Tom Sainsbury is a chameleon with an eclectic CV; he is a writer, actor, comedian and director. Amongst over 100 screen credits, he co-wrote TV series Super City with Madeleine Sami, directed and starred in horror film Loop Track, and acts in Educators and Wellington Paranormal. Sainsbury gained national fame in 2017 as the ‘Snapchat Dude’, donning wigs and face manipulation to satirise Kiwi politicians. Image: photo by Andi Crown
I feel like the finite idea of creativity is quite a negative thing. I’ve come to the conclusion that creativity can keep going: there’s an infinite amount of people to inspire you, or scenarios to inspire you. Tom Sainsbury in an interview with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon, Radio New Zealand, 19 December 2018
Interview, 2019
2023, Director, Writer, Producer, As: Ian - Film
2023, As: Aline invasion fan - Film
2022, Presenter, Subject - Television
2022, As: Enraged Commuter - Film
2021, Team Captain - Television
2021, Team Captain - Television
2021, Subject - Web
2020, Director - Sketches - Television
2020, Writer - Television
2020, Guest - Television
2020, As: Stupid Man - Film
2020, Writer, As: Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck - Film
2020, As: Trent - Film
2021, As: Brett - Television
2019, Subject - Television
2019 - 2022, As: Rudy Beard (relief teacher) - Web
2019, As: Political Panelist - Television
2019, As: Rudy Beard (relief teacher) - Web
2019, Subject - Television
2018, 2019, Subject - Television
2018 - 2022, Writer, As: Constable Parker - Television
2018, As: Groundskeeper - Television
2018, Director, Writer - Short Film
2018, Performer - Television
2018, Director, Writer, As: Various roles - Web
2018, As: Peter Macintosh - Film
2018, Subject (episode 1) - Web
2018, As: Rude pharmacist (episode 9) - Web
2018, As: Terry, Writer - Web
2017, As: Jason - Film
2017 - 2021, Reporter, Guest Host, Guest - Television
2017, As: Bongo - Film
2017, Director, Writer - Web
2016, Writer (episodes 1 & 2) - Web
2016, As: Bloid - Film
2016, Director, Writer, As: Titanic & Panama caller - Short Film
2015, Original Author, As: Hotel Patron - Short Film
2015, As: Mortician - Short Film
2017, As: Various - Television
2011, Writer, Casting - Television
2013, Writer, Casting, Executive Producer, As: Rain (2011), Brendon (2013) - Television
2019, Writer, Guest - Television
2017,2018, As: Jason Kirkpatrick, As: Sebastian St John - Television
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