Tom Wells (actor)
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Tom Wells is an English actor. Wells has acted in several television series including Doctors (2016–2017), EastEnders (2019–2020), Bancroft (2020) and Waterloo Road (2024–present).
Career
Career beginnings
in 2012 Wells made his professional acting debut in the film Betsy & Leonard (2012), as well as appearing in various short films across that time period.[1]
2016 saw Wells' first mainstream television role after he was cast in the recurring role of Max Bauman in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[2] He appeared until 2017. In 2019, He was cast as villain Leo King, the son of paedophile Tony King (Chris Coghill), a man who abused Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) as a child.[3] His storyline climaxed in Leo's death at the hands of Whitney, following him becoming obsessed with her and living in her attic to spy on her.[4]
After EastEnders, Wells appeared in the second series of ITV1's Bancroft in 2020.[5] Later that year, he starred in the web series Crying Out Loud.[6] Then in 2024, he was cast as maths teacher Marc Todd in BBC's Waterloo Road.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Betsy & Leonard | Rory | Film |
| 2014 | Maestra | Andy | Short film |
| 2015 | Broken Eden | Pallas | Short film |
| 2015 | Detach | Samm | Short film |
| 2016 | Bridge High | Doctor Roberts | Main role |
| 2016 | Bearable | Jack (voice) | Film |
| 2016–2017 | Doctors | Max Bauman | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Hunted | Jake | Short film |
| 2017 | Habit | News Reporter | Short film |
| 2017 | Angst | Brother | Short film |
| 2019 | Solus | Cobb | Short film |
| 2019 | Cult | Daniel Love | Short film |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Ranger Lieutenant Richardson | Film |
| 2019–2020 | EastEnders | Leo King | Regular role |
| 2020 | Bancroft | Adam Mullen | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Murder in the Carpark | Alistair Morgan | Main role |
| 2020 | Crying Out Loud | Thom | Main role |
| 2024–present | Waterloo Road | Marc Todd | Recurring role |
References
- ^ "Tom Wells".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Doctors, Series 18, Breaking the News". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "EastEnders newcomer Tom Wells speaks out on whether sinister Leo can be redeemed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "EastEnders' villain Leo killed by Whitney in Valentine's massacre - but will she face prison?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Bancroft series 2". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "CRYING OUT LOUD: Abbots Langley filmmaker captures village and residents in online comedy". My News Mag. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Waterloo Road season 15: Release date, news and latest updates". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.