Tom Sainsbury

Tom Sainsbury
Sainsbury in 2023
Born
Thomas Sainsbury

1982 (age 41–42)
Matamata, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • writer
Years active2005–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television
  • theatre
  • books
Genres

Thomas Sainsbury (born 1982) is a New Zealand actor, writer, comedian and filmmaker.[1][2][3] Sainsbury began his acting and writing career in theatre. He became well known in New Zealand from 2017 for his short form comedy videos released on social media. As a comedy writer and performer he has contributed to Pork Pie, 7 Days, Jono and Ben, Shortland Street and Wellington Paranormal. With Madeline Sami he co-wrote Super City, which won the SWANZ Scriptwriters Best Comedy Script Award in 2011.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Tom Sainsbury". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ Simich, Ricardo (26 March 2023). "Tom Sainsbury plays 30 characters in new podcast". NZ Herald. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Thomas Tom Sainsbury | Auckland Actors". www.aucklandactors.co.nz. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Comedy's Mr Nice Guy Tom Sainsbury on hope and compassion". NZ Herald. 4 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.