Josh Thomson | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
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Josh Thomson (born 1981 in Timaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor and comedian of Tongan heritage.[1] He is best known for his work as a comedian on 7 Days, Taskmaster New Zealand, Have You Been Paying Attention NZ, Patriot Brains, and as a host on The Project NZ.[2][3][4][5]
As an actor he is best known as Bob, the assistant of Lia Maivia, in Young Rock, Satan in Wellington Paranormal[6][7] and Pigsy in the Netflix series The New Legends of Monkey.[8][9][10][11]
He has frequently collaborated with production house thedownlowconcept starring as the lead in their movie Gary of the Pacific.[12] He starred in and directed his own father in the award-winning web series Subject:Dad.[13][14][15][16]
In 2021, Thomson appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. Thomson won series 3 of Taskmaster NZ.
In 2023, Thomson appeared on an episode of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.
In 2024, he was cast as Martin Katavake for the Australian adaptation of The Office.[17]