date=3 June 2016|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Lincolnshire Echo}}</ref> where he studied Media Production having previously studied at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atkins |first=Paul |date=2024-09-05 |title=Long Road Sixth Form College marks 50 years and wants your memories |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/special-features/long-road-sixth-form-college-29853369 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Cambridgeshire Live |language=en}}</ref> and whilst studying created a series of unofficial advertisements for the university, which received millions of views and were also featured on the BBC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Sarah|date=18 August 2011|title=Appointment to view: The University of Lincoln goes viral|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/appointment-view-university-lincoln-goes-viral/1085410|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Campaign|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414013354/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/appointment-view-university-lincoln-goes-viral/1085410|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Internet career == As a professional YouTuber, Ridgewell earns money from revenue from his videos on the website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 March 2013|title=The Tom Ridgewell show: the 22-year-old making £10,000 a month from his bedroom on YouTube|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-tom-ridgewell-show-the-22yearold-making-10000-a-month-from-his-bedroom-on-youtube-8530893.html|access-date=13 June 2016|website=Evening Standard|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630162937/http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-tom-ridgewell-show-the-22yearold-making-10000-a-month-from-his-bedroom-on-youtube-8530893.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitworth|first=Dan|date=19 April 2011|title=YouTube star TomSka 'makes thousands' every month|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-13136416|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Newsbeat|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301105514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/13136416/youtube-star-tomska-makes-thousands-every-month|url-status=live}}</ref> Ridgewell engages in social commentary through his YouTube channel, covering topics such as mental health and personal relationships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=Louise|date=18 February 2019|title=TomSka opens up about the dark side of asdfmovie, repairing relationships, and getting a 'real job'|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/18/tomska-opens-up-about-the-dark-side-of-asdfmovie-repairing-relationships-and-getting-a-real-job-8661502/|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Metro|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216073541/https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/18/tomska-opens-up-about-the-dark-side-of-asdfmovie-repairing-relationships-and-getting-a-real-job-8661502/|url-status=live}}</ref> From April 2016 to February 2018, he uploaded weekly vlogs to his second channel, DarkSquidge, now known as TomSka & Friends, in a series named ''Last Week''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Dell |first=Liam |date=8 September 2017 |title=TomSka Announces the End of Last Week |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2017/09/08/tomska-announces-the-end-of-last-week/ |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=TenEighty |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103182518/https://teneightymagazine.com/2017/09/08/tomska-announces-the-end-of-last-week/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 17 January 2012, Ridgewell founded the media production company TurboPunch Limited, located in London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2012 |title=Turbopunch Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07912863 |access-date=13 December 2025 |website=Companies House |language=en}}</ref> He currently works there alongside YouTuber and writer Eddie Bowley.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4-9XcBrwU8 |title=Who Will You Find On A Film Set? (Thanksday) |date=18 November 2020 |last=TomSka & Friends |access-date=13 December 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Ridgewell also became the producer of ''Eddsworld'' after the show's creator, Edd Gould, died of leukaemia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|date=23 March 2016|title=TomSka's New Documentary Explains How Eddsworld Survived Its Creator's Death|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/03/23/tom-ska-eddsworld-documentary/|access-date=11 February 2020|website=Tubefilter|archive-date=6 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306105349/https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/03/23/tom-ska-eddsworld-documentary/|url-status=live}}</ref> He left the series in 2016, relinquishing the show to animator Matt Hargreaves.<ref name=":2" />
