Tom Davis (actor)

Tom Davis (born 27 April 1979) is an English actor and comedian best known for his role as DI Sleet in the BBC Three comedy Murder in Successville, and as Gary King in the BBC sitcom King Gary.

Career
Before television, Davis worked as a scaffolder, bouncer and market stall trader. When his friend was working as a runner on Bo' Selecta, they gave some videos of their own comedy sketches to Leigh Francis, who then invited Davis to appear on the show. He appeared in various comedy roles on TV over the following years.

In 2015 he co-created and starred in Murder in Successville. This semi-improvised show, in which a celebrity guest must help DI Sleet solve a fictional crime, became a cult hit. In 2022 an American adaptation of the show, renamed Murderville, was released by Netflix. In 2016, Davis was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and appeared in the films Free Fire and Prevenge. In 2017, he appeared in Paddington 2. In 2018-2021, he co-created, starred in and co-wrote the comedy series King Gary. The show portrayed life and its difficulties as a family man in the outer London suburbs. The show received reasonable reception; The Times felt viewers would “either love or hate King Gary”. In 2022 he appeared in the comedy crime drama, The Curse. In 2023, he featured in Wonka.

He performs stand-up comedy professionally and co-hosts The Wolf & Owl podcast with Romesh Ranganathan.

Personal life
Tom is married to Kathryn, and they have a daughter who was born in December 2021.