Tom Bell (comedy actor)

{{For|the earlier actor with the same name|Tom Bell (actor)}} '''Tom Bell''' (born 8 January 1981 in [[Nottingham]]) is an English comedy actor, and a creature and droid performer in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise.

He has played a range of roles in the topical [[BBC]] comedy show ''[[The Mash Report]]'' and its [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] continuation ''[[Late Night Mash]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tom_bell/|title=Tom Bell - British Comedy Guide|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref> portrayed the recurring character Jathro in ''[[Wizards vs Aliens]]'' and played Ubdurian alien Prashee in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens]]''.

==Career==

He began his career as one half of the sketch duo Tommy and the Weeks opposite [[Ed Weeks]]. Weeks was president of [[Footlights|Cambridge Footlights]] while Bell was vice-president.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|accessdate=2022-07-20|title=The Unlikely Journey of a British Sketch Duo to HBO's 'Project Greenlight' - Vulture|date=2 November 2015 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/the-unlikely-journey-of-a-british-sketch-duo-to-hbos-project-greenlight.html}}</ref> Other work includes a long-running series of adverts as one of the [[118 118 (UK)|118 118]] men, shows on community arts radio station [[Resonance FM]], Lord Fear in the stage production [[Knightmare (TV series)#Knightmare Live|Knightmare Live]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=KNIGHTMARE LIVE LEVEL 2 |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/knightmare-live-level-2/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=STARBURST Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> numerous appearances with [[The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society]] and the one-man show Tom Bell Begins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2011/tom_bell/|title=Tom Bell Begins - British Comedy Guide|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref>

He appeared as himself in the fourth season of the [[Matt Damon]] and [[Ben Affleck]] reality series ''[[Project Greenlight]]'', charting the developing of the [[HBO]] film ''[[The Leisure Class]]'' in which Bell stars with Weeks.<ref name="vulture"/>

==Selected filmography==

===Film=== Source:<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2703676/|title=Tom Bell (IX)|via=www.imdb.com|accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref> * ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) – creature and droid puppeteer * ''[[The Leisure Class]]'' (2015) – Leonard * ''[[The Current War]]'' (2016) – Reverend Vincent * ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018) – creature and droid puppeteer * ''[[The Aftermath (2019 film)|The Aftermath]]'' (2019) – Captain Eliot * ''[[A Guide to Second Date Sex]]'' (2019) – Adam

===Television=== Source:<ref name="imdb"/> {{div col}} * ''[[Nolly (TV series)|Nolly]]'' (2023) – Rodney * ''[[Dick and Dom's Funny Business]]'' (2011) – various * ''[[Wizards vs Aliens]]'' (2012-2014) – Jathro * ''[[Anna & Katy]]'' (2013) – various * ''[[Big Bad World (TV series)|Big Bad World]]'' (2013) – Jerome * ''[[Ludus (game show)|Ludus]]'' (2014-2015) - Ludus * ''[[Horrible Science#TV series|Horrible Science]]'' (2015) – Bob * ''[[Project Greenlight]]'' – himself * ''[[Doctor Thorne (TV series)|Doctor Thorne]]'' (2016) – Lord Porlock * ''[[American Dad!]]'' (2016) – Portrait Painter * ''[[Ill Behaviour (TV series)|Ill Behaviour]]'' (2017) – Andrew * ''[[Bromans]]'' (2017) – Dominus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Bromans|title=Bromans - UKGameshows|accessdate=2022-07-19}}</ref> * ''[[Lovesick (British TV series)|Lovesick]]'' (2018) – Ben * ''[[Press (TV series)|Press]]'' (2018) – Jon Brooks * ''[[The Mash Report]]'' (2018-2020) – various * ''[[Harlots (TV series)|Harlots]]'' (2019) – Mr Bradley * ''[[This Way Up (TV series)|This Way Up]]'' (2019) – David * ''[[Murder, They Hope]]'' (2021) – Barry * ''[[Late Night Mash]]'' (2021) – various {{div col end}}

==Notes== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.tombell.org Tom Bell's website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Tom}} [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] [[Category:Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge]] [[Category:English male comedians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Male actors from Nottingham]] [[Category:Comedians from Nottingham]]