In February 2013, Ridgewell was featured on the cover of Wired UK as part of a feature titled "How YouTube Reinvented the Entertainment Business".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cheshire|first=Tom|date=7 February 2013|title=Talent Tube: how Britain's new YouTube superstars built a global fanbase|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/02/features/talent-tube|access-date=13 June 2016|magazine=Wired UK|archive-date=15 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515011036/http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/02/features/talent-tube|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2013, he was featured in YouTube's first and only ''Comedy Week''<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube's Comedy Week shows how much comedy has changed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10068492/YouTubes-Comedy-Week-shows-how-much-comedy-has-changed.html|access-date=13 June 2016|website=Telegraph.co.uk|date=19 May 2013|archive-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603181014/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10068492/YouTubes-Comedy-Week-shows-how-much-comedy-has-changed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as a guest host for its ''Geek Week'' series in August.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vincent|first=James|date=25 July 2013|title=YouTube Launches 'Geek Week', Nerds Left in the Shade|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/youtube-launches-geek-week-nerds-left-in-the-shade-8730464.html|access-date=14 September 2020|website=The Independent|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105011548/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/youtube-launches-geek-week-nerds-left-in-the-shade-8730464.html|url-status=live}}</ref> French television channel Canal+'s ''Le Grand Journal'' adapted Ridgewell's 2012 sketch "Meanwhile" as part of its permanent ''Pendant ce temps'' segment from its 10th season onwards the same year, to which he was credited as the creator and given financial compensation.<ref>{{cite web |title="Grand Journal": Accord financier avec le YouTubeur qui a inspiré "Pendant ce temps" |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/television/1215619-20130829-20130829-grand-journal-accord-financier-youtubeur-inspire-pendant-temps |website=20minutes |access-date=Jan 9, 2024 |language=fr |date=Aug 29, 2013}}</ref>
thumb|Ridgewell (left) and regular collaborator Sammy Paul in 2016 In 2016, Ridgewell filmed several sketches with the BBC for a potential sketch show on BBC Three.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Claire|date=3 December 2015|title=Tom Ridgewell Working with BBC Comedy|url=http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/12/03/tom-ridgewell-working-with-bbc-comedy/|access-date=4 October 2017|website=TenEighty|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050633/http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/12/03/tom-ridgewell-working-with-bbc-comedy/|url-status=live}}</ref> A book titled ''Sam Kills Christmas'', written by Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley with illustrations by Dorina Herdewijn, was released on 8 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Geoff|date=24 September 2018|title=U.K. YouTube Vet TomSka Has Written A Kids' Book Called 'Sam Kills Christmas'|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/09/24/tomska-sam-kills-christmas-book/|access-date=21 October 2018|website=Tubefilter|archive-date=24 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224845/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/09/24/tomska-sam-kills-christmas-book/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=Louise|date=7 November 2018|title=TomSka is ready to 'take down' Christmas with his new book, and we're not mad|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/07/tomska-is-ready-to-take-down-christmas-with-his-new-book-and-were-not-even-mad-8110242/|access-date=18 February 2020|website=Metro|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218080324/https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/07/tomska-is-ready-to-take-down-christmas-with-his-new-book-and-were-not-even-mad-8110242/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==''asdfmovie''== {{Infobox television | name = asdfmovie | image = | image_alt = | genre = {{plainlist| * Adult animation * Sketch comedy * Surreal comedy * Slapstick }} | creator = Thomas Ridgewell | writer = {{plainlist| * Thomas Ridgewell * Eddie Bowley }} | director = Thomas Ridgewell | voices = | end_theme = | composer = {{plainlist | * Alexander Støver * Stephen Grant * Matt Brinkworth * Todd Bryanton * Yoav Landau * Elliot Gough * Dan Pugsley }} | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_episodes = 16 | executive_producer = | producer = Thomas Ridgewell | animator = {{plainlist | * James Cunningham * Edd Gould * Jamie Spicer-Lewis * Ben Smallman * Billy Crinion * Matt Ley * David Kalev-Roy }} | editor = Elliot Gough | runtime = 2-3 minutes | company = TurboPunch | network = YouTube | first_aired = {{Start date|2008|8|10|df=y}} | last_aired = present | italic_title = no }}
'''''Asdfmovie''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|d|ə|f|m|uː|v|i}} {{respell|AS|dəf|moo|vee}}, stylized in all lowercase) is a British independent-animated sketch comedy web series created, written, directed by, and starring Thomas Ridgewell. The series features short clips of minimalist characters in surreal and occasionally darkly humorous situations.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Dillon|first=Poppy|date=12 August 2015|title=Tom Ridgewell to Release asdf Comic Book|url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/12/tom-ridgewell-to-release-asdf-comic-book/|access-date=14 September 2020|website=TenEighty|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220044140/https://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/12/tom-ridgewell-to-release-asdf-comic-book/|url-status=live}}</ref> 16 total main episodes have been released on YouTube, as well as many compilations of deleted scenes and an ''Asdfmovie'' spin-off video named "marmite is terrible (asdfmite)".
