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Tom Sainsbury

Writer, Actor, Director

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

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Interview

Tom Sainsbury - Funny As Interview

Interview, 2019

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Loop Track

2023, Director, Writer, Producer, As: Ian - Film

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Night Freaks

2023, As: Aline invasion fan - Film

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Wellington Paranormal Bloopers and Behind the Scenes

2022, Presenter, Subject - Television

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Nude Tuesday

2022, As: Enraged Commuter - Film

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Give Us a Clue

2021, Team Captain - Television

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Give Us a Clue - excerpt

2021, Team Captain - Television

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John Clarke - Funny As compilation

2021, Subject - Web

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Frickin Dangerous Bro On the Road - First Episode (Excerpt)

2020, Director - Sketches - Television

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INSiDE

2020, Writer - Television

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Dai's House Party

2020, Guest - Television

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Baby Done

2020, As: Stupid Man - Film

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Dead

2020, Writer, As: Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck - Film

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Lowdown Dirty Criminals

2020, As: Trent - Film

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Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy

2019, Subject - Television

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Educators

2019 - 2022, As: Rudy Beard (relief teacher) - Web

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The Bad Seed

2019, As: Political Panelist - Television

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Educators - First Episode

2019, As: Rudy Beard (relief teacher) - Web

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Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy (series promo)

2019, Subject - Television

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Wellington Paranormal

2018 - 2022, Writer, As: Constable Parker - Television

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Golden Boy

2018, As: Groundskeeper - Television

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Peptok

2018, Director, Writer - Short Film

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The Spinoff TV

2018, Performer - Television

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Tom Sainsbury - Snapchat Dude

2018, Director, Writer, As: Various roles - Web

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Alien Addiction

2018, As: Peter Macintosh - Film

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Friday Night Bites - Series Two

2018, As: Rude pharmacist (episode 9) - Web

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Sui Generis

2018, As: Terry, Writer - Web

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Waru

2017, As: Jason - Film

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The Project

2017 - 2021, Reporter, Guest Host, Guest - Television

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Pork Pie

2017, As: Bongo - Film

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The Video Store

2017, Director, Writer - Web

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Friday Night Bites - Series One

2016, Writer (episodes 1 & 2) - Web

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This Giant Papier Mâché Boulder is Actually Really Heavy

2016, As: Bloid - Film

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(Time) Travel Centre

2016, Director, Writer, As: Titanic & Panama caller - Short Film

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Every Moment

2015, Original Author, As: Hotel Patron - Short Film

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Slabbed

2015, As: Mortician - Short Film

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Jono and Ben

2017, As: Various - Television

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Super City - First Episode

2011, Writer, Casting - Television

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Super City

2013, Writer, Casting, Executive Producer, As: Rain (2011), Brendon (2013) - Television

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7 Days

2019, Writer, Guest - Television

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Shortland Street

2017,2018, As: Jason Kirkpatrick, As: Sebastian St John - Television