Tom Sainsbury

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