Tom Machell

Tom Machell is an Actor & Writer/Performer

As an actor, Tom is a series regular on Comedy Central’s viral sketch show Every Blank Ever; other television credits include Doctors (BBC), Jerk (BBC), News Crack (Ch 4), BABS (BBC) & Heroes of The Skies (American History Channel). He has appeared in numerous Short and Feature Films including The Keeper, Great Expectations , Mary Anning & The Dinosaur Hunter, Die Agentin, BFI funded Sticky and The Bucket, which he also wrote.

Tom made his Off-Broadway debut with Carol Tambor Award Winning play Life According to Saki. Other theatre credits include Offie-nominated Outlying Islands (Kings Head Theatre), Hand To God (English Theatre Frankfurt), Benighted (Old Red Lion) and three runs of Guinness World Record Holding show News Revue.

Ticker, Tom’s debut play, was printed by Play Dead Press and completed a run at the Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 to critical acclaim.

Praise for Ticker :

★★★★★ A Younger Theatre 

Machell’s creation does not miss a beat from one moment to the next; he has all the gifts of a fireside storyteller, tempered with the poise and control of a great tragedian.

★★★★★ - Uk Theatre Web

Tom Machell plays his joy,rage and grief brilliantly, effortlessly switching from character to character.

★★★★ - The Wee Review

Ticker is performed with an artistic precision that dances between rage, hilarity and reflection, in what is a brilliantly powerful piece.

★★★★ - Three Weeks 

Ticker is excellently presented with simple but effective staging, and offers a truly arresting exploration of grief, mental health and toxic masculinity, balanced by dark humour and punctuated by unexpected twists that keep you guessing.

Tom is 1/5 of award winning comedy troupe zazU who have four successful Edinburgh Fringe runs, transferring all shows to sell-out runs at The Soho Theatre. They are currently developing their work for radio and television.