Tom Bacon is a popular British actor. He is known to viewers for his roles in many drama and comedy films and TV series. The most famous crime picture with his participation is "Unfavorable neighborhoods".
Biography and creativity
Tom Bacon was born on May 11, 1979. He was born in the UK, in Hitchin in North Hertfordshire. Tom is not only an actor, but also a director. He also wrote the screenplay for a comedy short melodrama with the original title Geoffrey's Belt. Bacon also directed the picture. Gilly Bond, Drew Elliot, Gerard McDermott, Nick Moran, Tracy Ann Oberman, Karl Prekopp and Danny Szam played the roles in his film. Almost nothing is known about Tom's personal life. He does not cover the topic of his family, hobbies. Therefore, fans of Bacon's work do not know whether the actor is married or has children.
Filmography and career
Tom's first film work was the role of Kevin Grohan in the British TV series Pure English Murder. It ran from 1984 to 2010. In total, 26 seasons of this crime drama were released. The series was directed by Chris Lovett, Derek Lister, Lawrence Moody. The script was written by Geoff McQueen, Tom Niham, Maxwell Young. Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart from Doctor Who, Trudie Goodwin, Simon Rouse from Murder on the Beach, Eric Richard from Shogun, Mark Wingett and Andrew Paul starred in the detective series.
Then Bacon was invited to play the role of Devon in the TV series "Wild West". This is a fantasy comedy by Jonathan Gershfield and Juliet May featuring Catherine Tate, David Bradley, Sean Foley, Richard Milan and Don French. The series was released in 2 seasons and lasted from 2002 to 2004. The script for "Wild West" was written by the famous Briton Simon Nye, thanks to whom such series as "Doctor Who", "Urban Legends" and "Durrells" were released.
Tom starred as Tony Melin on Homicide. A multi-part crime drama tells about the everyday life of a team of detectives. The series starred Lindsay Colson, Richard Hope, Michael McKell and Samantha Spiro. Tom's next work is a cameo role in a crime detective story with elements of the comedy "Keen Eddy" co-produced by the UK and the USA. The series was shown not only in England, but also in Belgium and Hungary.
In 2004, Bacon starred in Brian Hill's drama Bella and the Boys. The plot tells the story of the life of three teenagers. In the same period, the actor got a role in the comedy "Friends of Mind" by Nicholas van Pallandt. Bacon's partners on the set were Robert Hardy, Craig Henderson, Susie Benton and Martin Forsstrom. Four years later, Tom played Trigg in the thriller Ian David Diaz "Bad Day". The stars include Claire Goose, Donna Eyre, Anthony Ofoejba, George Kalil and Riana Hasselmann.
In 2012, Tom starred in a short drama with the original title The Actress. The following year, the actor got the role of Samuel in the military historical melodrama Glass House by Mark Schmidt. The plot tells the story of the life of the Swiss diplomat Karl Lutz. He saved the representatives of the Jewish people during the Second World War, despite the mortal risk.
In 2015, Tom gets one of the main roles in the horror film "Passengers". This thriller was directed and written by John Hales. Bacon's partners in the film are Anna Popplewell, Jack Durges and Danny Szam.