In October 2015, Ridgewell released his book based on the ''asdfmovie'' series, ''Art is Dead: the asdf book'', illustrated by Matt Ley and published by Little Brown 5.<ref name=":1" /> In 2017, the song "Beep Beep I'm a Sheep" by Canadian musician LilDeuceDeuce, with vocals by Ridgewell and Gabriel Brown,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/regina-musicians-latest-video-racking-up-millions-of-views-on-youtube/|title=Regina musician's latest video racking up millions of views on YouTube|last=Melnychuk|first=Mark|date=7 April 2017|website=Regina Leader-post|access-date=9 March 2020|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031125242/https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/regina-musicians-latest-video-racking-up-millions-of-views-on-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref> was featured in the dance rhythm game ''Just Dance 2018''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sounders|first=Mike|date=23 August 2017|title=Random time: Beep beep like a sheep in Just Dance 2018|url=https://www.destructoid.com/random-time-beep-beep-like-a-sheep-in-just-dance-2018-456534.phtml|access-date=21 October 2018|website=Destructoid|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032927/https://www.destructoid.com/random-time-beep-beep-like-a-sheep-in-just-dance-2018-456534.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2018, Ridgewell uploaded "The Muffin Song", a spin-off song of his ''asdfmovie'' series, in collaboration with Schmoyoho. {{As of|2026|January}}, the video has garnered over 278 million views.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TomSka's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) – Social Blade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tomska/videos|access-date=29 October 2021|website=Social Blade|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029153442/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/tomska/videos|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Ridgewell developed a card game based on ''asdfmovie'' in collaboration with Big Potato Games called ''Muffin Time: The Random Card Game''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Dell |first=Liam |date=14 August 2019 |title=TomSka Announces asdfmovie Card Game |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2019/08/14/tomska-announces-asdfmovie-card-game/ |access-date=18 February 2020 |website=TenEighty |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215000755/https://teneightymagazine.com/2019/08/14/tomska-announces-asdfmovie-card-game/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He raised over £1,000,000 for the game on Kickstarter.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutchins|first=Robert|date=16 September 2019|title=Big Potato and Turbo Punch join £1m club on Kickstarter with Muffin Time success|url=https://www.toynews-online.biz/2019/09/16/big-potato-and-turbo-punch-join-1m-club-on-kickstarter-with-muffin-time-success/|access-date=18 February 2020|website=ToyNews|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218080328/https://www.toynews-online.biz/2019/09/16/big-potato-and-turbo-punch-join-1m-club-on-kickstarter-with-muffin-time-success/}}</ref> A second game, ''Don't Press That Mine Turtle'', raised over £300,000 on Kickstarter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@thetomska |date=3 July 2024 |title=Good news, everyone! |url=https://x.com/thetomska/status/1808535255642485090 |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>
== Personal life == He was raised a Jehovah's Witness but no longer practices this faith.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DarkSquidge|date=7 October 2015|title=The Day My Faith Died|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRK76x_D8Q|access-date=14 September 2020|website=YouTube|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119235712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRK76x_D8Q|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, he has expressed belief in a higher power.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=DarkSquidge|date=28 January 2013|title=7 Facts About TomSka|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ2wwLh1dhU|access-date=14 September 2020|website=YouTube|archive-date=27 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727154322/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ2wwLh1dhU|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ridgewell has been open about his struggles with grief, following the death of Edd Gould in 2012, and was diagnosed with severe depression in 2013.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8sSeJtwYs |title=I Am Depressed |language=en |access-date=2024-05-09 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
He endorsed the Labour Party in the 2017 United Kingdom general election<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |user=thetomska |title=Over the past few weeks Corbyn has really won me over – I'll definitely be voting Labour next week. |number=870707678078574592 |access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref> and expressed his opposition to both Brexit<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|date=27 June 2016|title=VidCon: TomSka compares Brexit to zombie apocalypse|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/27/vidcon-tomska-brexit/|access-date=9 March 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> and the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |user=thetomska |title=Look. I don't want Brexit. I don't want the Tories in power anymore. |number=1199434176421879808 |access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref>
