Tom Sainsbury

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Born
Thomas Sainsbury

(1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42)
Matamata, New Zealand
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • writer
Years active2005–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television
  • theatre
  • books
Genres
  • Observational comedy
  • satire
  • black comedy
  • political satire
  • self-deprecation
  • cringe comedy
  • deadpan

Thomas Sainsbury (born 3 February 1982) is a New Zealand comedian, actor, TV presenter, filmmaker, writer, and podcaster.[1][2]. He started his acting and writing career in theatre before gaining national fame in 2017 as the "Snapchat Dude" using synthetic wigs and face manipulation to satirise New Zealand politicians and parody New Zealanders from all walks of life in short clips released almost daily on Instagram and Facebook[3][4].

Sainsbury has over 100 screen credits, he co-wrote the TV series Super City with Madeleine Sami, co-wrote and starred in the horror film Dead, stars in Pork Pie and appears in many local shows such as Jono and Ben, 7 Days, Shortland Street, Snackmasters, Give Us A Clue, Educators and Wellington Paranormal[5][6][7].

Early life

Sainsbury was born in Matamata and is the youngest of three children[8]. He was raised on a dairy farm and attended Matamata College[9][10].

The budding writer and director discovered his creative talents at a young age. Encouraged by his parents, at age 9, he accompanied them to a production of Little Shop of Horrors by the Matamata Operatic Society and was inspired to write a sequel for the school assembly[11]. The experience would quickly cement a passion for live theatre.

In 2000, Sainsbury moved to Auckland to study a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Auckland and decided on English Literature and Theatre as his major. Throughout his studies, he wrote and produced plays in Auckland theatres like the Silo Theatre and The Basement Theatre[12][13].

Career

Theatre

After graduating University of Auckland in 2004, Sainsbury went on to become a prolific playwright in New Zealand. He has produced over 50+ plays and several of them, including The Christmas Monologues, The Mall, Loser, Sunday Roast, And Then You Die and A Simple Procedure having had seasons in London, United States, France, Greece and Australia[14][15][16].

Film and television

Sainsbury has gone on to write a plethora of local comedy shows and web series, including International Emmy Awards winner INSiDE and won Best Comedy Script for Wellington Paranormal (series four, episode four) at the New Zealand TV Awards[17][18][19]New Zealand film and television awards|.

In 2023, Sainsbury is currently developing his first feature film called Loop Track[20]. He is the director, writer and star of the film[21].

Comedian

Sainsbury has performed in New Zealand as a stand-up comic in New Zealand since 2014.[22]


In 2020, he released a novel called New Zealanders: A Field Guide which is essentially a written extension of his Snapchat videos by compiling detailed descriptions of all his favourite Kiwi archetypes into a book[23][24]. During that same year, Sainsbury was awarded the New Zealand Herald's Entertainment Hero of the Year for his take over of the local entertainment world[25].

In 2021 and 2022, he was asked to be a team captain (regular) on the TVNZ revival of the British game show Give Us a Clue and to co-host Snackmasters[26][27].

He released a fictional comedy murder mystery podcast series called Small Town Scandal that was produced and distributed by New Zealand Media and Entertainment in 2023[28][29]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Super City Writer, Casting, Actor, Executive Producer Super Fumes Ltd
2015–17 Jono & Ben Various – Sketch Comedy MediaWorks TV
2016 Filthy Rich Actor – season II, 'Dylan Mayberry' Filthy Productions Ltd
2017 True Story with Hamish and Andy Actor – 'Sam' Nine Network (AU)
2017–18 Shortland Street Actor – 'Jason Kirkpatrick' South Pacific Pictures
2018–22 Wellington Paranormal Actor – season I – IV, 'Constable Parker' (recurring) TVNZ
2019 The Bad Seed Actor – 'Political Panelist' South Pacific Pictures
Golden Boy Actor – season I, 'Groundskeeper' (recurring) MediaWorks
2019–22 Educators Actor – season I – III, 'Rudy Beard' (core cast) South Pacific Pictures
2019–22 Have You Been Paying Attention? Self – Panelist (regular) TVNZ
2021–22 7 Days Self – Panelist and Team Captain Discovery NZ
2021 My Life is Murder Actor – season I, 'Brett' Cordell Jigsaw Productions
The Masked Singer Self Warner Bros NZ
2021–22 Give Us a Clue Self – season I & II, Team Captain TVNZ
2022 Snackmasters Self – host TVNZ
The Love Hour Self – host South Pacific Pictures
Under the Vines Actor

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Pork Pie Actor – 'Bongo' Four Knights Ltd
Waru Actor – 'Jason' Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Limited
2017 The Breaker Upperers Actor – 'Man 1' Miss Piki Films Ltd
2018 Dead Writer, Actor – 'Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck' (lead role) Felicity Ltd
Guns Akimbo Actor – 'Singstar Dude' Supernova Films
2020 Baby Done Actor – 'Stupid Man' Baby Piki Ltd
2021 Nude Tuesday Actor – 'Commuter' NT Films
2023 Loop Track Director, Writer, Casting, Actor – 'Ian' Upcoming

References

  1. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tom Sainsbury plays 30 characters in new podcast". NZ Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tom Sainsbury – Hire Keynote and Guest Speaker". ICMI. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Thomas Sainsbury". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Tom Sainsbury | Auckland Actors". www.aucklandactors.co.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Dudding, Adam (25 November 2017). "The little voices in Thomas Sainsbury's head". Stuff. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Thomas Sainsbury". Verb Wellington. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Dudding, Adam (25 November 2017). "The little voices in Thomas Sainsbury's head". Stuff. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Thomas Sainsbury – The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Underground theatre shines through decade of disruption". NZ Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Thomas Sainsbury". www.playmarket.org.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Dudding, Adam (25 November 2017). "The little voices in Thomas Sainsbury's head". Stuff. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Comedy.co.nz – The home of live NZ comedy. Comedians, News, Reviews , Video, Venues. The Classic Comedy Bar and Classic Studio – Tom Sainsbury". www.comedy.co.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "TV Award wins for Barbara Dreaver, Jack Tame, Te Karere, The Panthers". 1 News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Thomas Sainsbury". www.playmarket.org.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  19. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Tom Sainsbury | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Chillbox (26 February 2020), Loop Track – A feature film by Tom Sainsbury and Chillbox, retrieved 5 May 2023
  22. ↑ "Comedy's Mr Nice Guy Tom Sainsbury on hope and compassion". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "New Zealanders – Tom Sainsbury – Paperback". Harper Collins New Zealand. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "New Zealanders : the field guide / Tom Sainsbury aka Snapcht Dude". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Our entertainment heroes of 2020". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  26. ↑ Harvey, Kerry (6 April 2022). "Cracking the snack code with Snack Masters NZ". Stuff. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  27. ↑ Parkes, Melenie (28 July 2021). "Clueless? Not us says trio behind Give Us A Clue". Stuff. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal". iHeart. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "Tom Sainsbury plays 30 characters in new podcast". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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