In 2021, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thetomska/status/1593288756743872512%3Flang%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwjQpMGI6NiCAxVtLxAIHQMlCP4QFnoECBIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2KLc0p88kfUI6iykz-8dFQ|title=Oh yeah, I have ADHD. I only mentioned this in passing once but I was finally diagnosed in 2021, surprising absolutely no one. If I ever find myself vlogging again, I'll go into more detail. Either that or you'll have to wait for The Complete History of Me 4 (2027) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯|website=twitter.com|author=Thomas Ridgewell|date=17 November 2022}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
On 26 December 2023, Charlie Belle, his long-term partner, announced via Instagram that they had become engaged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=said no, obviously x |author=Charlie Belle |url=https://www.instagram.com/magician_belle/p/C1UtH0qNMyQ/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Instagram}}</ref><ref name="youtube">{{cite web |author=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |date=19 January 2024 |title=Last Month I Proposed |url=https://youtube.com/watch?si=nM06XNBBm-msvYq2&v=ZMh89n6IHsE&feature=youtu.be |website=YouTube}}</ref> Ridgewell later revealed he had proposed on Christmas.<ref name="youtube" />
== Filmography == === Web series === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2005–2016 |''Eddsworld'' |Tom |Also showrunner {{small|(Eddsworld Legacy)}}, writer, director, producer, and composer |- | 2008–present | ''Asdfmovie'' |Various roles |Also creator, writer, director, and producer |- |2012 |''Dick Figures'' |Mash |Episode 39, "The Fart Knight Rises" |- |2013 |''Project: Library'' |Young Troy Bennet (Episode 2, "Dinosaur") |Also executive producer |- |2014–2016 |''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' |Magnet (Episode 6) |Also executive producer (Episodes 3–6) |- |2015–present |''Crash Zoom'' |Ben |Also creator, writer, director, and producer |- |2015–2021 |''Cyanide & Happiness Shorts'' |Agent 7 |3 episodes |- |2016 |''Whipped'' |Jeff | |- |2016 |''YouTube Rewind: The Ultimate 2016 Challenge'' | rowspan="6" |Himself | |- |2016–2018, 2019, 2020 |''Last Week'' |Also creator |- |2017 |''YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017'' | |- |2018–2019, 2023–2024 |''Last Month'' | rowspan="2" |Also creator |- |2018–2020, 2021–present |''#CONTENT'' |- |2021–present |''TryHards'' |Also co-creator |- |2022 |''Unfinished London'' |Marc Isambard Brunel |Episode: "Tower Bridge could have looked very different" |- |2024–2025 |rowspan="2"|''Battle for Dream Island'' |Pineapple | 4 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/thetomska/status/1763888627925520687|title=Suddenly... Pineapples! I can't believe how quickly that happened. Thanks for having me on the show @realCarykh!|website=twitter.com|author=Thomas Ridgewell|date=March 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeKLuqGciqZZ5RFYk5CbqXg/community?lb=Ugkx3EpCT6m_kZf8bkNDlrsKHAl5XNlqZ8tx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108234042/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeKLuqGciqZZ5RFYk5CbqXg/community?lb=Ugkx3EpCT6m_kZf8bkNDlrsKHAl5XNlqZ8tx |archive-date=8 January 2025|title=Which guest stars do YOU recognize? Watch BFDIA 17 to see and hear them all!|website=youtube.com|author=jacknjellify|date=3 January 2025 }}</ref> |- |2026 |Ruler |Voice of a contestant |}
=== Short films === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2012 |''Ellie Heart'' |Executive producer |Special Thanks |- |2015 |''Primitive Correctness'' |Ugh |Also writer and director |- |2016 |''Away'' |Executive Producer |N/A |- |2016 |''Friend Like Me'' |Jirard the Pizza Guy |N/A |- |2017 |''Self-Conscious Computer'' | rowspan="2" |N/A | rowspan="2" |Special thanks |- |2021 |''The Last Union'' |- |2022 |''Maker's End'' | Mr. Piss and other various roles | Also creator, writer and director |}
=== Feature films === {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! Actor !! Other !! Role !! Notes |- | 2013 || ''Dick Figures: The Movie'' || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || French Cop (voice) || |- | 2015 || ''Dude Bro Party Massacre III'' || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Chaz Noodlemen || |- | 2020 || ''Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod'' || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || Himself || |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2014 |''KatataK'' |Creator | |- |2018 |''Frostpunk'' |Various roles | |- |2021 |''MADNESS: Project Nexus'' | |Special thanks |}
=== Podcasts === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Platform !Title !Episode !Notes |- |2014 |Rhett & Link's podcast |[https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bvZQge5x1TxF37B1aXqDt TomSka - Ear Biscuits] |E45 | |- |2024 |rss.com |[https://rss.com/podcasts/tomska-and-friends-custom-patreon-podcast/ TomSka and Friends Custom Patreon Podcast] |S01E01 | |}
== Bibliography == * {{Cite book |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |title=Asdfbook |year=2010}}<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web |date=30 November 2021 |title=The TomSka Iceberg Explained #CONTENT |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ7pBUHQ0us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202161104/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ7pBUHQ0us |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> * {{Cite book |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |title=Zack Comic |year=2010–2011}}<ref name="youtube.com" /> * {{Cite book |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |title=Art Is Dead, the asdf book |publisher=Little Brown Book Group |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-7515-6304-7}} * {{Cite book |last=Ridgewell |first=Thomas |title=Sam Kills Christmas |publisher=Little Brown Book Group |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-7515-6305-4}}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
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